Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West >>
‘I’m sorry Jenson. You lost.” I call out He thumps the ground with his fist and relaxes. “Fine.” “Happy?” I whisper to Neah She nods her head and whispers. “I need to talk to you.” Her hand links with mine and she pullsto the house and into my office. Her hand drops from mine and she sits in her usual spot, only this time: she doesn’t pull her legs up to her chest.
“Is everything okay?” “There is a flaw in your plan.” She doesn’t hold back. “You said and Raven said that you would be able to scent that I’m pregnant, that my hormones will change.” “I did.” “What about the guests? They will be able to tell that I’m not.” “We still have a couple of days.
“And if I’m still not?” “Then we tell them your Lycan half is masking your scent.” I lean against my desk, watching her. “Who would have thought that you would be concerned that you are not carrying my heir?” Exactly two days later, I smell the subtle changes in her lavender scent. Neah was curled up asleep, hugging a pillow as I showered. The moment I turned the water off, I could smell the change.
Walking over to her, I was half tempted to wake her and tell her the news. Instead I settle for sliding my hand between her and the pillow and resting it on her flat stomach, enjoying that I was the first to know.
‘Well, it finally happened.’ Aero muses. ‘Years we have been waiting for this.” I agree, but I also internally sigh. ‘It was a pregnancy of convenience.’ Doesn’t matter. It is still our pup. Neah will be a great mother, if anything, her past trauma will make sure of that.’ I hope you are right.’ Pulling the blanket up around her, I quickly dress. Raven would be the first that I would tell, after all, she is the pack doctor and my baby sister. “You have to tell him.” I hear Raven as I push the door open “He is your brother!” Klaus’s words cout in a rushed whisper.
“And he is our Alpha. It doesn’t matter who tells him, he needs to know.” “I need to know what? Both of them jump, which makes it even more infuriating. They would have done well if one of Trey’s assholes had crept up on them. “Well? “You need to see for yourself.” Raven mutters, scurrying around the station. She grabs my hand, and leadsto the room at the far end. “I don’t know how to help her.” “Her?” She pushes open the heavy door and I’m hit bythe smell of iron.
Blood splattered the walls, floor, the, door andthe cupboards. Sat in the cornerrecking, is a naked Jess Deep.wounds littered her arms, > face, and Body. They were slow ta theal, rast likely because her body was tired. “Eric left her withlast night.” Klaus mutters. “She cut her finger opening a tin. She watched it heal and just fucking lost it.” “She keeps’shifting, and ripping into herself with her claws.” Raven <> whispers: “As soon as she is healed, she does it all over again. I can’t get nearher to sedate her. Putticy her in here I is alll could do.” “Why didn’t you letknow sooner?” Raven’s eyes shift to Klaus. “Well, uh, you have been a little preoccupied. She was referring totrying to get Neah pregnant.
“You should have told me, both of you! Geta blanket!” Raven runs out into the hallway and comes back with several blankets. “What are you going to do?” “Leave me.” “But Dane…..” “Leave me.” The door closes behind me. I quietly move towards Jess. Crouching down, I wrap the blanket around her. “Hey, it’s okay, you are safe.”
She continues to rock, seemingly oblivious te my presence. Grabbing a cloth, I begin to clean the blood from her face and she stills. Her hands clutch the blanket tightly.
‘I’m a monster.” she whispers. jo.” I state it simply and clearly. “You are a kid who has been thrown into the unknown. Why didn’t you leave with the others?” “I don’t want to run.” “But you wantto hurt yourself?” I
was so grateful that Neah hadn’t gone down this path, something <> tells§ She would have done a ‘let more than just claw at her skinw Especially when she has a habit of gairig for the heart.
“Death would be better.” “Yours or the people that did this to you?”
Dane.
“Why is this happening to me?” Jess asksquietly. Her blue eyes are wide as she stares at me. “Why me?” “As much as I hate to say it, you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.” “Right.” Her voice is hollow and she blinks back the tears “We can help you.” “Why do you even care?” I hear the resentment in her question.
“Because my mate was just like you. She wasn’t changed, but she was lied to and made to believe she was something else her entire life. When Neah found out the truth, she called herself a monster too.
“Right.” She didn’t believe”You should spend more twith her. Cstay in the packhouse. Eric is there most of the tanyway, especially now his boys have left with their grandparents.” Her eyebrows knit together, and thankfully the tears have stopped. “You…you won’t hurt me?” I smile, I had no intention of hurting a kid. “No.” “Can you find out if my family are okay?” “Of course.” She sighs. “What will happen to me? “What do you mean?” “You said that I wouldn’t be able to see my family again. You said you were a Wolf even though you look like a Vampire from the tv shows. You said I’m a Lycan, so where do I go? “I suggest that you stay here, beca permanent member of the pack. You will be safe, you will be protected. You will have to learn what it’s like to live here. We have expectations.” She nods her head at me, her red hair swaying around her face. “One of those being that you don’t intentionally hurt yourself.” She hadn’t just been covered in claw wounds. Her arms were covered in old scars too. Ones that happened before she was tumed. A pink tinge creeps up her cheeks and she nods her head at me.
“Follow me.” I mutter, rising to my feet. She followsfrom the blood splattered room. keeping her eyes low.
“Jess,” I murmur, stopping by my sister and Klaus. “You already know Klaus, but this is my younger sister, Raven.” “Are you okay?” Raven asks Jess nods her head and continues to keep her eyes low and her lips pressed together.
“I’m taking her to the packhouse.” “Are you sure?” I could hear my sisters concern.
“Yes. Neah is the only one who can give her the advice she needs.” Raven doesn’t answer, her dark eyes remain on Jess. She didn’t trust her, not in the slightest. I don’t blher after the Devon incident. In the packhouse. I show Jess around just like I had done with Raven. Her eyes are like saucers as she takes everything in “You are not the only pack?” She asks as we move up the stairs.
“No.” “Are all the main houses like this?” “I guess so.
“Are you like a millionaire? Like how deep are your pockets?” I cock an eyebrow at her. She really wasn’t afraid of asking questions.
“Right. Too personal, sorry.” I led her down to the end of the hallway. “This will be your room. I called ahead already, there should be sclothes for you on the bed.” “Thanks,” she whispers. She gasps as she steps into the bedroom. “This….this is bigger than the ground floor of my home. Thank you.” “Sure,” I glance back down the hallway, towards my bedroom. Neah was stirring but something wasn’t right. “I just need to go check on Neah, will you be alright?” Jess nods her head atas her eyes dart quickly around the room.
Heading tomy bedroom, I find Neah sitting onthe edge of the bed. One hand gripped around one of the Ό m posts; Sweat dripped down her face andtsee she is fighting the urge to varnit. … ” “I don’t feel good. “she croaks. “
think Iveeaught.. ” she gags and runs ‘Sto the door where the toilet is. Pulling her pair back from her facet gently rub her back, waiting forher to be done.”. Org” She sits back against my legs and lets out a tired sigh.
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