The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0397



Her fingers curl tightly around the pencil until it snaps, "but I'm not the one who is bad." "You think Kade is bad?"

Her head moves up and down making her braids swing. "Not right now, but he will be."

Surely it wouldn't be possible to know if a child is going to be a problem when they are older. They haven't even experienced life.

"Have you spoken to either of your Dad's about it?"

"Daddy Damien was angry and Daddy didn't listen. I had to stop Kade, Mallory. Everything he said made me sad. He's mean and only to me" She smiles at Luca sleeping in my arms. "Can't I just stay here and play with Logan and Evrin? They like me."

"That's not up to me. But school is really important. Have you made any friends?"

"One girl talks to me. Her name is Lyrah."

"She's a Wolf?"

"Uh huh, she's the one who told me to stick up for myself. So I did."

"I want you to do something for me."

Her green eyes are unsure as she studies me.

teacher. I don't want you doing something that will get you into trouble." "That's

he is right." Although if she had asked me when I was younger, I probably would have told her

a tiny crease appears between her

“Come on, you can stay with me and Luca. One of your Dad's

going to

I can

wasn't expecting both of

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et

night. We need to talk." I wanted Dorothy to tell him, but I wasn't waking her up after it took me so long to convince her to sleep. She was one hundred percent positive that Kade was going to kill her and I

mutters as he takes a seat

them the conversation I had

her poison?!"

it's unlikely she made it up. I don't know if it's because she is a Hunter by birthright or if there is something else

will handle it." Dane replies. "She is part

That girl cried herself to sleep tonight. She's probably gone right back to square one." Right on cue,

going to take her home. Maybe a familiar bed will help." Damien

Dane, "You

"Neah told you?"

et

challenging him. "Is that why you haven't spent any time with them todays that why you have been making excuses about going home?