The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0409



Dane

Damien, Eric and I stand at the border of my pack. We had spent the day searching for clues in the hospital, his home, the forest and anywhere else we can think of. Ultimately, there is nothing. No blood, no hair, no footprints, not even a whiff of Klaus's scent.

'There has to be something.' Aero mutters

'We've covered the entire pack, there is nothing. Wherever he has taken Klaus, it's further afield.'

"Where would Cooper take him?" Eric asks. "I doubt if he knows the area."

"Then most likely, it is somewhere nearby." Damien replies. "But it depends if Klaus is out cold or not. Cooper could be carrying dead weight or he could be making him walk. And it depends on what Cooper really wants. Is he sticking around because he has a target in mind? Or has he left, never to return, taking Klaus with him?"

"We expand our search." I declare

“We need more people to do that and we need reliable ones too." Eric puffs

"No we don't." Damien smirks. "We just need answers from one person."

He turns and heads back through the forest. Eric cocks an eyebrow at me and shrugs his shoulders.

"Damien, wait." I call after him

"It's time to get some real answers, Dane. There's only one person who we know that is definitely lying to us."

"Samara."

that she is lying. Maybe now

in denial." Eric

she's not." I frown, "Damien is right. This is a game to her. I don't know if she is trying to get information for her brother or

through the tree line and head towards the dungeons when I

smell that?'

She was supposed to be in the

the lights on inside.

mate down there?" I

I not supposed to let her down?" He

now,

the steps. I find Neah standing in the dim light, staring into Samara's cell. Samara is sleeping as is Blair, both completely unaware that any of us

doesn't even turn to look at me as I

look in the cell at a sleeping Samara, curled up at the back

I keep my voice

her scent has been getting stronger and now there is no doubt about it, she is a Lycan, was bathing the boys and I was getting whisperings through

smiles, “A part of me thought it was Evrin trying to speak to me, because he already

omegas to watch the twins and followed the sound, it grew louder and led

understand."

without even

that even

me a lot while she slept.

she

Now and again she mentions Cooper's name but nothing else. Mostly it's just sounds, whimperings. Almost like she

"Is she in pain?"