The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0378



Dane

"Stay here." I tell Neah, pulling on a shirt

"Who is it?" She asks, already climbing out of bed and heading to the closet.

"It doesn't matter. You need to stay here."

She carries on pulling on underwear as though I hadn't said anything. "I was right." She murmurs. "My gut feeling was right." She shimmy's herself into a pair of jeans. "Is it Cooper?"

"No."

"Who? Maddie. Did something happen? Has she said something?"

"It's not Maddie. Please will you just stay here until I know more."

"Our children are not even in the house."

"Athena and Sebastian won't let anything happen to them." I reassure her.

"Do they need to be kept safe? What's happened? You are not answering my question Dane!" She plants her hands on her hips and stares at me. She was trying to read my mind.

I shake my head because I knew what her reaction would be when she found out who was at the gate.

"It's Blair."

She stops what she's doing to stare at me.

'Three, two....' Aero starts counting down, preparing for Neah to snap. Instead, she sinks into the large chair, her soft blue eyes hovering on me. "Why is she here?"

"I don't know, but will you please stay here? Just until I know what she wants. Besides, you are supposed to be staying in the house."

She doesn't answer me.

"Neah?"

out her

jacket and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually

at Blair while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting on

was expecting Neah."

have me." I snap. "Why are you

come up with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter as

"Well?"

She looked genuinely unsure. "I could have left. I wanted to

I'm guessing he has heard a similar story

decided to come here or

"Why?"

out. I'm probably going to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah

You go and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the light. Maybe we should have packed you

need to wish this on someone." As much as I despised Blair, no one deserved to lose their beast. Death, yes, but this was just

understand a lot." She returns her gaze to Ryken. "I made some

"Mistakes?"

I learned to survive and thrive from it. I made money. Got myself a home. I lived a life that I thought I loved. And now I am no one,

not sure if he was trying the tough love act as a father figure, but I knew

also slowly sent my brother over the edge in the

asks, rocking on her heels as she keeps her gaze off of mine. "I didn't

pull off something that hasn't been done before. He didn't

shakes her head and her hood falls down, revealing her short hair. She quickly hikes the hood back up and pulls it down around her face. "I'm sorry. I dragged him into my mess, preyed on his need to get revenge. You're right, I screwed him up, because that is what I do. I have

open arms? Let you stay in the pack? I could give you a list as long

me if I am lying, that's if he doesn't kill me first, I screwed with his life too." She

focuses on me."

slaughtered

because I

hiding places, maybe she was lying and someone was waiting, or maybe she was telling

and Ryken. "Put her in the dungeon," I point at Samara, "And

she is