Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
‘Nothing.’
‘Not even a whiff of death. The prisoners were gone, there was only one door and it was wide open. There was nothing.’
“Xavi has just confirmed it is as we expected, the prisoners have been moved, if they are even still alive.” I tell the others. “They found nothing.”
Indy nods. “Orion told me the same thing. Do you really think it’s the music that is affecting them?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. There is one other person who might be able to help us.” Ivy whispers. “It’s a really long shot, but she might know more about the music and Thalia. She used to talk about hearing music before…”
“Before what?”
“Before she went a little crazy. Look, I haven’t seen her in a long time, I know they stripped her and she is practically Human but I don’t think they would have killed her. At least I don’t think Serkan would and + don’t think he would let Thalia kill her either.”
“At least we know why Cooper was coming here.” Brax mutters, “That is his specialty.”
“Where do we find this woman?” I ask
“I think she is kept in the dungeons.” Indy tells us. “It’s just a guess, but it’s the only place I can think of.”
“Why?”
“She is a Kitson. Her name is Amelia.”
“Amelia?” Samara’s mother is alive.
“Do you know her?”
“I know of her. Serkans second born grandchild. I thought she was dead.”
“So do alot of people.”
“Including Silas.” Brax mumbles at me. “He told us that Amelia was effectively wiped from history, seems like it’s more that she was wiped from people’s memories.”
“Why would he tell you that?” Indy challenges.
Brax
“At least Samara will be happy.” I snort. All the family members were coming out of the woodwork these days. If I was asked, I would never admit that I secretly enjoyed the drama. It often means I get to kill someone and that is always pleasant.
“Samara?” Indy asks curiously.
“Amelia’s daughter.”
“What?” Her jaw drops
“Amelia’s daughter.” I repeat
She narrows her eyes and tuts, “I’m not deaf. I was in shock.” She looks over to Orion. “How could we have not known that she had a daughter?” He shrugs his shoulders.
“She was given away to her father just after she was born.” Klaus sighs, “With some story that Amelia was not ready for children. Samara isn’t a kid, she is an adult.”
“Oh.”
“You think Serkan would have killed Samara if he knew about her?” I ask Klaus. I knew Serkan wanted Neah dead. If Amelia was locked up and everyone thought she was dead, it would make sense that he would want Samara dead.
It was a weird situation. Kitson’s were effectively the top dogs of the Lycan world. They would be stronger together, a united front.
Where did it go wrong? Was it because Neah’s mother ran away? Is Serkan hungry for more power? He is an old man, he would die soon enough. Then what? Thalia gets to be a leader, acting like a puppet master.
We do not need someone like her in power.
“Maybe” Klaus ignores my question and carries on talking to Xavi. “What I do know is that Amelia met Samara’s father here in White Cliffs. I know that Cooper knew where this place was.”
“That means her father was let in.” Indy interrupts, her golden eyes dance between us as she tries to keep up.
“What if he wasn’t let in?” Klaus mutters from the window. “What if he was already here and Amelia helped them escape?” He spins around to face me. “Do you know how old Samara is?”
“Twenty five ish. Maybe. Keeping tabs of people’s ages is not really on my list of things to do. I would say something similar to Neah’s age. I didn’t think Thalia had been here that long?”
“Not twenty five years.” Indy confirms.
“Cooper was also Samara’s half brother.” I glance at Xavi as he curls his lip, “She is also not a Witch.”
Klaus glances at Xavi. “We don’t need to go down that road, but no, different mothers!”
I glare back at the white Wolf. He was starting to piss me off. Klaus normally can’t keep his mouth shut, but time away from the pack had changed him. He knew when to keep things to himself.
“Though now that I think about it, it appears that there is more to that story.” Klaus mutters to Orion.
“What about Samara’s father? Do you know him? Can you ask him?” Indy smiles hopefully. “Maybe he knows the answer.”
“Dead.” I tell her. “Died when she was almost a teenager.” I watch her hopes of getting away fade. A tiny part of me is guilty. It was an odd feeling. Guilt. I didn’t like it. It had only ever happened with Madison. I shake it off.
“Oh.” she mutters, her shoulders dropping. “That really sucks.”
“Until we decide to do something, we are not going to find out anything else. We can’t stay here forever. We all know what needs to happen.” I tell them. A part of me wanted to apologise to Indy, but it’s not in my nature.
“If you want to make a move, we should go now.” Indy mumbles. “We only have a few hours until the music stops.”
“You didn’t want them to go across the courtyard, but you are happy to go snooping around in the dungeons to try and find Amelia?” I ask directly to her
“The music has started.” Indy shrugs. “Thalia won’t be anywhere near here. In fact everyone will be where the feast is. It’s like I have already told you, they can’t stop themselves. The dungeons are accessible in the opposite direction. It’s just timing, that is all. When the music starts, it is when Orion and I sneak out to try and plan our escape. Every moment outside those gates is like my soul is no longer being crushed. Even if it only lasts a little while.”
“Thalia has never noticed you missing?”
“You keep making comments about me listening. Do you? She is never there, she hates the music.” She scowls at Orion. “Yes, I know.”
“What does Orion say about this?” I ask, glancing at him
“That it’s suicide and he wants me to tell you that he is in.” She lets out an exasperated sigh, “We both are. I know we are running out of options. wezare It’s only a matter of time before that bitch comes barging through my door and discovers all of She quickly shakes her head. “It seemed so much easier before.”
I raise a brow at her, “You think being trapped is easier?”
“No… It’s not what…I just want to see Silas again. I want this to be over. But I’m getting to the point where it feels like it is never going to happen. That I will never get a chance to be with my mate. Don’t you ever feel like that?” Her golden eyes shine and she blinks quickly, trying to stop the tears from breaking free.
Madison is hundreds of miles from me, but it was not an option to stop and think about her. Not when she was being kept safe.
Indy is a confident Wolf, but even confident Wolves can get backed into a corner where they see no way out. They eventually give in to defeat. But this was not defeat, not yet. Not until that Witch is dead.
Turning around, I find Klaus still looking out the window. The white Wolf stands on his hind legs, his front feet propped up on the windowsill right next to Klaus.
“Anything?” I press. The wolf gives me a condescending side glance.
Klaus shakes his head at me. “There are less and less people passing by. Indy is right. Now is the time.”
“You really want to do this?” In the past he had never been one to jump head over heels into an attack.
He briefly frowns and turns to Indy “Tell me everything you know.”
“There isn’t much else. I told you, it was made to look like she didn’t exist. I think we are the only ones who remember her. If she is anywhere, it will be the dungeons, I’m sure of it.”
“Did she try to overthrow Serkan?” I ask, remembering what Silas had told us,
“I don’t know. If she did, I don’t know anything about that. I do know that Amelia hasn’t always been crazy.” Indy tuts. “Maybe, a little longer than when everyone else started acting weird. When I was little, she would always walk Silas around and play games with the other children.” She looks at Orion and shrugs her shoulders. “He thinks maybe it started just before everyone else was affected, but he can’t be sure.”
“There is only one way to find out. Where is that potion?”
Orion passes me the small vial of blue liquid. Carefully untwisting the lid. I drop a tiny spot on my tongue and pass it to Klaus. He repeats the process and then gives Xavi an extra drop. Orion and Indy do the same.
Pulling the door open, music fills the courtyard. No one of any kind could be seen though I did wonder how the others were not being influenced by the sounds. A question for another time.
The sun had already set and stars dotted the sky. Somewhere, the laughter of many could be heard. The smell of food wafted around us and still the dead didn’t smell.
I step forward as Indy starts making ‘pss pss’ noises behind me. She hands me a jacket. “It’s obvious if you are walking around in just shorts.” She tuts
The others follow her out of the house and she heads in a different direction to the smell of food. She takes us along the wall that separates us from the outside world. Indy is quick. Her feet move without making any noise. Impressive when we are sneaking across gravel.
She pauses in her tracks, looking in all directions and races across the grounds and into a dark shadow.
New Book: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson was the alpha of the largest pack in North America. Powerful figures from other packs sought to offer gorgeous girls as potential mates for Dayson. He steadfastly rejected these advances, he was not a pawn to be manipulated. But eventually there came a mysterious girl he could hardly say No. Who was she?