The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0586

Brax

'Dig deep.' I tell Indy through our connection. You have to find a fucking way."

'I'm not a good Witch. I was never good at it.'

I hear howls in the distance. Possibly below us somewhere.

'We are going to die.'

'Is that what you want? You want our insides smeared across the walls? Do you really want to give the bitch the satisfaction?"

'No. I.... The walls close in. It wouldn't be long now and we would be sandwiched on all sides.

Howls grow louder and the walls appear to stop.

*Thalia," I call out, knowing she couldn't resist knowing we were close to death.

She doesn't answer.

*Thalia!"

*Orion said they are trying to buy us time." Indy whispers.

She believes she can just

"I am weak."

believe that. I see a lot of confused souls and yours isn't one of them. She has made you believe that you can't do this. She took away the one thing that gave you strength. I know I'm not your mate, and we are just Blood Tied, but you can use

Search your memory for anything different. Something that happened a long time

hand.

like an annoying brother!" She

from below. I had no idea what they were up to. But I'm sure Thalia would make it so she returned to us

Witches were singled out. They were expected to be great. Powerful. I wasn't. One day, the teacher

"It did, didn't it?"

Then the cracks appeared in the wall from floor to roof. Everyone screamed and ran for cover." There is a tiny hint of amusement in her tone. "I've never told

suspect it

even know. But Brax, I don't know how I

you wanted it to

she falls quiet. Seconds later, the

"Keep going," I whisper.

as she concentrates. Her nails dig into my skin

of light flicker through the cracks and the stone shatters, causing a sound like a

are wide open.

"You did."

her arms around my neck, pressing herself against me.

move," I tell her, climbing over the rubble and pulling

it through the corridor, cracks lingered on

fuck!"