The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0505

'We can take her.' Dakota mutters as they walk away.

"No. That will just add fuel to the fire that I'm already trying to extinguish. Besides, she is Neah's half sister."

'But they don't get along.'

"Maybe not, but I don't want to risk being kicked out." I groan

Because you want to be with Damien!

Damien didn't come back for hours and since he has been back, he has barely spoken a word to me. He didn't seem angry. But he sits at the small table in the kitchen, an arm resting on the top as his fingers drum the wood. "Is Dorothy coming back tonight?" I ask quietly. School would have finished a couple of hours ago. And at least she would break the tension that seemed to be surrounding us.

"Sleepover." He mutters as his dark eyes find mine.

"That's nice." I wasn't sure what I should say. Being around him made me nervous, but it also made my heart flutter. "She didn't mention it this morning."

I was trying so hard to keep the conversation light. Maybe he had changed his mind about me being here. What if Blair had said something to him.

"I asked if she could stay with Mallory for the night."

"Oh."

we could have

"What?"

head on the coffee table as

I am alone. Damien had never returned and

my blood trickle down my forehead and quickly get to my

inch long cut. It was already healing. which was weird to watch. I had never been able to heal until Cooper's power over me was

been a long time since a

cloth in the basket just as I hear the front door open. He's back and at least he hadn't seen me act like

He calls out, "Why can I smell

over. It's

standing at the bathroom door. He glances at the bloody cloth in the basket and slowly his

words? "I woke with a jump and uh, I fell off, not remembering where I was. I hit my head." I rub my forehead where the little wound had

hover on me. The intensity was just that. I feel my chest tighten, my breaths are

you are okay?" He steps forward closing the distance until he is inches away from me. He smells

weird to watch it heal, but you know, it was going to happen eventually and it was something that

a bumbling idiot!' I feel her shake her head

hard?" He asks, but I'm certain he is low key