Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
“Eric.” Dane stops him, “Take the boys with you,”
When they are far enough away, Damien sighs, rubbing his eyes. “I was expecting some level of disagreement from her, but not this.”
“I think Mallory is just being cautious given how Samara arrived here.” Dane tells him.
“I don’t want to cause any more trouble.” Samara whispers. “I just…
“You are not going anywhere.” Damien tells her as he drapes an arm around her shoulders. That deep pink blush appears again. There was no hiding how much she liked that he stood up for her.
“You’re happy?” I ask Damien. Mallory did have a point, but Samara seemed to have come a long way in the last few weeks. Agreeing to trap her brother, ripping his head off. I had seen the stickers that Dorothy had given her too. Another good sign.
“For the first time in a long time, yes.” He gives me a big smile
“I promise to be the best fa…pack member I can be.” Samara mutters. “I’ve learned alot about myself recently.” She glances at Damien, her smile almost matching his.
‘It’s weird.’ Nyx mutters
“Sometimes weird things happen.’ I reply and she rolls her eyes at me.
‘Does this mean we need to accept her?’ She questions.
‘I think, for now, we have to tolerate her. I love Damien. He is a huge part of our family and I am not interested in pissing him off. He likely already knows that it isn’t going to be easy. He knows that Samara will have to prove herself to everyone, not just me, Dane or Damien.’
‘A lot of people saw her as a threat.’ Nyx tells me
‘Exactly, but they need to make up their own minds. I’m not doing it for them.
I look over to see Dane talking to Damien and Samara. Dane seems relaxed and unphased by the situation. I was worried he would be dealing with his own problems. He had made it quite clear that Eris was too soon after Raven. So why is he so calm now?
I rub my stomach as today’s nausea sets in. I was definitely worse than when I had been pregnant with the boys. Even Nyx groans.
Focussing on Dane, I hear him repeat my question and ask Damien if he is happy.”
Damien nods. “Yes. She makes me happy.”
“Seriously?” We all look up to see Blair. Her hands on her hips as she glares at us. Ryken grabs hold of her jacket collar and drags her forward.
“None of our business.” He tells her. “Keep walking. We have work to do.”
“But she’s…..” Blair protests
“I don’t give a shit. You don’t run this pack.” Ryken snaps. “Move on.”
“But I have to stay trapped under someone’s watchful eye!” She snarls as he continues to drag her away. “while she gets to waltz around with the Beta and play happy families!”
“Stop! Just stop!” I demand.
Ryken comes to a halt as Blair continues to glare at Samara. I move over to them, the others following me.
“What is wrong with you?” I ask Blair.
She scowls at me. “What is that supposed to mean?”
“It’s a genuine question, what do you not understand?”
“Why does she get a free pass?”
“Why is it a free pass? You asked why you still have to be watched. Don’t you think she is being watched too? Damien, Dane, me, Mallory, Eric. Everywhere she moves she is just as watched as you. Maybe even more while you get to stay under the watchful eye of your step father.”
“I thought you were changing, Blair. You told the truth about Kade. You’ve stuck to the work you have been requested to do. Even Maddie has said good things about you. But this seems like jealousy is seeping back in again. You don’t know the full story, but you jump to conclusions, just like before. If I were you, I would listen to Ryken. And right now, you better go before I hurl my breakfast all over you.”
“Let’s go!” Ryken orders. As they start walking away, Ryken links me to apologise for her.
‘Don’t let her slip back into her old ways’ I mutter back.
He looks over his shoulder and nods his head.
“Thank you.” Samara whispers. “You didn’t have to do that.”
“She needed to be reminded that she always has a need to jump to conclusions without knowing the whole truth.”
“She was the same yesterday.”
“You saw her yesterday?” Damien asks.
“Maddie bought some clothes around to the house. She thought I might find something to fit because we are similar sizes.” She shrugs her shoulders. “Blair was with her.”
“You should have said something.” Damien replies
She looks at him and her cheeks turn pink. “I was a little distracted.” She grins at him. “Blair just wanted to remind me that I had I betrayed her. And I get it, I did. So I don’t expect her to forgive me.”
Totally not what I thought she was going to say.’ Nyx murmurs. ‘I half expected her to beg us to make Blair stop. Thought she might have played the cousin card.’
“Try to keep your distance from her.” Dane tells her. “As you can see, we have a lot of people in this pack, both Wolves and Lycans. Not everyone gets along. That’s bound to happen.”
“I will try my best.” She smiles at him. As my stomach announces that it needs more food. How it was possible to feel sick yet hungry, baffles me.
“And that’s enough excitement for you.” Dane tells me as slides his arms around my hips. His hands settle on my belly as I roll my eyes. I knew he was just being extra cautious but I wasn’t about to break into a million pieces.
“Damien?” I ask with a frown, “Can you smell them yet?” I point to my belly.
“Yes.”
“And?”
“It’s still too early to confirm whether they are Wolves or Lycans.”
I let out a heavy sigh. Deep down I knew it was too early. I was at least another two months along before he could scent them last time.
“But I’m pretty certain of the gender.” He smiles at me.
Samara is staring at him in confusion. They couldn’t have talked about his past yet, or maybe they hadn’t had time.
“I thought it was too early, they wouldn’t have developed yet, would they?”
“Sometimes the scent is too muddled, boys growing, girls growing, especially twins. Sometimes it can take a bit of growth to become clear. But baby girls on their own, they tend to have a stronger sweeter scent that has already developed with no plan of changing.”
Dane
“Girls?”
Damien nods his head at me. “You had a fifty-fifty chance.”
“Two of each is good enough for me.” I smile
“And no more.” Neah adds. “Four will be plenty.” She stares at me until I reluctantly agree. I love being a Dad, and she knows that if I had it my way, she would have more. But she also knows I will respect her decision.
“At least they will already have older brothers to protect them.” I grin and watch as Neah presses a hand to her mouth. It was definitely time for us to go.
I sweep her off her feet and she presses a hand against my chest. “I can walk.”
“And I can carry you. Just let me enjoy carrying all my girls at the same time.”
As soon as we are back at Eric’s house, Neah races past Mallory and dives into the bathroom.
“She’s suffering a lot this time, isn’t she?” Mallory murmurs.
“It’s just one of those things.” I mutter
Mallory slowly nods her head. “Are you on board with it?”
“The pregnancy stuff?”
She shakes her head at me, folding up her arms.
‘She’s talking about Samara.’ Aero mutters
“You can’t always help who you fall for.” I reply to Mallory.
“It’s like he has completely forgotten what happened. I mean, I told him to go for it, but I never would have if I had known it was her.”
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