Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
Dane nods at me. “We did think Neah was just a bound Wolf. But Neah has confirmed there was a link to him before all this shit went down and now, it’s gone.”
“Think about it, what do we know?
We know that Cooper has somehow managed to take Maddies Lycan abilities away and Blairs. We knowet he convinced Blair that he was her mate We know Samara was able to conceal her scent to the point we thought she was Human, ts she a Lycan or a Wolf?”
“A Lycan.”
“So she achieved something that is unheard of and we know that Cooper probably helped her achieve that. So what’s to say that he hasn’t figured out how to make his scent smell like something else? And also figured out a way to make Neah believe there was a link to him. For a moment I was thinking Witch, but what if he is part Witch? Or maybe a powerful Witch? He likes to punish Wolves and Lycans, it almost makes sense.”
Dane grins while Brax looks like he has just chewed a wasp. He liked figuring things out and seeing what we couldn’t see, but maybe that was the problem, he needed to use his brain more rather than rely on what his senses tell him.
Dane grabs my shoulder. “Come with me, I will call one of the nurses to take over here.” “Are you sure, Maddie is still out of it.”
“I will stay.” Brax mutters through gritted teeth.
I tell him that I’ve just changed her IV bag and that nothing else needs doing other than monitoring her.
He gives me a sharp nod and disappears into her room, though I’m pretty sure I have just become his new target.
Neah
“What you are saying sounds like a fantasy.” I shake my head, trying to make sense of Klaus’s words.
“There was a time when none of us believed in Lycans either.” He gestures to the window where I could see Lycans training. Damien had ordered them to up their skills in order to protect me. “We have come to learn a lot since then.”
“He’s right.” Dane tells me. “Can you remember what happened when a Lycan walked out of that forest, directly over there. You hid and we ripped it apart because none of us knew what it was.”
‘He’s right.’ Nyx mutters.
‘How do you know? You weren’t even here!’
‘I have access to your memories.’ She huffs
“So you think he’s a Witch, and that he isn’t working with a Witch?” I ask, the only one I had ever met was Madame Curie and she was no longer with us. But she was also not anything like this.
Dane nods, “Witches come in all forms. They are not uniform like Lycans or Wolves or so I’ve been told. They all have different strengths, abilities and they are really fucking hard to find. Some, like Madame Curie, will work for Wolves, but only for a price. Others, well others think they are a level above the rest. I don’t know how when there are so few of them.”
“Blair said they don’t work with Lycans, but Samara is a Lycan.” I was trying so hard to make it make sense, but it felt like there was still a huge piece of the puzzle missing. Something that none of us were seeing.
“Did Brax screw over any Witches, is that why Cooper is doing this?” I ask
“I asked.” Dane tells me. “He said he doesn’t deal with Witches, they are of no interest to him, until now.”
“Because of Maddie?”
He nods.
“He’s with Maddie at the hospital, right now.” Klaus adds. “She’s gradually becoming more lucid. Maybe when she is ready, we will get more answers.”
I nod as I rock my body back and forth. Evrin continues to cling to me like he had done for most of the morning. Almost like he knew something was wrong. Dane offers to take him but Evrin just hugs me tighter.
“So he is a Witch that somehow faked being a Lycan, and someone that is also strong enough to create a link with me?”
“I know it sounds a bit far fetched.” Klaus nods, “But it makes sense.”
‘No,’ Nyx mutters, ‘No it fucking doesn’t.’
“What’s our next step?” I ask, keeping mine and Nyx’s thoughts to myself.
“We need Samara to break.” Dane says as he leans over the side of the cot to check on a sleeping Logan.
“She didn’t even realise I could scent her.” I reply, “She carried on, continuing her story about what Cooper did to her even as her scent unravelled. I was waiting for her to shift, but she just continued acting like a victim, like we were the ones in the wrong for having her tied up.”
“Blair is going to try and get the information out of her.” Dane tells me ‘Why?’ Nyx mutters in my head
“Why would she do that?” I ask.
“I asked her. And because she feels just as screwed over by learning the truth about Samara. I don’t think she is necessarily doing it to help us, but instead to satisfy her own anger at being tricked. She still knows that there is a chance she will die either way, and she still accepted my request.” Dane’s crimson eyes hover on me.
“I thought you might have killed her.”
“I thought about it, but with all that is going on, I figured we could use her as a resource. To do that though, we will need to feed and water her. Bring her out once a day so she can tell us whatever Samara is up to.”
“If we bring her out, we will need to bring Samara out too. She will know something is up otherwise.” Klaus adds. “It seems like Cooper has an attachment to Samara, am I right?”
“Possibly” I sigh, “or it might be the other way around and Brax thinks there is a good chance that Samara is running the show.”
I could see the way Dane was looking at me. He had been a little iffy about Klaus since the car accident but now, I hope he will feel a little better with Klaus sharing this information. He could have just kept it to himself, just as he could have Kept the news of him being born a Hunter to himself, but he didn’t.
I continue rocking on the spot until I could feel Evrin’s grip relaxing, he was finally falling asleep after barely sleeping last night. “So we just wait?” I ask quietly.
“Yes.” Dane nods. “Though I would still prefer for you to stay inside. I do not need Cooper getting his hands on you.”
I smile, “I will just kill him.”
“You won’t be able to if he drugs you first.”
*****
“Let me take him, you are exhausted.” Dane peels a crying Evrin out of my arms. It’s almost three in the morning and he hasn’t stopped since the sun went down. Nothing soothed him. He is clingy yet doesn’t want to be touched. He couldn’t even stand to be next to his twin. Thankfully, Logan is still fast asleep in the nursery and we had brought Evrin into our room to keep it that way.
“Do you think he is ill?” I was on the brink of crying. It’s heartbreaking when you can’t even help your own child. It’s even worse because I could feel his pain. I just didn’t know where that pain was coming from.
Dane shakes his head at me. “He ate, his nappy was full when I changed him. He doesn’t have a temperature.” He walks back and forth, crading our son like he was a newborn. “I’ve linked Klaus to come and take a look at him.”
“You do think there is something wrong?” My tone is full of worry. I wish it wasn’t, but I couldn’t help it.
“No, but I know you do, so Klaus is coming and he can reassure you.”
He continues to move back and forth but Evrin is relentless. And when I hear that knock on the door, relief floods through my body.
Klaus thoroughly examines my son, and eventually shakes his head at Dane.
“Something has to be wrong.” I snap, pulling Evrin into my arms.
“Physically, he is sound.” Klaus sighs. “He has no temperature, no problems with his joints, no swelling anywhere. I’m sorry, Neah, but whatever this is, it’s not medical. How long has he been crying?”
“Almost six hours.” Dane replies.
“And he hasn’t cried himself to sleep?” Klaus queries
Dane shakes his head and presses his lips into a thin line. He would be lying if he said he wasn’t concerned.
“What about Brax?” I ask impatiently, “Maybe he can see something?”
“Go find him!” Dane orders Klaus.
“No need, I’m right here.” Brax saunters into the room in nothing but a pair of grey joggers. “I was doing some late night training, I’ve been listening to the kid cry for h…..”
He stops and stares at my crying son. A frown slowly creeps onto his face. “He’s the youngest one, right?”
“Yes.”
“Interesting. Remind me, how old you were when you first shifted?”
“I think they said a few days but then I was bound.”
Dane holds a hand up, “Are you saying he is trying to shift?”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying.” He steps towards me. “His bones are trying to crack, the crying is covering the sound. I’m sure you can remember how painful it was to shift after you were released from your binding? That’s what he is feeling, constant pain as his Lycan tries to push forward.” His hazel eyes flick up to mine. “He’s scared.”
“Scared?” Klaus asks
Brax nods. “I believe so. He’s trying to hold it in.”
“You have to show him Neah.” Dane tells me as Evrins cries continue. He turns to Klaus and Brax. “Leave us.”
Evrin squirms and cries as I hand him back to Dane. I wait for Brax and Klaus to leave and start taking off my clothes. I wasn’t ruining anymore ‘Are we really doing this?’ Nyx mutters
‘I will do anything if it helps our son.”
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