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.

past. Orion stares at

I mutter to Indy, 'I will guide you

her forward, her footsteps are heavy, and she sways a little

cliff as possible. Looking back, I already see the water is starting to break free, smashing up against the cliff as though it

and appears

on my shoulder, she hangs there like a rag doll as I quicken my pace and finally, I see

asks as she rubs her

still need to make

looks around. "Where are

"Good question."

Thalia must be pissed, or she was confident we didn't survive.

okay, Klaus

she sighs. "Good, because I'm not going

but she

"Are you certain?"

her off. The moment she realises that we are alive,

top. "I wish we

her, "She pushed you, and you still

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 Silas. All the crap has probably

them out to be, it wouldn't be worth living. I have to have some hope." She gives me a smile as the van stops a few metres from us. "Otherwise, the world

and holds a hand out for Indy. He hadn't looked at her the same since he had learned what

after her, and she shuffles over,

van around and speeding us away from

to 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 now, it appeared he was curious. "He's confused," Klaus tells me when Xavi finally

of the

Witch Hunter his job is to snuff out Witches.

It's the equivalent of me accepting some

a break. He has been stuck in Wolf form for a long time. His hatred

haven't exactly had good

I didn't fit in. But

Thalia and Cooperaron

all the way