The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0408



"Do you always like being alone?"

"Yes."

A small crinkle forms on his forehead. "Never been concerned about finding a mate?"

"No."

"Isn't that what all males want? To find their loved one and settle down."

"Not me." Now that my eyes could focus on the smaller details, I could see my comment frustrates him. "Life for me has never been about finding a mate. I was raised differently. What I like is knowledge."

"Power?"

"No, knowledge. I like to know things, figure things out, find little secrets hidden among life."

"That explains all the books." A small smile flickers at the corners of his lips. "What else do you like to do?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"If you need to give it a name, call it curiosity." He had twisted his body around to face me properly. His scent of leather and tobacco is strong, but it was a trick. A trick that I wasn't going to fall for.

"I like to help people."

"But you don't want to help me?" He cocks an eyebrow at me.

the hospital, what kind of help do you

could help me and I could

I roll my eyes

yet. That's fine, but you will be. You will want to help me, because that's what mates

said to all the

in the chair and propping his feet up on the coffee table.

"Stop calling me that."

mate until you finally

done nothing apart from block the front door. Pulling my wrists open, I'm able to break the rope. Quickly and quietly, I get to

felt like an eternity, trying to decide

sausages stashed in the back of a cupboard. It wasn't much, but it was protein and

immaculate, there is a photo face down on the bedside table. I recognised her mother,

the second bedroom,

out of it, clothes sprawled across the

glasses were

bed. If I didn't know better would have said

smell Cooper coming up the stairs. His feet are heavy on the

had escaped!" He stares at me as the broken rope dangles

it.

in here?" He

a few things." I turn to face him properly. Shadows were cast across his face, but I could still see the way his eyes focussed on me. “You took

don't know what you

wasn't supposed to last this long. She was the first one you had in that prison. You kept her there because you

did to Maddie and Blair? You gave them the same dose as you gave your sister? So it won't be permanent, it will just take years to

you seriously suggesting I did