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

my jacket and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would

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

was expecting

have me." I

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

"Well?"

have left. I wanted to leave. I was

eyes. I'm guessing he has

decided to come here or maybe it

"Why?"

said 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

and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the light. Maybe we should have

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

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

"Mistakes?"

to hear? I learned to survive and thrive from it. I made money. Got myself

takes a few steps away. I'm not sure if he was trying the tough love act as a father figure, but I knew

also slowly sent my

heels as she keeps her gaze off of

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

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 up, because that is what I do. I have always worked alone. That was why I was

arms? Let you stay in

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

on me." But I

Damien asks with a tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered

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

hiding places, maybe she was lying and someone was waiting,

the dungeon," I

she