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, "I

and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually

her questions. The blonde with her

expecting Neah." Blair

you have me." I

dance between us as she tries to come up with a response. She tugs her

"Well?"

wanted to leave. I was

Ryken roll his eyes. I'm guessing he

I decided to come here or maybe it wasn't my

"Why?"

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 was

your

this on someone." As much as I despised Blair, no one deserved to lose

who is snoring. "She helped me understand a lot." She returns her gaze to Ryken. "I made some

"Mistakes?"

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. And now I am no one,

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

hunting down my mate and also slowly sent my brother

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

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

it down around her face. "I'm sorry. I dragged him into my mess, preyed on his need to get revenge.

stay in the pack? I could give you a list as long as

head. "I told you 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 Lycan anymore, nor am I or will I ever be

me." But

scared?" Damien asks with a tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a pregnant Lycan and

because I think I'm about to become responsible for

hiding places, maybe she was lying and someone

Damien and Ryken. "Put her in the dungeon," I

squeaks as she is hauled