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

Neah before leaving. Whether she

Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting on the ground,

was expecting

me." I snap.

a

"Well?"

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

see Ryken roll his eyes. I'm guessing he has heard

I decided to come here or maybe

"Why?"

believe me if I 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 she is contemplating something. She screws her face up. "I think

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

as I despised Blair, no one

me understand a lot." She returns her gaze to Ryken.

"Mistakes?"

to survive and thrive from it. I made money. Got myself a home. I lived a life that

sure if he was trying the tough love act as a father figure, but I knew he

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

keeps her gaze off of mine. "I didn't

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

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

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

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

me." But

the one who slaughtered Salem.

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

the possible hiding places, maybe she was lying and someone was waiting, or maybe she was telling

her in the dungeon," I point at

squeaks as she