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?"

puffs out her cheeks,

jacket and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she

Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde

was expecting Neah."

you have me." I

us as she tries to come up with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter as

"Well?"

She looked genuinely unsure. "I could have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to go. All I had to

guessing he has heard a

decided to come here

"Why?"

I'm still trying to figure that out. I'm probably going to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah does when she is contemplating something. She screws her

scoffs. "Your mother and I told you that for years. You go and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the light. Maybe we should have packed

snap. "There is no need to wish this on someone." As much as I despised Blair, no one deserved to lose their beast. Death, yes,

"She helped me understand a lot." She returns her gaze to Ryken.

"Mistakes?"

made some big fucking cock ups. Is that what you want to hear? I learned to survive and thrive from it. I made money. Got myself a home.

trying the tough love act as a father figure, but I knew he

slowly sent my brother over the

he is dead?" She asks, rocking on her heels as she keeps her gaze off of mine. "I didn't feel it, but

done before. He didn't survive it." Damien growls. "But you, you made him into

short hair. She quickly hikes the hood back up and pulls it down around her face. "I'm sorry. I

Let you stay in the pack? I could

She bobs her head. "I told you because can't hide it. Because your Hunter will know the moment he sees me if I am lying, that's if he doesn't kill me first, I screwed with his life too." She frowns and takes a deep

focuses on me." But

head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed

"We have all killed people, but I am scared, because I think

the possible hiding places, maybe she was lying and someone was waiting, or maybe she was telling the truth. "Bind them

in the dungeon," I

she is