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

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

expecting

I

to come up with a response.

"Well?"

to leave. I was ready

guessing he has

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

"Why?"

it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah

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

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

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

"Mistakes?"

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

not sure if he was trying the tough love act as a

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

heels as she keeps her gaze off of mine.

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

pulls it down around her face. "I'm sorry. I

stay in the

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

me."

tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The

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

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

the dungeon," I

squeaks as she is hauled