The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0436



"Is he dead?" Neah whispers

I point to Ryken to check Cooper while I check on Klaus

"Dead." Ryken mutters seconds after pressing his fingers to Cooper's throat.

"Double check." I mutter, pulling Klaus's shirt open to find his chest already healing. A sigh of relief escapes me. "He's alive."

"Are you sure?" Neah asks

"One hundred percent." I watch his wounds knit together abnormally fast. Sometimes I forgot just how quick he could heal. It was almost as quick as

me.

"And this prick is definitely dead." Ryken tells me. "What the fuck was he playing at?"

Hollow gasps rattle from Klaus's chest and he finally takes a deep breath. "He's not playing or plotting, at least he wasn't." Klaus croaks. "He was only ever here to keep an eye on his sister. He had no plans for any of us. Except me."

"But what about Maddie?" Neah presses

"She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He took advantage of the situation." His breath is still a little wheezy. My guess would be that Cooper managed to hit a lung. "Samara wanted Blair to come here."

"Why?"

know. I don't even think he

sense. He let her out of the

Klaus coughs and spits out a bit of blood. "He talked about her being safer in the dungeon, but also said you lot would be safe with her in there. He said if she gets out it will be a bloodbath now she has her abilities. I thought he was controlling her, but I think it's the other way around. Or maybe they were

have seen the lies.

specifically about Cooper and Cooper's plans. She wouldn't have known because they were never his, they

I can

abilities to keep her safe? That's why he hasn't tried coming for

coughs and spits out

way, he was

we

feel so much better marked me."

is dead. I'm

.Org

SW

to

over to Cooper. The blade still remained in his

his abdomen continued

right.

bleed. But something we

is Samara still in the

Are you ready for

UMS

quite

is a change of plan.