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.

are weak. She believes she can just walk all over you and you are letting it

"I am weak."

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,

we can still breathe, you need to do something. Concentrate, Search your memory for anything different. Something that happened a long

squeeze her hand. "I'm not going

an annoying brother!" She

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

younger. It's not clear. I hated school. Like, really hated it. Witches were singled out. They were expected to be great. Powerful. I

"It did, didn't it?"

at first. Then the cracks appeared in the wall from floor to roof. Everyone screamed and ran for cover." There is

suspect it was

don't know how I did it.

because you wanted

and she falls quiet. Seconds later, the cracks

"Keep going," I whisper.

around us. Indy is tense as she concentrates. Her

causing a sound like a

are wide

"You did."

neck, pressing herself against me. "Thank

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

through the corridor, cracks lingered on every stone wall we

the fuck!"