The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0542



Brax

"Keep going." Damien yells at me while we try to catch up with the car that had just left the station.

"My fucking foot is on the floor." I yell back at him. "This piece of shit can't go much faster!"

The car in front jumps the lights and I have to slam on the brakes to stop anyone colliding into the side of us.

"Fucking go!" Damien yells as the green light comes on.

I speed forward, barely missing the pedestrian running across the road as I cut another driver off. We couldn't lose this guy.

Damien had filled me in on the plan before he received a link from Dane.

He had been telling me that we would prepare for Serkan to come here. And in the blink of an eye, everything had changed. The threat was already here and we barely had a clue of what we were dealing with.

I round the corner, lifting off on two wheels. From the corner of my eye I see Damien grab the dash. He wanted me to hurry and this was the only way. "We can't let him get away!"

"Don't you think I know that!" I shout back over the screaming engine.

"I knew I should have gotten behind the wheel."

"I've seen your driving, we wouldn't even be this close." I snap, watching the car in front drift around another bend.

We round the bend and slam on the brakes. In front of us is the car, only it's abandoned.

"Shit!"

into a skid. It stops inches away from the abandoned

the car. He's quick to

that?" He asks as he comes to a stop next to

I do. It's what I was raised to deal with!" I snap. It was even worse than we thought.

This was something

mutter. "Link Dane and call the clone because the clock is ticking." If

in opposite directions. The mixture of tall trees and tall buildings cast large eerie shadows across the ground.

scent of a Rogue was quickly fading, but not as though he was moving away. More like the scent was being sucked out of the air that surrounds us. Definitely the work of a Witch, definitely the work of Cooper.

exactly what we were dealing with before I put a bullet in him. Was it just him? Were there

my shoulder and couldn't see Damien. A good

small movement drags my eyes over to the left, only for a bird to fly out of the darkness. Stepping forward, focus on the spot, letting my eyes draw out anything that didn't fit as my hand sits on my gun,

as I turn back to the cars. "He got out and got in another vehicle." He growls. It explained

mutter in frustration. "I don't say this often,

****

She is in the passenger seat with Dane partially blocking

in Human form." I tell her and she just gazes at me as though the information went right

go to repeat my

frowns. "This is why he wants me dead. Rogues have issues with authority. I'm his descendant. I'm a problem that he needs to deal

didn't know he

he could contact his mate."

frowns, "But

darken. I could see the tips of her claws coming

mutter to Dane. "Take

do you see?" Dane