The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West



Chapter 0439

Dane

Samara is sitting in the back of her cell as I enter the dungeons. Her knees are pulled up tight to her chest as she tries to hide her face from me.

"She stopped crying a little while ago." Damien tells me. He is sitting on a stool at the far end. "But she's clearly shifted again at some point. More claw marks." He points to the top of her cell. "Is the bastard dead?"

I shake my head, "It's a little more complicated."

Stopping outside of her cell, I observe the deep claw marks. They were all focussed around the top of her cell. Almost like she is trying to dig a way out. She will have a hard job, inside the cement is more bars. I wasn't letting someone else escape.

"My brother is alive isn't he? He was here and now he is not. She whispers though she continues to keep her face covered by her arms, like she was hiding something.

"You tell me. It seems that you have been lying Samara. Do you even know how to tell the truth?" I ask

"I'm not...."

"Cut the bullshit. I know you are behind everything. Why did you want Blair to bring you here? Who are you after?"

"I came for help. That's true."

"If you continue to lie I'm going to open this cell and run this blade from your neck to your navel. Very, very fucking slowly." I hold the blade up to show her and she finally raises her head to look at me. Slow healing claw marks littered her face.

Her eyes drift to the blade, "You can't hurt me with that."

"Don't test me."

She shakes her head, "You literally can't. There are marks on the handle. Marks that mean it can't touch my flesh."

She wasn't wrong. Strange marks had been carved into

I could protect myself but it could never be used against me. Though, he never actually let me use it. Decided I wouldn't need protection when I

"Protect yourself against who?"

head forward on to her knees

"Samara!"

silent. I was on the verge of ripping her cell door open and testing out her theory until I remembered what Klaus had said. If she got out, it would be a bloodbath. Yet

no

does that mean?" Damien edges forward. "How can you need protection from everyone and no one at the same

you are talking about? Or are you talking about Cooper and his projection abilities."

eyes are wide as they flicker up to mine. "He's mastered

trick?' Damien links

'I don't know

like she couldn't find the right words to say. "If he

about you tell us the real reason

but not for the reasons you think. Cooper didn't know, I never told him. But I knew there would be a good chance he would follow. I have

"Why?"

"I don't know."

withholding information." Damien snaps. "You know you are just speeding up the chances of you dying." He looks to me, "At this point, it will just be easier to bring Brax

and less sense.

thinking of Neah."

'Okay'

about things happening to her because she knew there was a strong chance things would get worse if she spoke up. We saw what that family was like. Maybe Neah is right. Maybe Cooper has screwed

had been sat on and take a seat right in

mutters quietly. "I didn't want

of you is lying or you are both stupid enough to play each other

the truth

"About this?"