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 will

kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually stay put

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

was expecting Neah."

me." I snap.

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

"Well?"

She looked genuinely unsure. "I could have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to

his eyes. I'm guessing he

decided to come here or maybe it

"Why?"

here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah does when she is contemplating something. She screws her

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

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

me understand a lot." She returns

"Mistakes?"

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

a few steps away. I'm not sure if he was trying the tough love act as a father figure,

and also slowly sent my brother over

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 made him into something

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 alone. That was why I was known as a Lone Wolf. Ironic

me this?" I demand. "Do 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 as my arm for everyone who

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

me." But

head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a pregnant Lycan and then

scared, because I think I'm about

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

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

as she is