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 gets dressed. "Can we

*Sure.*

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in the car. Brining her with me had been a mistake, but without her. I never would have got that shit out of my

my hand on her thigh but she pulls

"You don't know that."

I want to protect you. I know that I

you keep me safe from that?

it to her. "If you think this is

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

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

*Yes you do."

escapes her parted lips. "He wouldn't know would he? He

she drops the gun into her lap. "Besides, you would need to take the safety off." My fingers drum

He somehow convinced me to do something to you. What else could he have done? Did he

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

wouldn't have touched you, he has a thing

lean forward, "Is