The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0547

Neah

"Athena is happy to have the boys another night." Dane tells me as he takes off his shirt.

"I should be with them." I frown

"Another night is not going to hurt them." Dane replies as I start to get out of bed. "And you need to rest." He leans down and softly kisses me. Lifting my tee, he tugs at it and kisses my bump. "Now tell me, why are you wearing clothes to bed?"

"Just in case." No one wants to be caught out in the middle of the night while naked.

"You won't need them." He smiles at me

I tug the tee back over my bump, "It's hard to rest when I know that Serkan is somewhere nearby. He can't have just disappeared into thin air. Have you heard anything?" As much as I trusted Damien, I knew he would link Dane and not me if there was a problem. Especially while I was supposed to be resting.

'It's like they have forgotten that we have been pregnant before. Nyx murmurs in annoyance

I know. But I guess with everything that happened last time, everyone is just being extra cautious.'

She huffs, though I felt the exact same. Apart from being ridiculously tired all the time, I felt fine.

After years of being left to battle through life on my own, it was still hard to accept that there are people who care for me.

his hand plants itself on my lower back and he pulls me in closer,

pregnant or not, I would still want to make sure you are safe." He whispers in the dark. "And before you tell me that you can protect yourself, I already know, but it

hadn't seen Serkan at the gas station, just the aftermath. Only Dane had managed to get a small glimpse of him. While I hid

you are pregnant. Thankfully, he still doesn't know about the boys. If he wants you dead, he will

mutter and see him frown.* Before that

habit of his. Sometimes I liked it,

it was

didn't want to wake Mallory or Eric this early, not when

stairs, I almost miss the bottom step when I realise I could scent Silas. Peering around the comer, I see him sitting at the kitchen table, casually drinking coffee like he

are you doing here?" I splutter, feeling the pressure of

you are looking for Dane, he is outside talking to Damien."

child. Damien brought me here on the agreement that I would help you guys.

hands move to my bump as one of the girls

would be the best

would he do

his Alpha and likes to

my clenched teeth as my bladder is booted again,

"She didn't believe me. But then again, why would she? I'm making her leader suddenly sound like a monster. Brax went because he said he isn't tied

she's your mate." I