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 her in frustration but follows the

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

she sways

the cliff as possible. Looking back, I already see the water is

doesn't respond and appears

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,

it?" Indy asks as she rubs her

still need to make it to

nods and looks around. "Where

"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

okay, Klaus

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

not, but she

"Are you certain?"

just royally fucked her off. The moment she realises that we are alive, she is going

at the cliff top. "I wish we

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

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.

to have some hope."

He hadn't looked at her the same since he had learned what

after her, and she shuffles over, making room for

the van around

way 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

of the

job is to snuff out Witches. Every single one he has

it. It's the equivalent of

form

about you? You haven't exactly had good experiences

never understanding why I didn't fit in. But I guess that helped me look at the good and bad

like Thalia and

dark all