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

before leaving.

questions. The blonde with her was sitting on the ground, leaning against

was expecting

you have me." I snap.

as she tries to come up with a response. She tugs

"Well?"

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

I'm guessing he has heard

to come here or maybe it wasn't

"Why?"

She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah does when she is contemplating something. She screws her face

lose your Lycan

this on someone." As much as I despised Blair, no

understand a lot." She returns

"Mistakes?"

I made some big 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

he was trying the tough love act

also slowly sent my brother over

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

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

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

think I'm going to welcome you with open arms? Let you stay in the pack? I could give you a list as long as my arm for everyone who

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

on me." But I

slaughtered Salem. The one who killed

am scared, because I think I'm about to become responsible for

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

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

she is