The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0423



“Calihan.” Mum speaks to him. “This is your sister, Blair. She's going to be staying with us.”

He gives me the biggest smile, showing me all his teeth. "Hi. You are my big sister?"

"Hey, yes, I guess I am" I smile back as mum gestures to the boxes of cereal and tells me to help myself.

Kade appears at the table and sits opposite me. He spends the whole time watching me as he eats but doesn't say anything while Calihan talks to me about school completely oblivious of his brother.

"Your dad has just told me that there is no school today." Mum announces as she brings in some jugs of juice. It was like she was preparing to feed the five thousand not four of us and a baby.

Calihan does a small fist pump when he hears the news while Kade demands to know why. Something else unusual about him. Every kid his age should be happy they don't have to go to school for the day.

"Alpha Dane is changing a few things around. Due to the amount of children he is splitting the class so everyone gets more attention. So Kade, from Monday, you will attend in the morning and Calihan, you will go in the afternoon."

"That's not fair!" Kade slams his fist on the table.

"It's the rules and what do we do when it comes to rules?" Mum glares at him and Kade retreats a little.

What was that about?

follow them."

especially if we want to be happy

milk from his bowl. The boys were so different, but it was also more

about his friends at school as Kade continues to watch me. He wasn't anything like the boy I had seen running around in

"He is going to be eight." Calihan holds

Kade as mum leaves the

rolls his eyes at me and

silly." Calihan

made him tired." I lie to my little brother. "It happens

Mum appears

with Braelyn. She was

I had laid eyes on her. Mum slips her into the high chair and puts a bottle of milk in front of her. She was a miniature version of mum. Deep

you think you could get used to this?" Mum asks

creeps out and Calihan throws his little arms around my waist. "Don't

nod at

"I know, it's just taken you a long

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