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

Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually stay put was

the gate, Damien is staring at Blair while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting

expecting

I

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

"Well?"

have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to go. All

I'm guessing he has heard a

to come here or maybe it wasn't

"Why?"

that out. I'm 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

and I told you that for years. You go and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the light. Maybe we should have packed you

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

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

"Mistakes?"

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. And now I am no

not sure if he was trying the

tried hunting down my mate and also slowly sent

her gaze off of mine. "I

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

and then...." She shakes 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. I dragged him into my mess, preyed on his need to get revenge. You're right, I screwed him up, because

you with open arms? Let you stay

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,

focuses on me."

who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a pregnant Lycan

have all killed people, but I am scared, because I think

lying and

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

as she is hauled