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?"

puffs out her cheeks, "I will

grab my jacket and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually stay put was another

while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was

was expecting Neah."

you have me." I

tries to come up with a response. She tugs her

"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

here or maybe

"Why?"

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

fucking shitting me?" Ryken scoffs. "Your mother and I told you that for years. You go and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the light. Maybe we

I despised Blair, no one deserved to lose their beast. Death, yes, but this was just

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

"Mistakes?"

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

trying the

also slowly

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

He didn't

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

arms? Let you stay in the pack?

because can't hide 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 Kitson, nor will I ever be one. I am not a

focuses on me." But I

one who slaughtered Salem. The one who

have all killed people, but I am scared, because I think I'm about

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

and Ryken. "Put her in the dungeon," I point at Samara, "And bring Blair

she