Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
Brax looks away. “He saw us together.”
If I wasn’t so concerned about Maddie, I would be happy for Brax. It’s about time he owned up to being mated to her.
“You were with a Lycan?” Damien asks and a smirk appears on his lips. All signs of his previous anger, gone.
“Yes, and you can keep your opinions to yourself!” Brax snaps, his hand moves to the gun in his belt.
“So Maddie is….” Damien leans against the wall, practically grinning from ear to ear as he waits for an answer. “None of your business!”
“You were the one who came in here, demanding that we need to find her, so as Beta of the pack, it makes it my business. I will ask you again Why were you with Maddie?” Damien teases. He already knew what the answer is.
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“I haven’t got time for this!” I snap, getting out of my seat. “I need to know what is happening and who this guy thinks he is.”
“Can’t you just link the guy?” Damien asks
“There is no link to anyone called Cooper or Ash Thomas. The other option is to order all Lycans to come here into my office so you cn single him out.”
“No.” Brax mutters. “I need to find Samara, she gave me the impression she knows exactly where this Cooper guy takes them.”
“I’m coming with you.” Damien snarls.
“No, Damien. You need to stay here.” I tell him. “I will go with Brax.”
Both sets of eyes are on me. “You don’t know what’s out there or if something is waiting for you.” Damien protests. “And I’m pretty sure Dane won’t agree.”
“I can handle myself. I am the Lycan Alpha, Maddie is a Lycan. She is my responsibility.”
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Dane isn’t impressed with the idea of me going. His crimson eyes hover on me, his brow creases into a deep frown. Anyone would think I had asked him the worst possible question.
“I have Brax with me and we will be back before the ceremony tonight.” I try reasoning with him.
“You don’t know that. You don’t know what you are walking in too. You don’t know if it’s a trap.”
“You don’t always know what you are walking in too. You didn’t expect to find me or all the shit that came with finding me.”
“That’s different.”
“Because I’m female?” I scoff and I feel Nyx eagerly waiting for the answer.
“No. Because I have more experience of being in situations where I have no idea what’s about to happen. You don’t go out of the pack grounds, Neah and as much as that usually means I know you are safe. I am also minutes away from you at any time. I won’t be if you go out there without me. And I am not okay with that.”
‘He’s worrying too much.’ Nyx mutters
‘He’s allowed too. He said it himself, he won’t be with me.’
I sigh and pull my bottom lip between my teeth. “If it was one of your Wolves that you were missing, what would you do?”
“You already know the answer to that.”
“Then I have to do this too.” I knew he could feel how important this was to me and maybe that was why he wasn’t arguing with me, but making it a point for me to know how he feels about it.
“You keep your eyes on her at all times.” Dane snaps at Brax. I had half forgotten he was in the office with us.
“The deal was always to protect her.” He is busy checking the bullets in his guns. “I don’t break my deals, Dane. You should know that, you’re a man of contracts.”
“If anything happens to her.”
“I know,” And Brax shrugs his shoulders, “but if it were to come to that, you will have to find me first.”
Dane and Damien accompany Brax and I down to the gates. Dane pulls me in against his large chest. “Don’t block me at any point.”
‘I won’t’ Nyx mutters and I repeat her words.
Danes’ lips mould against mine. He kisses me like he needs all of me, or maybe it’s because he thinks this is the last time he will get to kiss me. When he pulls away, my lips feel bruised and tender as his crimson eyes focus on mine. “I’m coming back.” I whisper.
“I expect you too.”
“Let’s go!” Brax mutters. He gets in the driver’s side of the car that’s waiting for us. I slide into the passenger seat and look back over my shoulder at my mate. He hated this.
“You good?” Brax asks as he starts the car.
I nod, keeping my thoughts to myself.
He doesn’t say anything else, but stops the car periodically to get out and check the ground. It probably would have been easier if we just went on foot.
“You haven’t asked.” He cocks a brow at me as he gets back in the car.
“Asked what?”
“Why we didn’t just walk?”
“You say you can’t read minds but you have this terrible habit of knowing exactly what we are thinking.”
He laughs. “You haven’t spoken since we left but yet I see your face everytime I stop and get out of the car. You know walking would be just as effective, if not more, especially while tracking yet you continue to keep your mouth shut. It’s the most likely thing that you are thinking about.”
‘He is so annoying.’ Nyx mutters with a yawn. She was bored and wanted to see some action.
“Is that how you know things?” I ask
He shrugs his shoulders “Nine times out of ten. So are you going to ask me?”
“I’m guessing it has something to do with me?”
He claps his hands and starts the car again. “Dane’s idea. He thought it would be too risky if any Lycans came across you in the wild.” “They will be able to scent me either way.”
“That’s what I told him. You wouldn’t have got a chance to leave the pack at all if hadn’t agreed to the car. Not that a car would slow anyone down if they wanted to get to you.”
“Then why didn’t you stop me from coming?”
“I knew there was no point.”
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“Why did you really want to come?” I query.
“Maddie is my responsibility.” She keeps her eyes on the road ahead
“No, she isn’t. She is a woman that came to you in the hopes of getting out of a shitty arrangement, that doesn’t mean you owe her anything.” “You may think that, but I don’t.” She pauses. “I don’t want people to be loyal to me just because of my title. That’s not true loyalty.”
“You continuously surprise me Neah Kitson.”
“Dane will do anything for his Wolves. I want to do the same for the Lycans. I lived in a lie for so long before I met him. I was brought up watching Trey and Cassandra run a pack and I will never be anything like them. Dane has taught me alot.”
“Looks like you are finally finding your feet.” From the corner of my eye, I see her smile. She just wanted confirmation that she was doing the right thing.
I stop the car to do another check and Neah grabs hold of my arm. “I know this place.”
There is a dim light coming from a nearby house. A dirty Porsche sits on the drive, the grass in the garden is as tall as my knees. If it weren’t for the small light, I would have said the house was abandoned.
“This is Blair’s house.” She mutters
“You’ve been here?”
“No. When they were holding Mallory hostage, this is the house number she gave me. Why would Blair return here after what Samara told us?” She scowls and her knuckles are white as she clenches the door handle. “Surely it would be too risky?”
“Stay here, I will go and check it out.”
“No.” She pushes the car door open and hurries towards the house. I quickly follow and her hand pauses before she knocks on the door. I see her sniff the air, checking that we are alone and she pounds her fist against the door, making the people on the other side scream.
I had to hold in a laugh. You don’t tend to hear Wolves or Lycans scream from being startled. It’s hilarious. Though they weren’t really Lycans anymore. This is going to be fun.
I hear Samara trying to whisper on the other side of the door. Something that doesn’t get past my ears. “Who would know we are here?”
An answer is followed by Blair. A voice I hadn’t heard in a long time. “No one! No one saw us come in. Do you think he found us?”
“I don’t think he is the type of guy to knock!”
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