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

Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually

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

expecting

have me." I snap. "Why are

tries to come up with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter as though it was going

"Well?"

don't know." She looked genuinely unsure. "I could have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to go.

I'm guessing he

I decided to come here or

"Why?"

me if I said I'm still trying to figure that out. I'm probably going to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out

Ryken scoffs. "Your mother and I told you that for years. You go and lose your

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

helped me understand a lot." She

"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

not sure if he was trying the tough love act as

and also slowly sent my brother over the edge

She asks, rocking on her heels as she keeps her gaze off of

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

for him and let him mark me 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

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

bobs her 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

on me." But I

head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a

"We have all killed people, but I am scared, because I think I'm about

places, maybe she was lying and someone was waiting, or maybe she was telling the truth.

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

as she is