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,

my jacket and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she

while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting on the ground, leaning against Blair's legs,

expecting Neah."

have me." I

a response. She

"Well?"

to leave. I was ready to go. All I had to

roll his eyes. I'm guessing he has heard a

here

"Why?"

trying to figure that out. I'm probably going to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks

You go and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the light. Maybe we should have packed

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

understand a lot." She returns her

"Mistakes?"

ups. Is that what you want to hear? I learned to survive and thrive from it. I made money.

I'm not sure if he was trying the tough

tried hunting down my mate and also slowly sent my

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

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

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

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

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

on me." But

asks with a tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered

She nods. "We have all killed people, but I am scared, because

maybe she was lying and someone

"Put her in the dungeon," I point at Samara, "And

she is