Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
“We have seen a different side to her since she has been able to shift.”
“And that is probably put on as well.”
I couldn’t be certain if she was jealous or annoyed.
‘Maybe both.’ Aero mutters
“If it were put on, I’m sure Brax would have said something. It’s not like he keeps that kind of thing to himself. Especially now the whole situation of him losing his abilities has been sorted.”
“I still don’t buy it.”
“She ripped her brother’s head off.” I remind her. Mallory hadn’t been on the Hunt, but she had learned how Cooper died.
“Could be part of her plan?”
“Have you spoken to Eric about this?” I ask.
“He says I’m reading too much into it.” She mutters as she frowns.
“Or maybe you are upset that your best friend has found happiness in an unlikely source.” I sigh. “Neah is right. Samara is the most watched person in our pack at the moment. The moment she puts a foot out of place, Damien is likely going to be the first to know. Do you think he will just sit by and let it happen?”
“No, he has too much respect for Neah.”
“Exactly. Things didn’t go to plan with my sister. She… When she should have lent on him for help, she didn’t. She shut him out, she also concealed everything from everyone. Her twin, that she always had issues with became the apple of her eye. It’s actually a little concerning when I think about it.”
I shake my head. “Damien should have been able to settle down with her, there was even talk of them starting a family, but that was taken away from him. And then Eris was fucking crazy. Surely you can see why it has become his choice. He is not interested in what has been set up for him. And I get that. Before Neah, I was considering settling down with someone who wasn’t my mate.”
“They have nothing in common.” She murmurs
“Did you and Eric?” I ask
She frowns and shakes her head.
“If I were you, I would let Damien carry on. He can still be your friend and have Samara as his mate, but if you keep having a shouting match with him, who do you think he will choose? Who do you think he will walk away from? Don’t ruin your friendship over this.”
Upstairs, Luca starts crying and Mallory leaves before another disagreement leaves her lips.
I hear the bathroom door open and a sweaty Neah makes her way towards me. She leans in against my chest and slips her arms around me. “Do you think she will give Damien space?” she whispers
“I don’t think she will have a choice.”
A few weeks pass with no real dramas, thankfully. Neah had hit the stage where the pregnancy fatigue was kicking in and is currently crashed out on the sofa while the twins follow me around.
Mallory hadn’t said anything more about Damien. Any meetings Eric, Damien and I needed to have, we held at Damien’s place. Purely so it didn’t start an argument.
Though Mallory hadn’t said anything, I had seen her face when she came in from her walk an hour ago. It seemed like she was trying, but the irritation was stronger. I had hoped the space from Damien would give her time to reconsider, but so far, it wasn’t working.
Picking up the boys, I head out to check on the packhouse.
All the rubble had been removed and the new groundwork was already getting started. The plan is to have it built and decorated, and for us to move back in before the girls arrive.
While Evrin holds my hand, staring at the space where our home once was, Logan runs around us in circles. The boys were so different and I still didn’t know why Logan couldn’t shift. Technically, he was the eldest. It would be his birthright to become the Alpha, but Evrin just seemed more aware
Though I had only heard from Klaus once, he had confirmed he could find nothing about Evrin. Eventually just putting it down to following in his mother’s footsteps.
Ryken appears on my left. “It’s coming along nicely. I’m making sure everything is as it needs to be.”
“Thank you.” He had taken the lead on the build. Checking in with me regularly about the progress.
Just before the work started properly, he had come to me and told me that before he came to Black Shadow, this was the job he did to support his family.
As a pack, we had always managed to stick up new houses ourselves, but the packhouse was the largest place here. It needed someone that could spot problems that we might not see and Ryken seemed to be the man for the job.
He glances down at Logan who is busy pulling up grass. His eyes shift to Evrin who is still staring at the empty space. “Different, aren’t they?”
“Yes.”
He dips his head but doesn’t say anymore and strides over to meet with others that are already gathering to help with the work.
I had forgotten to ask how Kade was doing. He had been home for a while now, but was yet to return to school. It was the teacher that had told me, because neither one of his parents had. I will check in later if I have time.
“Let’s go see uncle Damien.”
The boys push through the door before Damien has a chance to open it all the way. I knew who they were after. They loved climbing all over Dorothy, but they were about to be disappointed because Brax and Maddie had taken her into the city to pick up a few things.
Their smiles quickly disappear as they realise she isn’t here. Samara is quick to the rescue, bringing out some toys for them to play with.
Neah had been a little hesitant about the boys being around her. I understood why, but with the promise of me not letting them out of my sight, she agreed.
“I wasn’t expecting you. Neah sleeping?” Damien asks
“Thought we could give her a little bit of peace.” I mutter with a nod
“Actually, it’s a good thing you are here.” He tells me. “Samara has been going through that book Klaus gave her.” “Still?”
He nods at me. “We think she might have found something.”
“About their location?”
“It’s not named, but there are hints throughout the book. Light descriptions of areas.”
He grabs the large book off the kitchen counter and hands it to me. Glancing through to the lounge at Samara putting together a train track, he smiles. “I actually think her and Klaus would have gotten along.” “Really?”
“If you open the book, you will see why.”
Paragraphs are highlighted in a multitude of colours. A piece of paper is folded in the front with the matching colours and a description of what each one is for.
“She’s desperate to find out if there are other family members out there.” He tells me
“I wish I could say the same about Neah.” I mutter. “She has had too many bad experiences with the family she had. That won’t just go away. I’m certain she will change her mind on this.”
“The descriptions are vague.” Samara tells me as she moves to the kettle. “But there are a few that cross over. There is mention of a small beach in one part when they are getting ready to battle. Another bit mentions a tide washing out the beach landers, sending them crashing into the cliffs. There’s something about the waves being dangerous and if people don’t know the area, they shouldn’t go. Boats are rarely seen in the area. Things like that.”
She shuffles into a chair. “It took me a while to see it.”
“To find the descriptions?”
“I think it’s more than that.” Samara tells me
Damien shakes his head, “It’s just her theory. We don’t know anything for certain.”
I glance over to the boys who are attempting to climb up on the sofa. I had no more family to offer them. I couldn’t give them any more insight on who they are or their bloodline, but Neah could, especially if she knew more.
“Let me hear it.”
“I think this was written specifically for Kitsons to find their way home.”
Neah.
“I was just about to link you.” I tell Dane as he comes in with Logan sat on his shoulders. I look down to see Evrin sitting on Dane’s foot with his arms and legs wrapped around Dane’s leg.
“I took them to see Damien. It seemed like you needed the nap.” He lowers Logan and leans in to press his lips against mine. “Did it help?”
“For now.” Logan holds his arms up to me. Opening and closing his hands to tell me he wanted to be picked up. “Samara thinks she has found something.” He tells me as I swing Logan up on to my hip
“About White Cliffs?” It had to happen sooner or later. Damien had said she was being pretty relentless at trying to find something. “Klaus said there was nothing.”
“He did, but she has a bit of a theory.” He tells me
“And Damien believes it?”
“Belief is a strong term. I think he is trying to take a step back and let her figure this out. Yet he is cautious. It seems as though he is trying to keep her level headed and not run away with an idea. While I was there, he did tell her we needed something more concrete and that we wouldn’t go on a hunch.”
“Was she annoyed?”
“No. She took the book and started reading it, again. She is determined.”
‘He wants us to go there.’ Nyx murmurs
“What was Samara’s theory?” I ask. I can ask him the other thing in a minute.
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