The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

P2- Chapter 0011

Brax

We watch Indy as she stands at the edge of the cove. Water laps around her ankles as she inhales.

"I can't do this. I wasn't made to do this."

"Try and concentrate," Klaus mutters while frowning at Xavi.

"I know you mean well, but telling someone to concentrate really does not help them concentrate." She curls her hands up into fists and stares out at the water. "Are you even sure it was me?"

"It only slowed when you were standing in the window. It didn't do that for anyone else."

"And it rose to catch you," Klaus adds.

"It did?" She sounded sceptical.

"Indy, you can do this. Just like when the walls were going to crush us."

"No pressure." She blows out her cheeks. "You want the sea to retreat, right?"

"Just enough so we can get around the side of the cliff."

She holds out a hand and beckons for me to come forward. 'Maybe the bond will help.' She links me.

Stepping into the water, I grab her outstretched hand. Taking a deep breath, she closes her eyes. Nothing happens at first. As the minutes passed, I wondered if I had been wrong; maybe she hadn't stopped the crashing waves, but that would mean someone else had. I was about to drop her hand when the sea began to retreat from around my ankles, pulling back on itself as though it was being sucked out.

Looking at Indy, I see that her golden eyes are wide with a slight glaze present. Her brow creased up in concentration. Her soul is incredibly bright to look at, as though someone had just switched on their Christmas lights.

Souls were becoming more and more unpredictable.

The water continues to pull back until there is a gap of a couple of metres around the edge of the cliff.

"We need to move," Klaus mutters as he steps onto the wet sand.

Orion stares at her in frustration but follows the

doing.' I mutter to Indy, 'I will guide you out of

her footsteps are heavy, and she sways a little as though she

I already see the water is starting

doesn't respond and appears to be completely zoned

faster. If we didn't move, we were going to be stranded. Pulling her on my shoulder, she hangs there like a rag doll as I quicken my pace and finally, I see our way out. Climbing up the sand bank, I put Indy on her feet, steadying her just as the

it?" Indy asks as she rubs her eyes.

yet. We still need to make it to

around. "Where are

"Good question."

must be pissed, or she was confident we didn't survive. I can't wait to see her face when she sees we are fine. Indy's hand tightens around my wrist as a

okay, Klaus is

because I'm not

she is

"Are you certain?"

The moment she realises that we are

the cliff top. "I wish

a brow at her, "She pushed you, and you still want

and angry. We don't know when she last got to see someone that wasn't Thalia. You saw what Thalia did to all those people. You've seen what she has done

to be, it wouldn't be worth living. I have to have some hope." She gives me

back the door and holds a hand out for Indy. He hadn't looked at her the same since he had learned what she was capable of.

in after her, and she shuffles over, making room

snaps, turning the van around

Black Shadow while Orion, Klaus and I take turns driving. Xavi watches Indy with interest. It wasn't quite the same look as before. He was more relaxed, and

the Witch

his job is to snuff out Witches.

the equivalent

form for a long time. His

about you? You haven't exactly had good experiences with

understanding why I didn't fit in. But I guess that helped me look at the good and bad

Thalia and Cooperaron

dark all the