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

jacket and kiss Neah before leaving.

while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting on the ground, leaning against Blair's legs, half asleep, clutching an old

expecting Neah."

have me." I snap.

come up with a response. She

"Well?"

to

roll his eyes. I'm guessing he has heard

to come here

"Why?"

it." She puffs out

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

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

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

"Mistakes?"

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

was trying the tough love act as

down my mate and also slowly sent my brother over the edge in the

rocking on her heels as she keeps her

He didn't survive it." Damien growls. "But you, you

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

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

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 breath. "My name is Blair Everwood. I was never a Kitson, nor will

me." But I am

scared?" Damien asks with a tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who

scared, because I think I'm about to become responsible for the downfall

lying and someone was waiting,

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

squeaks as she is hauled