The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0460

They circle the house, taking it in turns. I couldn't stand it any longer. Slipping out of bed, I silently grab the rifle that I stored in my wardrobe and creep up towards the window.

Aiming at one, I don't fire immediately. I watch as they talk to each other in hushed, gravelly voices. They spoke in code too and just like that, they leave. Disappearing behind the empty house opposite mine. Unusual behaviour for Rogues, they didn't usually care about a locked door or window.

I watch until the sun rises, but they don't come back.

"What are you doing?" Madison asks with a yawn.

*There were Rogues here last night." I'm not going to lie to her.

"You didn't wake me?"

"They didn't do anything. It was more like they were looking for someone."

"That's not normal, is it?"

"No."

"Were they looking for you?" she asks

"I'm not sure."

Almost like she expected to see Cooper here. She shivers and quickly

*Sure.*

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the car. Brining her with me had been a mistake, but without her.

will keep you safe." I mutter and place my

"You don't know that."

that I want to protect you. I know that I can

keep me safe from that?

pull the gun from my hip and hand it to her. "If you think this is a

don't slow the car. I don't stop either. If she really believed it was a dream, then I was about

road to look at her. She can barely keep the gun straight. Tears flood her chestnut eyes.

*Yes you do."

is heavy as she continues to point it at me. A little gasp escapes her parted lips. "He wouldn't know would he? He wouldn't know that

the gun into her lap. "Besides, you would need to take the safety

mine. He took away my abilities. He somehow convinced me to do something to you. What else could he have done?

I understood why she was so reluctant to want to do more than be kissed. He had put more cracks in her

has a thing

her relax and then lean forward, "Is that Blair's