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."

to see Cooper here. She shivers and quickly gets dressed. "Can we go back to

*Sure.*

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her with me had been a mistake, but

and place my hand on her thigh

"You don't know that."

know that I want to protect you. I know that I can now I'm back to

without my knowledge. How can you keep me safe from that? How do I know that

and hand it to her. "If you

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

can barely keep the gun straight. Tears flood her chestnut

*Yes you do."

me. A little gasp escapes her parted lips. "He wouldn't know would

to take the safety off." My fingers drum on

her bob her head. "It's like nothing is mine. He took away my abilities. He somehow convinced me to do something to you. What else could he have done? Did he make me do that to other people? Did he touch me when I was with him?

do more than be

wouldn't have touched you, he has a thing for men,

then lean forward, "Is that Blair's