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

jacket and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she

staring at Blair while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting on the ground, leaning against Blair's legs,

expecting Neah."

have me." I snap. "Why

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

"Well?"

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

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

decided to come here or maybe it wasn't

"Why?"

to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just

and lose your

much as I

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

"Mistakes?"

thrive from it. I made money. Got myself a home. I lived a life that I thought I

steps away. I'm not sure if he was trying the

and also slowly sent my

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

been done before. He didn't

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 known as a Lone Wolf. Ironic

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

life too." She frowns and takes a deep breath. "My name is Blair Everwood.

me." But I am

the one who slaughtered Salem. The

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

was lying and someone was waiting, or maybe she was telling the truth.

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

squeaks as she