Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
“Wait, can someone at least tell me where I am? He took me in the middle of the night and I haven’t got a clue.” *Few miles from Black Shadow.”
“Wait, that’s it? That’s as far as I’ve made it.” She turns to a smiling Cooper. “You absolute prick.”
“What is it?” I ask
“I’m from Nightfall.”
“Nightfall, where is that?”
She casts a glance at Cooper. “It used to be called Ashburn city, but the new Alpha renamed it.”
*Alpha Ryan renamed the pack?”
*Alpha Ryan has been dead for a long time. The new Alpha is Alpha Silas. He slaughtered the Alpha and took his place, moved his men in.”
*He wasn’t someone already in the pack?”
She shakes her head. “He was an outsider.”
I turn to Cooper, “And you didn’t think he was worth punishing?”
He just smiles at me. I might have to ask Neah to remove his lips first so he can’t do that anymore.
*He wants to rule the Wolves.” Eris tells us
“Well, he took the pack.”
*No, you don’t understand. All Wolves around the world. He thinks they should fall under him.”
“Why?”
She shrugs her shoulders at me. “The same as anything I guess. There are some people in the world who are just so power driven that nothing else matters. The problem is, there are a lot that agree.”
“Get what you want, mate?” Cooper asks
*You are not my mate.” I tell him for the hundredth time. “What did you do, Eris?”
“Well, I sort of made a promise that I never planned on keeping.”
“What kind of promise?” Samara asks, she was so invested in what Eris was saying, excited by the gossip
*Honestly, it’s not that bad. He just…it didn’t exactly go down well and if he gets his hands on me, he will, without a doubt, kill me.”
*It must be bad.” Samara scoffs
*You are all so dramatic.” She throws her hands up and walks over to the sofa. Puffing out air as she sits. “I aborted the Alpha’s pup. I had a one nighter with him, before I even knew who he was. The contraception I was taking clearly failed and then he attacked. It wasn’t just Alpha Ryan that died, so many others did too. He spared me only because he recognised me from our night together and I knew right then, I couldn’t keep it.”
“I spent days in the mansion with him. He made all these promises to me and asked me to make them back to him, then he slaughtered my best friend. So I did what I had to do. I found a Human hospital because I couldn’t go to our doctor, because it would be a sin and I probably would have been killed that day. So when I could, I slipped out. I had a decent gain until he found me.”
“And that’s why you took away her abilities?” I snap at Cooper.
“I have my reasons.”
*You should tell your Alpha about Alpha Silas. If you live nearby, you will become a victim. I guarantee it.” Eris tells us
I keep my mouth shut, she didn’t need to know how many Wolves and Lycans there are in the pack.
*Come with me.” I offer again. “You can tell them yourself.”
“Why? You don’t know anything about me!*
“We have someone that will be able to tell if you are lying.”
“I don’t understand.”
“If you are telling the truth, you have nothing to worry about.”
Neah
“Why haven’t we heard anything?” I ask Damien. The sun would be rising soon and we had heard nothing. Neither Klaus nor Samara had linked us.
I look back over my shoulder. We were about a mile out from home and Dane must be still asleep otherwise he would be in my head, questioning my location.
“A little while longer.” Damien mutters. “Unless you can get in his head.”
“Tried.” I sigh. “It’s like it always is, non existent. I just… I want him dead. I have this need to end him.”
*There is still time. Klaus knows what to do.”
*How are you so sure everything is going to work out?”
*I have a hunch. Maybe you need to talk about something else.”
I nod, “Did you know Dane was a twin?”
“No I did not.” He furrows his brow. “What happened to them?”
*Stillborn. Klaus told me.” I probably shouldn’t be talking about it until I had spoken to Dane, but Damien was right, I needed something to occupy my mind and Nyx was not being helpful in any shape or form.
“And you are worried?” He asks
*Well, everyone keeps going on like I’m automatically carrying more than one. What if it is more and that happens?”
*The boys are healthy.” He tells me through a yawn.
“This doesn’t stop.” I point to my head
“It’s good that you are concerned. I would be worried if you weren’t.” He smiles at me. “You will find out soon enough and then if you are worried, you just have Klaus do more scans.”
*Klaus is leaving.”
*Since when?”
“He told me he was leaving after we have killed Cooper. He wants to find his place. I don’t want him to leave, but I understand.” I sigh.
“We all want to find our place in the world, Neah and it’s not the same for everyone.”
We stand in silence, hidden by the trees as the sun rises. “We should go after them.” I mutter
“No, we don’t need to.” He points up the road. Klaus is pushing Cooper forward. He stumbles about, trying to keep himself upright. Samara is talking to someone too, another female.
“Who is that?” I ask quietly
“I have no idea. Definitely a Wolf, but her scent is weak.”
“She’s not from this pack.” I mutter
“No, she isn’t.” He confirms and keeps his dark eyes on the road ahead, watching them gradually come towards us.
Three times Klaus has to pull Cooper up off the ground. By the looks of it, Cooper was purposely falling over, looking for a way to escape.
Damien stands slightly in front of me. It was his standard reaction when he felt a threat.
“Who are you?” He demands, his eyes settling on the long haired woman.
Her golden eyes are wide. Maybe she wasn’t expecting such an abrupt greeting. It’s how Klaus and Damien differed.
“Her name is Eris.” Klaus answers for her. “Cooper was holding her hostage and has taken away her abilities.”
*Not all, because she still has a little bit of a scent.” Damien glares at her.
“He didn’t do it in the same way as he did the others.” Klaus tells us
*A spell.” Eris adds
“And you brought her here?” Damien asks
“We are not inside Black Shadow yet.” Klaus replies. His deep green eyes settle on me. “Are you or Dane aware that Ashburn city has changed their name to Nightfall?”
“No.”