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.

he trots past. Orion stares at her in frustration but follows

are doing.' I mutter to Indy, 'I

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

hurry along the sand, keeping as close to the cliff as possible. Looking back, I already see the water is starting to break free, smashing up against

respond and appears to be completely

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

Indy asks as she rubs

yet. We still need to make

around. "Where

"Good question."

bottom of the cliff that leads up to the Witch. Thalia must be pissed, or she was confident we didn't survive. I can't wait to see her face when she

Klaus is

as she sighs. "Good, because

may not, but she

"Are you certain?"

off. The moment she realises that we

glances up at the cliff top. "I wish we could have helped

her, "She pushed you, and you

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

everyone was as bad as you make them out to be, it wouldn't be worth living. I have to have some hope." She gives me a smile as

the same

she

go." Klaus snaps, turning the van around and

with interest. It wasn't quite the same look as before.

the Witch

his job is to snuff out Witches. Every single one he has come across has been like

get it. It's the equivalent of me accepting

Wolf form for a long time. His

about you? You haven't exactly had good

was, never understanding why I didn't fit in. But I guess that helped me look at

like Thalia and

all the way