Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
I keep my mouth shut and he starts to laugh and mutter to himself “Of course I would be mated to someone that can read between the lines.” “We are not mates. It is a trick, I am just your prisoner.”
He takes off his jacket, dropping it to the floor. His fingers make quick work of the buttons holding his shirt together.
“Witches and even half breeds like myself are born with a mark over their heart. Many call it a Witches mark.” He gets to the final button_
actually the initials of our true matt and pauses. “But the mark is
He rips the shirt open, and right above his heart in deep red is a clear KD. “Now remind me, what is your name?”
“Klaus Anderson!” I laugh
“Before you were adopted.”
Dane
Damien, Eric and I stand at the border of my pack. We had spent the day searching for clues in the hospital, his home, the forest and anywhere else we can think of. Ultimately, there is nothing. No blood, no hair, no footprints, not even a whiff of Klaus’s scent.
‘There has to be something.’ Aero mutters
‘We’ve covered the entire pack, there is nothing. Wherever he has taken Klaus, it’s further afield.’
“Where would Cooper take him?” Eric asks. “I doubt if he knows the area.”
“Then most likely, it is somewhere nearby.” Damien replies. “But it depends if Klaus is out cold or not. Cooper could be carrying dead weight or he could be making him walk. And it depends on what Cooper really wants. Is he sticking around because he has a target in mind? Or has he left, never to return, taking Klaus with him?”
“We expand our search.” I declare
“We need more people to do that and we need reliable ones too.” Eric puffs
“No we don’t.” Damien smirks. “We just need answers from one person.”
He turns and heads back through the forest. Eric cocks an eyebrow at me and shrugs his shoulders.
“Damien, wait.” I call after him
“It’s time to get some real answers, Dane. There’s only one person who we know that is definitely lying to us.”
“Samara.”
“We can smell her. We know her scent is getting stronger everyday. We know from Brax that she is lying. Maybe now it’s time to see how close to death she is willing to go.”
“She’s in denial.” Eric tells him.
“No she’s not.” I frown, “Damien is right. This is a game to her. I don’t know if she is trying to get information for her brother or what her end game is, but it’s definitely a game. I have seen too many idiots play games that they think they will win.”
We break through the tree line and head towards the dungeons when I freeze.
‘Do you smell that?’ Aero mutters
‘Yes.’ I could smell Neah’s lavender scent. She was supposed to be in the house, not out here.
The door to the dungeons is wide open with the lights on inside. The guard stands to one side. He bows his head as we approach.
“Is my mate down there?” I demand
“Yes. Was I not supposed to let her down?” He asks, confused.
“It doesn’t matter now, does it.” I snap
Hurrying down the steps. I find Neah standing in the dim light, staring into Samara’s cell. Samara is sleeping as is Blair, both completely unaware that any of us are here.
Neah doesn’t even turn to look at me as I approach. “I can hear her.” She whispers
I look in the cell at a sleeping Samara, curled up at the back as drool hangs from her mouth. Who the fuck shaved her head?
“She’s asleep.” I keep my voice low
“Obviously.” Neah mutters, “But her scent has been getting stronger and now there is no doubt about it, she is a Lycan, was bathing the boys and I was getting whisperings through a mindink. They weren’t really saying anything, just making sounds.”
She smiles, “A part of me thought it was Evrin trying to speak to me, because he already has his Lycan. But when I spoke back, he didn’t respond. So
I asked one of the omegas to watch the twins and followed the sound, it grew louder and led me here.”
“I don’t understand.” Eric frowns.
“She’s linking me without even knowing it.”
“Is that even possible?” Damien asks
I nod. Neah had linked me a lot while she slept. It was never intentional, but it still happened.
“What is she saying?” I ask
“Not anything that makes sense. Just mutterings. Now and again she mentions Cooper’s name but nothing else. Mostly it’s just sounds, whimperings. Almost like she is in pain.”
“Is she in pain?”
Neah screws her face up as she stares into the cell. “I don’t think so. Could she be dreaming, is that why she’s linked me?”
“Possible. Did you shave her head?”
Her blue eyes are full of surprise that
I had even asked the question. “No, that was Brax. He took her for questioning earlier. He didn’t find out anything. I’m assuming that’s why he did it. A punishment that wouldn’t really harm her. But he has been busy with Maddie since sel haven’t had a chance to ask.”
“She lied about how she got out of the prison.” Blair whispers from behind us.
Everyone turns to look at her. She is sitting up against the back wall, her eyes focused on the ground in submission.
“What do you mean?” Neah asks
“When I met her, she told me she killed someone in the bathroom, that was how she escaped. When I mentioned it to her after Abraxas brought her back, I changed bathroom to library and she didn’t even correct me. She was hysterical about her hair at the time, maybe that’s why I caught her out. She lied to me.”
“Paybacks a bitch.” Damien winks at her.
Blair looks more than defeated as she hugs her knees to her chest. She is nothing like the woman who had turned up in our pack to introduce herself and cause drama. All her confidence and attitude appears to be long gone, but that didn’t mean she was trustworthy.
“Has she said anything else?” I press
Blair shakes her head, “Not really, the most she was doing was cussing out Abraxas for what he did to her. She cried herself to sleep.”
“I can order her.” Neah tells me. “I can order her to answer my questions and she won’t be able to lie. Not now the link is back in place.” I gesture to Samara’s cell
Neah moves to the bars that separate us from Samara. She takes a deep breath. “Wake up!”
Samara sits upright, automatically brushing her face like she was expecting hair to be there. For a moment I thought she was going to scream as her grey eyes flash around the dimly lit dungeon. She shuffles herself back against the wall, fearing for what’s to come as she properly registers all of us. “Get up.” Neah’s voice echoes around the dungeon
Samara is on her feet, her lips part and her grey eyes frantically dart about as she tries to figure out what is happening to her and how she has no control over what she is doing.
I smile as Neah asks Samara for her name. She held so much power and yet she doesn’t flaunt it like so many others would.
“Samara Clarkson.” She whispers through tears “But you can call me Sam or Sammie.” It was the exact same line she had given before. “You are a Lycan?”
“I was. I was drugged and now…”
“Who is Cooper?” Neah presses, cutting Samara off before she has a chance to finish.
Samara squeezes her eyes shut and tilts her face down. Her cheeks grow redder and redder as she tries to hold in the answer.
“Answer me!” Neah snaps
“He is my brother.” She blurts out and her eyes are like saucers as she stares back at us. Horrified with herself for revealing that snippet of information.
There’s silence. We were all surprised by the answer. None of us saw this coming. Brax thought they were mates, not brother and sister. ‘Seriously?’ Aero asks and I just nod.
“WHAT?!” Blair shrieks from behind us and Samara’s head snaps up. She hadn’t been aware that Blair was awake. “You are his sister? You are his fucking sister!” Blair pulls on the bars, “I’m gonna kill you. I will get out of here and I will kill you!”
“You are siblings?” Neah asks, trying to ignore Blair. I see claws appearing at the tips of her fingers, she was ready to kill Samara.
Samara’s head bobs up and down, “He is my big brother.”
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