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."

her. We know her scent is getting stronger everyday. We know from Brax that she is lying.

denial." Eric tells

This is a game to her. I don't know if she is trying to get information for her brother or what her end game is, but it's definitely a game. I have seen too many idiots play games that

the tree line and head towards the

you smell that?' Aero

scent. She was supposed to be

on inside. The guard stands to one side. He bows his

mate down there?"

supposed to let her

matter now, does it."

dim light, staring into Samara's cell. Samara is sleeping as is Blair, both completely

me as

the back as drool hangs from

keep my

a Lycan, was bathing the boys and I was getting whisperings through a mindink. They weren't really saying anything, just

was Evrin trying to speak to me, because he already has his Lycan.

watch the twins and followed the sound, it grew louder and led me

understand." Eric

linking me without even

even possible?" Damien

had linked me a lot while she slept. It was never intentional, but it still

is she

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

"Is she in pain?"