Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
*Cooper always claimed he didn’t come for her, but to punish those that deserve to be punished. Then there was the whole thing with Klaus.” I frown, “Silas said that Serkan was always angry when Cooper left.”
“Maybe because Cooper hadn’t located Neah yet.” He shrugs his shoulders at me. I would be pretty pissed too if that was the one job he had to do and he still hadn’t sorted it.
*And Serkan told Silas where to find her.” I mutter “I’m sure Silas said he had been on his travels to find Neah for a few weeks. He can clear a few things up for us.”
*So it seems like dear old granddaddy left around the same time as him.”
Silas
The first set of thuds on my door force me to turn the shower off. The second set suggested that they belonged to someone who means business.
“Who the hell is that?’ Lyall growls
Pulling on a pair of shorts, I silently tread down the stairs, leaving puddles of water on the floor. There were two scents lingering on the other side of my back door. One that I remember from earlier. The other one, I wasn’t so sure of.
Flinging the door open, I take a step back, barely avoiding the punch that came my way.
“What the fuck?” I growl as Damien squares up to me.
“Where is he?” He demands
“He’s not here.” Dane had called me to tell me that Serkan was already here and what had happened. It made no sense. Serkan never leaves White Cliffs. He didn’t even leave to chase down his own daughter, he had sent someone else to do that.
“He’s not here.” The other guy confirms. He was at the beach the other night. He had turned up with Damien, quizzing me on the exact same questions that the others had asked. Neah and my twin seemed to accept that his words were true like he was some kind of prophet.
“And I don’t really care about him right now.” I add. “I have more important things to sort out.
*Your mate?” The guy with hazel eyes asks
“She won’t leave. She thinks it’s some kind of trap. She kept asking me if I was being held against my will. If someone was forcing me into saying she wasn’t safe. She has my son and she won’t leave White Cliffs. But if I go there, we will all be killed and if I don’t go there, they will probably be killed. You don’t get it.”
“Yes I do.” The hazel eyed man tells me. “My first mate was taken from me, killed by another. She was pregnant with my unborn pup. Do you know where that woman lives now?”
I shake my head
*Black Shadow.”
“What?” Why would Neah let someone like that live there? She was clearly friends with this guy.
“Do I like it? No. Do I want to rip her limbs from her torso everytime I see her? Yes. But what is even more bothersome is that my mate has struck up a friendship with her.”
I see the way Damien cocks an eyebrow at him. Maybe some of it was news to him.
*And him,” He points at Damien, “He lost his mate, your sibling. So if anyone knows what you are going through, it’s us. But right now, she is still alive, be fucking grateful for that. Because we all have our own problems.*
*How dare you! Of course I’m grateful for her to be alive.”
*Brax, search the house, just in case there is something else.” Damien interrupts us
*Certainly. Don’t lose the carbon copy.” He mutters as he moves away.
‘Can we punch him?’ Lyall asks as Brax passes us.
I don’t think that would be wise.’
*Ignore Brax, he likes to be dramatic.” Damien tells me. “He is right though, every moment that she is alive, is a good sign.”
“I fear for her.”
“I can see that.”
*Can you tell him to stop calling me stupid names that reference me being a twin? We may lookalike, but we are not the same.”
*Unfortunately, I have no control over that. He will call you different names until he settles on one he likes” “He calls you by your name.” I mutter
*For a long time, he didn’t.” Damien glances around my home and pulls a chair out from the table. He stares at me as he lowers himself into it. “Why wouldn’t she believe you?”
*Because up until a few days ago, I had never questioned the actions of my Alpha and now, after a couple of weeks away and meeting you lot, I am. She told me that I don’t sound like myself. But she did confirm something.”
*Serkan left not long after you?”
I nod. “I don’t understand why she didn’t tell me straight away. She could have contacted me any time to tell me and she didn’t.” I listen to the footsteps above me. Brax is moving from room to room. “It doesn’t make any sense?” I had never felt so useless in my entire life.
We will figure it out. Somehow.’ Lyall mutters
“Maybe she was asked to keep quiet.” Damien offers
*She only spends time with the other Witches.”
“Maybe he threatened her before he left.”
*I would have felt it if she was scared.” I shake my head, so much has come to light in the last few days. From meeting Neah, I didn’t expect my life to unravel so hastily. “My family is trapped. I am happy to help with Serkan, but…”
“You need to help them.”
*Or at least find a way,” I frown.
Thalia and Quinn were everything to me. When she made me a father, my life turned upside down, but in a good way. I never blamed her for what happened to Jarret. She was caught off guard and she had punished herself ever since by refusing to use her gift after what she did.
Even Serkan had paid his respects. Allowing me time off to be with my mate and Quinn.
We both grieved and I’m thankful that I still see Jarret in Quinn. I wasn’t losing both of my pups. I couldn’t. I refuse, but no matter what angle I look at, I can’t see a way to get them out safely without someone dying.
Serkan had made himself look like the almighty one. And it worked, but the more I think about things, the more gaps there are. As I grew older, I was moved out of the castle, but with no explanation.
There were people that would go into the castle who never exited, but nothing was discussed and there were no announcements of missing people. No one cared. It was just another day in White Cliffs. It was normal. But I see now that it is the furthest thing from normal.
I glance at Damien. “I can guarantee Serkan would have got word to the guards.” I try to swallow the lump in my throat. Lyall didn’t have any ideas of what we could do. “Even if she changes her mind. They don’t stand a chance of getting out, not now.”
“I can go get her.” Brax tells us as he moves down the steps. In his hand is a photo frame, the one I keep by my bed. “They don’t know me. I’m a Wolf. I don’t belong to a pack. It’s what Serkan likes, isn’t it.”
“Yes, but he isn’t there.”
“Even better.”
“You are not just a Wolf, are you?” I ask
*That’s nothing for you to worry about.” He places the photo frame on the table. “This them?”
“Yes.” I murmur, looking into the eyes of my family
“That’s a big risk.” Damien tells Brax.
*Maybe it is, but I like risks. Just make sure my baby girl is kept safe. And Madison. I will be pissed if something happens to either of them.”
“You know I won’t let anything happen to them.” Damien tells him.
I glance between them. I was certain Damien was mated to that other girl, Samara. Brax had also mentioned someone, yet the men in front of me also seemed like they were in some sort of weird relationship. I shake my head, it wasn’t my business.
“I will come with you.” I offer
Brax raises a finger at me. “No, you will do no such thing. This is going to be tricky as it is, I don’t need someone that can screw it up.”
*How are you going to convince her?” I ask. “She is dead set that I am wrong.”
“Who said anything about convincing her?”
*His methods may not be standard practice, but he will get it done.” Damien informs me
“You will kidnap them?” I mutter in shock
“Do you want my help or not?” Brax stares at me
I look at the picture on the table. Even with the burn marks up the side of Thalia’s neck and face, she still smiled. I wondered if she was happy now or if she was trying to figure out what was wrong with me. She had refused to speak to me since I told her she needed to get out.
*I assume it comes with a price?”
*You said you would help with Serkan. That is the price.” Damien tells me
*And if you try to fuck any of it up, you will find my gun pressed against your asshole.”