The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0548

He stares back at me. "I know that. And that is why I am confused by her reaction. Now she refuses to speak to me. I have no idea if Quinn is okay. I don't know what is happening up there. Though I do know they are alive."

"Why is she refusing to accept what you are saying?"

"Your guess is as good as mine. And I don't think I'm going to know until she is here." His tattooed hand wraps around the mug and he takes a long swig.

"Remind me how you knew you were mated to her." I press

'Shit, do you think she tricked him?' Nyx whispers. Just like Cooper did it to the others?" We are about to find out."

He rolls his eyes at me, "I was coming back from a run and she was just walking up the road. Her scent hit me like a tonne of bricks. She denied it, but in the end, she couldn't fight it." He stops and looks at me. "Why are you asking me this, when you already know? Do you think I'm lying?"

"Curiosity." I mutter. "You had a set of twins?"

He dips his head again.

"What happened to the other one?"

"Thalia..." He closes his eyes. "She was at home with Jarret, alone. I had taken Quinn to run some errands. The boys were a year old but Jarret was acting more clingy than usual. He wanted Thalia and no one but Thalia. If I hadn't taken Quinn with me, we might have lost them both."

and lower myself into it. Quietly waiting for

had finally settled and Thalia fell asleep. An alarm went off and when I raced back, our house was a

he is telling is wrong? He wasn't there at the time. He only knows what

mate.' Nyx tells me, 'She can

she shouldn't? I ask her,

bit of a weird ability to have if it can

killed her son? I was about to ask what kind of

a lot we

could research it. He would know where to look. I will ask Dane

Lycan?" Silas asks. "Your

mutter, but don't say anything more about Nyx. "What happens

different plan in

"I just need to speak to Dane." I

"I will be here."

has his arms folded across his chest while Dane has his back to me

him here was a good idea?" I snap, just as I'm booted in the ribs by one of the girls. These girls

for now,

need to talk to