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.

to school, if anything happens, I want you to tell the teacher. I don't want you doing something that

was younger, I probably would have told her to

me as a tiny crease appears between her

can stay with me and Luca. One of your

you going

you should, but I can be there with

when Damien and Dane arrive. I wasn't expecting both of

is asleep. She can stay

et

to tell him, but I wasn't waking her up after it took me so long to convince her to sleep. She was one

said anything?" Damien mutters as he takes a seat at my small dining

conversation I had with

called her poison?!" Dane

know what that means so it's unlikely she made it up. I don't know if it's because she is a Hunter by

will handle it." Dane replies. "She is part of this pack

cried herself to sleep tonight. She's probably gone right back

her home. Maybe a familiar bed will help."

at 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