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

lower and she stops folding. I watch her shoulders drop as another heavy sigh

to me, was exactly what I saw when I first shifted. A smile that vanishes just as quickly as it appeared and the need

me

and when they still

Aero whispers as though Neah could hear

step towards her as her pain grows, but she pulls back, tears creeping down her face

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

see me running

"I didn't run away."

tears stop and all

told anyone. Brax knows to keep his mouth shut but we both know Klaus has a loose tongue and likes to overshare. Something like this is exciting news to him and he will think it's a great idea to tell the pack, but only want

bad and Aero tells me I should feel

and I was still holding something back. But she was not in the rioght frame of mind for me to tell

the

down and wipes away another tear. I hated and loved seeing her like this. I hated it because was

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