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.

thinks you are weak. She believes she can just walk

"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 I'm not your

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

hand. "I'm not

She tuts at me in the

what they were up to. But I'm sure Thalia would make it so

were singled out. They were expected to be great. Powerful. I

"It did, didn't it?"

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

didn't suspect it

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

happened because you wanted it to

tighten around mine and she falls quiet. Seconds later, the cracks could be heard,

"Keep going," I whisper.

is tense as she concentrates. Her nails dig into my

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

are

"You did."

my neck, pressing herself against me. "Thank you,

move," I tell her, climbing over the rubble and pulling Indy with me. No doubt

cracks lingered

the fuck!"