The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0503

"I don't regret it."

"Liar."

"I'm not the only one lying to myself, am I?" She winks at me. "Spill."

Her pace is quick as she follows me across the grounds to the burnt out packhouse. She doesn't push for more information, well not verbally anyway. Just her presence was enough to know she wasn't leaving until I had given her something. She had always been the same and a lot of the time, her persistence pays off.

She comes to an abrupt stop next to me and looks up at what was left of the packhouse.

"This isn't why you had that look on your face." She mutters

"I'm not ready to talk about it." I try, hoping that for once, she would just drop it.

"Okay, so tell me why you have come here."

"Work has started."

"I've seen that."

"I might as well help." I tell her

"Damien."

fine." I snap and she just stares at

time there was no teasing, she wanted to know. Maybe if

going on

can see that. But you know as well as I do

went to Raven's grave." I

"Okay."

haven't been there since she

"Why now?"

like

Eris?"

"Partly."

is someone

you want to call it

you like this other person?"

"Yes."

"And....?"

touched me. A spark, a bolt of electricity. I don't know what it was but I haven't

"Not even with Raven."

was different with her. With Raven, it spread through me, reaching every nerve ending. This was different. It was short. Sharp.

"Good or bad."

understand. It's not like I can smell her or that I feel a pull to her. And surely there is no way I would have been given a third mate so

"How does she feel?"

give me any kind of sign to suggest that she had felt something too. And I'm not saying anything until I know what it was I