The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

P2- Chapter 0007

Damien

"Samara?" I call out as I follow her. I knew she was heading for home as her pace picked up speed. She wouldn't even stop to look at me, desperately trying to get out of the sight of others.

She crashes in through the front door, slamming it shut behind her. This was not the reaction I was expecting. When Dane told me why Neah wanted to see her, I thought keeping it quiet would be a pleasant surprise, and that she would be happy. I did not expect it to go like this.

I find her on the sofa. Her legs pulled up to her chest as she rested her forehead on her knees. She wasn't crying. There were no snuffles of her trying to hide any tears.

"We are not doing this!" I tell her, lifting her face until I can see her grey eyes. "Whatever this is, it's not happening. I am right here. The silence is not needed or wanted. I've let that happen once before, and I'm not making that mistake again."

I see her chest rise as she takes in a deep breath. "It's risky." Her brow crinkles into a small frown. "There are a lot of people in this pack that don't want me to be here, Damien. It's not just Blair. They want me dead, and the only reason I am alive is because of you. They know that if they did anything, it would be the end of their life. It's so hard, Damien. To be told by Dakota that I am made for this, that this is who I am. Do you know how many times a day she reminds me?

"Too much?"

at me. "What if they blame Neah for

they will get punished. Why can't they see me how you see me?" "Because if they did, I might have something to say about

lips curve up a little, but it

Brax isn't bothered about you looking after his daughter, and

her tongue along her lips. "Dakota wants me to accept. She keeps telling me it is our calling. I know I won't let Neah down, but all those people outside that door will think it's the biggest mistake in the world and all because they can't let go of the mistakes I made in the past.

give yourself

credit when I'm one of the two most hated people in

nap." I muse. She had said to me she was going to lie down and seconds later, Mallory knocked on the door. Mallory stared at me for a few seconds and then stomped off without muttering a single

anything, this

what I said about Blair. You know she is a thorn in my side. She already uses the fact that I'm with you as an excuse, telling everyone you are the reason Neah is letting me live. And maybe