The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

P2- Chapter 0003

Brax

I cock a brow at her, "Have you seen the rocks below?"

"Yes." She pivots around to Orion, who is standing at another window. "It's what she said, okay. The tide isn't always this low and..."

"If we don't hit it perfectly, we die anyway." I tut.

"I know what she said sounds insane." She stares at me with wide eyes. "Do we really have a lot of choice? The rest of the castle is surrounded by the people of White Cliffs. I don't know what Thalia is capable of getting them to do, but I also don't want to find out. We all know there is no way we are walking out the front door and surviving."

"If we let her live..."

"She has a point," Klaus interrupts. "If we leave any part of the castle that takes us out onto land, we are outnumbered. You said it yourself, Brax." He moves over to the window and carefully opens it. The crashing waves echo around the room. I see what's left of Amy's soul light up at the sound. It was familiar to her, something she had heard every day and every night as she slept in this room.

"If we survive. We could go back to Black Shadow." Klaus continues, "We would have the numbers. Neah is there. We have the Lycans and Wolves. We could come up with a better plan than hiding in a castle, waiting for death."

are doing that, would Orion and I be welcome?" Indy asks quietly. "I do understand that we are not from there. I don't know what it takes to become part of it. I just...." She trails off, looking over at Orion. "We want a home. And

Dane or Neah would let her stay just because I said she was okay. Klaus is also reluctant to respond

was from White Cliffs, though she didn't know Silas.

asks. "Do you

can figure that out later,"

train of thought," I mutter when

Neah won't want us there,

on her golden ones. She had similar eyes to Eris, but that was all they had in common. Surely they couldn't be another set of secret siblings? "Eris." Indy frowns. "It's Indy!" she snaps, tapping her chest. "Or are you just trying

another young woman named Eris who was from White Cliffs." The only thing she told the

en

know an Eris." Indy turns to look at Orion, who

I nod

has ever gotten out unless they were allowed. No one. You've seen it. Orion and I have tried and

jump, jump," Amy mutters to

know Silas, but she was definitely from White Cliffs,"