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

jacket and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually

asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting on the ground, leaning against Blair's legs, half asleep, clutching

was expecting Neah."

me." I snap. "Why are

brown eyes dance between us as she tries to come up with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter as though it was going

"Well?"

"I could have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to

guessing he has heard a

to come here or maybe

"Why?"

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

and lose your Lycan

much as I despised Blair, no one

gestures to Samara who is snoring. "She helped me understand a

"Mistakes?"

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

trying the tough love act as a father figure, but I

tried hunting down my mate and also slowly sent my brother over

keeps her gaze off of mine. "I didn't feel it, but I thought as

He didn't survive it." Damien growls.

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 that is what I do. I have always worked

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

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

on me." But

scared?" Damien asks with a tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a pregnant Lycan

have all killed people, but I am scared, because I think I'm about to become responsible for the downfall

lying and someone was waiting,

"Put her in the dungeon,"

squeaks as she