The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0398



Dane

The pack house is quiet. No sound comes from Neah or the twins. Damien must have settled Dorothy because I don't hear them either.

Following Neahs lavender scent, I find her sitting in the attic, surrounded by all the twins' baby things. Her tired blue eyes flicker up to mine and she lets out a sigh but does not speak and continues to fold up clothes.

"I'm not upset." I move further into the light. "I just needed to put some arrangements in place to protect him. To protect them. If Evrin can shift then Logan probably isn't that far behind and I need to make sure no one thinks they can take advantage of them.”

"Okay."

She wasn't saying how she really felt and I didn't even have to read her mind to know that.

'She is angry.' Aero murmurs

'I can see that.'

I sit on one of the boxes and it dips from my weight. "I wasn't running away from it. That's not who I am."

"Okay."

word answers. I thought we were

watch her shoulders drop as another heavy sigh leaves her

but I reckon what Evrin saw when you handed him back to me, was exactly what I saw when I first shifted. A smile that vanishes just as quickly as it appeared and the need to

are comparing me to your

was able to shift early. They tried to abandon me when they realised it didn't work and when they still couldn't get rid of me, they bound me again. And you...you just handed

her trauma.' Aero whispers as

back, tears creeping down

"I didn't expect....."

didn't either, but you don't see me running away from our

"I didn't run away."

stop and all

news to him and he will think it's a great idea to tell the pack, but only want the pack to know when you are ready to tell them, I

Aero tells

had always made it clear with Neah not to keep secrets from me and I had done just that and I was still

the

and down and wipes away another tear. I hated and loved seeing her like this. I hated it because was the reason for it, but loved how protective she is over the boys and I hoped that part will never

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