Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
*Alpha Silas is a menace.” she whispers
‘She can’t even look directly at us when she is talking.’ Nyx growls ‘And she doesn’t seem to have any fear.’
‘She is lying.” I whisper back.
“Is he, or are you just looking for an excuse to cover your ass?” Damien frowns at her
“When he killed Alpha Ryan, it was unexpected. A shock. Alpha Ryan didn’t have enemies. Alpha Silas came in the night. Slaughtered Alpha Ryan in his sleep. And I’m not talking about just slitting his throat. They ripped him open, spreading all his organs out on the bed around him. I found him.”
‘Pack takeovers are not unheard of.’ Danes voice echoes in my head. “But they don’t happen like they used to.
“I sounded the alarm and when Alpha Silas discovered it was me, he promised to make my life hell. I became a slave to the pack I once knew. He would make me do stuff.” She shivers
“What kind of stuff?” I ask
“Do I really need to answer that?” she frowns “I’m pretty sure you can figure it out. I escaped by the skin of my teeth and just ran. I ran and ran until I scented Cooper. He was watching me and offered me safety.”
The words fall from her lips so easily, yet none of it felt like the truth. She kept her gaze off of me. She couldn’t even properly look at Dane or Damien. It was all crap, but I wanted to see how far she would go.
“Call Alpha Ryan.” I tell Dane
“What? No, wait. You can’t, he is dead!” She panics
“Then it will be Silas that answers, won’t it?” she stares at me in horror. “If Silas answers, we don’t need to confirm you are here and it will tell us that you are partly telling the truth. If Ryan answers, then we will know that you are lying.”
*Please don’t. He will know I’m here.”
“Who, Ryan or Silas?” Damien presses
*Alpha Silas. He keeps everything tightly wrapped up. People don’t get to leave the pack and if they do, well…. I’m pretty sure you can figure that out.”
‘That’s twice she has said that.’ Nyx mutters
*He keeps everything locked up. He doesn’t want anyone to find out that he is there. And if someone calls, you will become his next target.” Eris tells us
“Is that a threat?” Dane cocks an eyebrow at her.
“I just mean…”
*Can you stop lying?” Damien mutters. “Is it even possible? Do you not understand that Dane would be ringing for Ryan. No one else.”
*Alpha Silas will know it’s me. I’m the only one that has ever made it this far. I’m sure they are still looking.”
Damien shakes his head and gets to his feet. He looks at me and shakes his head. “I can’t do this anymore.” He turns to Eris, “I, Damien Black, Beta of Black Shadow, reject you, Eris Neoma of Nightfall Pack as my mate.” He spits the words
“No.” she stands her ground. If she was hurting, she wasn’t showing it.
“Accept.” Damien demands. Being here was so uncomfortable. I glanced at Dane and I knew he was feeling exactly the same.
Tears flood her eyes as she clutches her chest. “I can’t.”
“Yes you can, say it!”
“I can’t.”
“Why?” Damien snaps.
“Because you don’t mean it. You’re angry with me because I didn’t handle things well. Don’t reject me because of that. Give me a chance.” She begs
I watch him pinch the bridge of his nose. “You don’t even want to be here. You keep asking to leave so accept the rejection and be on your way.”
“You are supposed to protect me.” she frowns.
*And I’m also supposed to like my mate! Normally I am willing to give people a chance to a certain degree, but you are impossible.”
“I’m impossible? What the fuck does that mean?” She asks wide eyed
I quietly watch Dane tapping into a phone, neither Damien or Eris are aware as Damien tries to force her to accept the rejection. A few seconds pass and the phone beeps.
“Ryan is alive.” Dane confirms. “Ashburn city is still going strong.”
Eris’s eyes are like saucers. She managed to stop Dane from ringing, but that hadn’t stopped him from sending a message.
Damien rubs his temples. “Are you some sort of compulsive liar? Do you even know what the word ‘truth’ means?” “Why would you continue to lie?” I ask
Her golden eyes move to Damien like she was expecting him to bail her out, but if anything, he was even more pissed off. He sort of reminded me of a cartoon Raven had shown me, where smoke comes out of their ears.
*Do you even know Alpha Silas?” Dane asks
She looks to the floor
“Answer me!” Danes voice booms, making her jump
*Cooper told me about him.” she whispers
“Cooper? Why would he tell you about him?”
She shrugs her shoulders, “Alpha Silas is related to you, isn’t he?” Eris asks, “Cooper told me about the eyes. When I saw yours I knew you must be related somehow, it’s such an odd colour. He told me a lot of stories about a crimson eyed man and his pack of animals.”
“Did Cooper know him?”
She shrugs her shoulders
*And Ashburn city?” I press
“I don’t know, just a name Cooper gave me.”
“You’ve never met him?” Dane asks in confusion.
She slowly shakes her head
*You said you were his prisoner? Samara found you tied up.” Damien mutters
“He kept me safe.” She smiles like a mad woman
‘He’s dead and he is still somehow fucking with us.’ Nyx tells me what everyone else is likely thinking
“Where are you really from?” I demand
“A place called White Cliffs. It’s far away from here.” Her eyes grow even wider. She had slipped and Damien could now reject her.
“I, Damien Black, Beta of Black Shadow, reject you, Eris Neoma of White Cliffs as my mate.” He states it again, desperate to break the connection with her.
She felt it this time. I see it in her eyes. Pain, anger, confusion. She clutches her chest differently, like she thought her heart was going to jump out of her chest. She fights back the tears and hunches forward.
“Say it.” Damien demands and for a brief moment, I hear Kyle, demanding me to accept his rejection.
“Are you going to kill me?” Eris begs
“Accept my rejection!”
Her breathing is heavy as she stares back at him.
“You are a compulsive liar, Eris. Not a single word out of your mouth can be trusted.”
She lowers her eyes and whimpers. “I, Eris Neoma, accept your rejection, Damien Black, Beta of Black Shadow.” She falls forward from the chair, curling up in a ball on the floor as she cries in pain. Damien stares down at her before leaving the room.
‘Should we kill her? Dane asks through mindlink
I shake my head. What she is feeling, that won’t go away. Not for a long time. Let her leave.’
Dane
I cock an eyebrow at my mate. It was not the answer I was expecting. Shifting my gaze to Eris, I sigh as she remains curled up, sobbing. She reminded me of Raven and how she had been after rejection. The difference, I felt sorry for my sister whereas I felt nothing for this woman.
She had only been here for a short time and already she was a pain in my ass.
Pressing my lips to Neah’s forehead. I tell her I will be back in a little while.
“Get up.” I mutter to Eris.
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