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 walk

"I am weak."

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

memory for anything different. Something that happened a long time ago that you have buried deep down inside

squeeze her hand.

She tuts at me in the

screech from below. I had no idea what they were up to. But I'm sure Thalia would make

hated school. Like, really hated it. Witches were singled out. They were expected to be great. Powerful. I wasn't. One day, the teacher was being a dick and

"It did, didn't it?"

cracks appeared in the wall from floor to roof. Everyone screamed and ran for cover." There is a tiny

didn't suspect it

But Brax, I don't know how I did it. It just

happened because you wanted it to

Seconds later, the cracks could be heard,

"Keep going," I whisper.

rattling around us. Indy is tense as she concentrates. Her

cracks and the stone shatters, causing a sound like a bomb to go off as the walls

and mouth are wide

"You did."

throws her arms around my neck, pressing herself against me. "Thank you, thank you, thank

tell her, climbing over the rubble and pulling Indy with me.

the corridor, cracks lingered on

fuck!" Thalia