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."

lower myself into

was probably a phase." He shakes his head. "I shouldn't have gone out." He lets out a heavy sigh and closes his eyes. "Jarret had finally settled and Thalia fell asleep. An alarm went off and when I raced back, our house was a ball of orange flames. Thalia escaped with just a burn mark up her neck and face.

imagine losing any one of my children. But what if the story he is telling is wrong? He wasn't there at the time. He

Nyx tells me, 'She can control

shouldn't? I ask her,

have if it can hurt you, don't you

think she killed her son? I was about to ask what kind of parent would

think there is a lot we still

Klaus was still here. Not because of him being a Witch Hunter, but because he could research it. He would know where to look. I will ask

Lycan?" Silas asks. "Your eyes

I mutter, but don't say anything more about Nyx. "What happens if Thalia refuses to

different plan

just need to speak to Dane."

"I will be here."

his chest while Dane has his back

good idea?" I snap, just as I'm booted in the ribs by one of the girls. These girls are a lot more active in the

thing for now, unfortunately."

talk to you." I