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?"

her cheeks, "I will

Neah before leaving. Whether she

blonde with her was sitting on the ground, leaning against Blair's legs, half asleep, clutching

was expecting

you have me." I

between us as she tries to come up with a

"Well?"

wanted to leave. I was ready to go. All I had to do was

eyes. I'm guessing

I decided to come here

"Why?"

here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah does when

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

someone." As much as I despised Blair, no one deserved to lose their

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

"Mistakes?"

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

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

my mate and also slowly sent my brother over

asks, rocking on her heels as she keeps her gaze off of mine. "I

that hasn't been done before. He didn't survive it." Damien growls.

down around her face. "I'm sorry.

you telling me this?" I demand. "Do you think I'm going to welcome you with open arms? Let you stay in the pack? I could give you a list as long as my arm for everyone who wants

if he doesn't kill me first, I screwed with his life too." She frowns

on me." But I

with a tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The

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

the possible hiding places, maybe she was lying and

dungeon," I point at Samara,

she is hauled