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

Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually stay put

staring at Blair while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her

was expecting

you have me." I

between us as she tries to come up with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter as though it was going

"Well?"

could have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to go. All I

his eyes. I'm guessing he has heard a similar

come here

"Why?"

I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah does when she is contemplating something. She screws her face up. "I think Neah was

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

I despised Blair,

gestures to Samara who is snoring. "She helped me understand a lot." She returns her gaze to

"Mistakes?"

ups. Is that what you want to hear? 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,

if he was trying the tough love act as a father

down my mate and also slowly sent my brother over

as she keeps her

didn't

down around her face. "I'm sorry. I dragged him into my mess, preyed on his

with open arms? Let you stay in the pack? I could give you a list as long as my arm for everyone

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 breath. "My name is

me." But

tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a pregnant Lycan

have all killed people, but I am scared, because I think I'm about to become responsible for

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 point at Samara, "And bring Blair

squeaks as she is hauled