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.

believes she can just walk all over

"I am weak."

She has made you believe that you can't do this. She took away the one thing that gave you strength. I know

Concentrate, Search your memory for anything different. Something that happened a long time ago that you

hand. "I'm not going

an annoying brother!" She tuts

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

breathing slows. "There's something from when I was younger. It's not clear. I hated school. Like, really hated it. Witches were singled out. They were expected to be great. Powerful. I wasn't. One day,

"It did, didn't it?"

the wall from floor to roof. Everyone screamed and ran

didn't suspect it

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

because you wanted

quiet. Seconds later, the cracks

"Keep going," I whisper.

us. Indy is tense as she concentrates. Her nails dig into

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

mouth are wide open. "I did

"You did."

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

over the rubble and

leg it through the corridor, cracks lingered on every

the fuck!"