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."

the one word answers. I thought we

stops folding. I watch

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

me

I 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

triggered her trauma.' Aero whispers as though Neah

towards her as her pain grows, but she pulls back,

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

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

"I didn't run away."

been gone all day." The tears stop and all

was making sure Klaus hadn't 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

and Aero tells

and I had done just that and I was still holding something back. But she was not in the rioght frame of mind for me

assume the twins

and loved seeing her like this. I hated it because was

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