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 cheeks,

and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually

questions. The blonde with her

expecting

have me." I snap. "Why are

up with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter as though it was

"Well?"

genuinely unsure. "I could have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to

I'm guessing

I decided to come here

"Why?"

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 Neah

you that for years. You go and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the

"There is no need to wish this on someone." As much as I despised Blair, no one deserved to

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

"Mistakes?"

made some big fucking cock ups. Is that what you want to hear? I learned to survive and thrive from it. I made money. Got myself a home. I lived a life that I thought I loved.

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

tried hunting down my mate and also slowly

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

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

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

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

She frowns and takes a deep breath. "My name is

me." But

who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a pregnant

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

lying and someone was waiting, or maybe she

dungeon," I point at Samara, "And bring Blair with

she