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.

kind of help do you think

help me

I roll my eyes

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

what you said to

chair and propping his feet up on the coffee table.

"Stop calling me that."

you mate until you

from block the front

that limits my get away time. I stood in the middle of the room for what felt like an eternity, trying to decide on my very limited options. In the end I just raid the fridge and cupboards for

It wasn't much,

I take a look in each of the two bedrooms. It was clear which one was Blair's. Though her room is immaculate, there is a photo face down on

second bedroom,

out

glasses

bottles littered the carpet by the side of her bed. If I didn't know better would have said a teenager

Cooper coming up the stairs. His feet are heavy on the carpet from

thought you had escaped!" He stares at me as the

thought about it. But I

are you in here?" He

make sense of 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

don't know what you

tried it out on, right? But it was too strong and wasn't supposed to last this long. She was the first one you had in that prison. You kept her there because you knew you had screwed up. She had to be close so

dose as you gave your sister? So it won't be permanent, it will just take years to

seriously suggesting I did this