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

my jacket and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually stay

Damien is staring at Blair while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting on the ground,

expecting Neah." Blair

me." I snap. "Why

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

"Well?"

"I could have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to go. All I had to do was turn

I'm guessing he has

to come here or maybe it wasn't

"Why?"

I'm probably going to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out

for years. You go and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the light. Maybe

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

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

"Mistakes?"

want to hear? I learned to survive and thrive from it. I made

if he was trying the tough love act as

and also slowly sent my

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

to pull off something that hasn't been done before. He didn't survive it." Damien growls. "But you, you made

mark me and then...." She 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

Let you stay in the pack? I could

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

focuses on me." But I

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

people, but I am scared, because I think I'm about to become responsible

over the possible hiding places, maybe she was lying and someone was

dungeon," I point at Samara, "And bring Blair

she is