The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0549

Dane

"Neah," I sigh, knowing she wasn't going to like my answer.

"He can help. He knows where to find information. He might have already leamed something. It's what he is good at."

"I know but I haven't heard from him for over a week."

"Well donel' Aero snaps in annoyance

Neah's lips part as she gazes at me. There is a brief flicker of hurt in her eyes and in that moment, I felt as though my soul was being crushed. Of all the things she had learned lately. this was the thing that had hurt her. She wasn't even upset when she found out I was a twin or that I had kept the information from her.

I didn't like that I had hurt her. I didn't like the way she was looking at me. It hurt deeply, right down to the core. My chest is tight and there is a strange tug at my heart that I couldn't explain. It's not a nice feeling and something I never wanted to feel again.

She glances over her shoulder at Eric's home. Her blue eyes return to me. She shakes her head and strides past me without muttering a word.

"Do you want me to go after her?" Damien asks.

"No, I know exactly where she is going." She doesn't even look back as she continues to stomp across the grounds in the direction of Athena's home. "I'm just going to give her a few minutes."

"I told you that you should have told her."

to be taking it easy." I mutter, watching Neah disappear around the comer

other women. She likes to know what's going on.

in irritation. "Just keep an

home?" He

"Yes, asleep."

taking Silas to my

him. "You two really

tuts as he moves to the house and pokes his head in through

Sebastian's house. A hand

next to her, I let her have her conversation with Nyx until

have." I

supposed to be resting." A small

hand in mine. "It's

run off, or try to do something stupid. Klaus is family." She turns her face

secrets. "I

danger?" She asks with a

given him a chance to be

"But..."

trouble." I confirm. "And he did tell us that

She frowns and her

with the help of