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."

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

that she isn't like other women. She likes to know what's going on. She has her own

know!" I snap in irritation. "Just

Mallory home?"

"Yes, asleep."

I will be taking

him. "You two really need to

he moves to the house and pokes his head in through the door, calling for Silas. I watch as Damien leads Silas in the direction of

Athena and Sebastian's house. A hand circles

I let her have her conversation with Nyx until she sighs. "You

should have." I

I'm supposed to be resting."

nod, taking her hand in mine. "It's a shit excuse,

any second. I'm not going to run off, or try to do something stupid. Klaus is family." She turns her face in my

secrets. "I

danger?" She asks with a

of being able to do what he wants has given him a chance

"But..."

is in trouble." I confirm. "And he did tell us that he will come back

frowns and her hand pauses on her bump as

the help of one