The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0448

Blair

"You want me to walk Kade to school?"

"Please don't talk with your mouth full." Mum scolds me. "But yes."

"Isn't the school like two hundred feet from here. You could watch him from the window."

"I could, but the entrance is around the other side."

"I'm not allowed to leave the house unless I'm being watched."

"Maddie has agreed to watch you from afar. All you have to do is walk him there, make sure

he goes inside and come straight back. I would but Braelyn has been awake most of the night. I need to get her to settle."

Hlook at my little sister, clinging to mum as she lets out little whimpers. Last night was about the only night I wished I could leave the house.

"Okay." I agree, only so I can try and find out what is going on with the little brat.

"Thank you."

Kade stares at me as he pulls his bag onto his back and even without my Lycan I can see that he hates the idea.

"I'm not a baby." He snarls at me

"Then maybe you should tell mum, because she asked me to walk you."

"Only because my stupid sister was up all night."

"HEY!" I snap at him and he actually seems surprised. "Braelyn is a baby. She cannot tell anyone what is hurting or if she wants something. Maybe you will realise one day that we all have bad days, no matter how old we are."

"Whatever."

We leave the house and immediately he kicks over one of mum's plants. Stamping it into the ground.

"You say you are not a baby but you are certainly acting like one."

"Fuck off!" He glares at me and even I'm shocked. He turns eight tomorrow, not eighteen... "Are you serious right now?" I fold my arms across my chest and he copies me.

not scared of you. Maybe you should be scared of me. Now that you haven't

his shirt collar and drag him back to the house. He tries to punch me and kick me, but I'm intelligent enough to keep him at arms

open the front door, Calihan stares

"Where's mum?"

over my shoulder I see Ryken marching towards us.

tell me

pulls himself free of my grip or maybe I let him

eyes narrow to slits as he stares at

"You don't...."

repeats. His tone deep. I nod and turn away, just to hear him

to his room.

"But dad...."

"I said bedroom, now."

hear anything else as I slip through the door

bed, I keep my eyes locked on the door at the top of the stairs. Waiting for Rykens

no control over it. It moves faster than the beat of my heart as a drop of sweat

a knock on the

"Come in." I whisper

below his feet. He steadily plods down the stairs and lets out a heavy sigh as he

"What happened Blair?"

Repeating Kades words exactly. There was no way I was letting a seven year old be

"I have to ask."

like I said, I

us, though I hadn't

"Maddie?"

I reminded her that I couldn't leave the house unless I was being watched. She said Maddie would watch me and

sits on the bed next to me, "Sadly, I

"You do?"

But I believe you because you didn't see me

a test?" I

sure she wouldn't cover for you. I saw what he did with

why didn't you

you had hit him, this would be a very

trying to not get killed." I mutter "But if you don't do something, that kid is going to

"Speaking from experience?"

don't answer but we both know I

are you going to