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

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

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

expecting

I snap. "Why

to come up with a response.

"Well?"

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

his eyes. I'm guessing he has

decided to come here or

"Why?"

to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah does when she is contemplating something. She screws her

me?" Ryken scoffs. "Your mother and I told you that for years. You go and lose your Lycan

as I despised Blair, no

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

"Mistakes?"

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

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

also slowly sent my brother over the edge in

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

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

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.

you with open arms? Let you stay in the pack? I could give you a list

life too." She frowns and takes a deep breath. "My name is Blair Everwood. I was never a Kitson, nor will I ever be one. I am not a

focuses on me." But I

tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem.

people, but I am scared, because I think I'm

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

her in the dungeon," I point at

squeaks as she is