Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West >>
The men stare at each other. They couldn’t link each other but it was clear they were having ssort of silent argument.
One of the things I had cto learn from being in this pack; men are worse than women when it comes to arguing. Forever trying to assert their dominance. No one really did it to Dane apart from Damien.
“Damien!” I snap, “Are you coming?” I quickly turn away before Dane’s crimson eyes lock with mine. I didn’t need to be reminded of the risk. My body had its own reminder every single second of the day.
‘What’s the plan?’ Nyx whispers as I make my way down the stairs. Damien’s huge fris close behind me.
‘I don’t know.’ I mutter back to my Lycan. ‘But I need you to be quiet. I can’t have you interruptingor lettingmiss half the conversation because I’m distrtacted and talking to you!’ She falls into silence. We were finally turning a corner.
‘And no shifting.’ I add. I didn’t need or want to add more fuel to the fire. Not just yet.
‘It wasn’tlast time.’ She scowls. ‘I told you it was all your doing.’ Damien stays quiet as he walks behind me. I don’t know why, but he felt more reassuring than Dane. Whether it was because he didn’t question me, or because he wantsto be the Alpha that I’m supposed to be, I don’t know. What I do know is I don’t feel as tense.
Blair is standing at the open gates. The guards watching her every move. She looks completely different to the last tI saw her. Instead of baggy clothes, she is in skin tight leather. A cropped leather jacket shows off her torso, while on her feet are the tallest heels I have ever seen. Painted red nails peeping out at the end.
“Like to take your time, don’t you?” She eyes the plain black leggings and sweatshirt that I’m wearing but doesn’t make a comment. Her brown eyes shift over to Damien. “You must be the other Lycan.”
“You know exactly who I am.” Damien keeps his voice level, not a hint of anger present and waves to the guards to move away. “I’m sure Jenson told you. How is he by the way?” “You don’t need to concern yourself with him.”
A snort escapes Damien and it madewonder what he really thought of Jenson did he not say anything because he knows it will hurt Raven? “Why are you here?” I ask, bringing her focus back toShe unzips her jacket and pulls out a large tan envelope and flings it on the ground in front of me.
Damien steps aroundto pick it up. “What’s this?” “That is for my half sister.” He sniffs it first, making Blair cackle. “It’s not poison. I just thought it would clarify a few things.”
Damien hands it to me. Inside is a picture of my father with a woman that isn’t my mother, Briefly, images of my parents and their blood coated bodies flicker before my eyes. Their screams of pain fills my ears. Like a burst of energy, I feel the darkness flood through me.
I force images of Logan and Evrin to take their place.
“That is our father, with my mother. If you look closer, you will see she is pregnant. Pregnant with me.” Blair continues. “I don’t blyou for not believing me. But how else do you explain how similar we look?” “Is that why Jenson went to you?” Damien pushes. “Because you were the next best thing?” She snarls at him. “Jenson has claimedas his.” She pulls her jacket to one side and showsthe mark just above her collarbone.
Damien erupts into laughter. “So he marked you because he couldn’t have Neah?!” Blair glares at him as his laughter quietens. I didn’t need to look to know he was still smirking.
Her brown eyes refocus on me. “When I chere last, I didn’t handle it very well. I made you feel like I was a threat.” ‘Lies.’ Nyx mutters “I just wanted you to know the truth about our father. I figured you deserved that.” “Well, you’ve toldand now you can leave.” “I thought maybe we could have a conversation. Sister to sister.” She presses. “Just us, alone.” “Do you really think she is that stupid?” I hear Mallory’s high pitched voice as she drops out of a nearby tree. I had been so busy trying to keep the darkness from taking over that I hadn’t even noticed she was here. Had Damien? He didn’t let anything get past him.
“Mallory?” Blair forces Mallory’s noff of her tongue like it’s poison.
“You must be the bitch that’s riddled with lies.” What the fuck was going on? They almost sounded like they knew each other, but at the stime, they didn’t.
“Jenson has toldall about you. How you almost killed my half sister?” Blair’s brown eyes return to me. “Why did you let her live?” “I don’t have to explain myself to you.” I snap She takes a step towardand so does Damien. “I’m telling you now, little sister. It’s not good to be surrounded by those that were once Rogue.” “It takes one to know one.” Mallory growls from the other side ofThis tBlair steps back. She seemed to be surprised by Mallory’s words. Like someone had revealed a deep dark secret that she had never wanted shared with the world, or more particularly, me.
She rocks on her heels, sucking her cheeks in as she thinks of something to say. Instead, she turns, ready to walk away, only to flick her head over her shoulder. “Protection doesn’t work if the wrong people are protecting you. Neah.” She struts away down the lane and gets into a fancy car. As the car makes a U turn, I catch sight of Jenson and he looks angrier than ever.
“Mallory, what the fuck were you doing in a tree?” I snap “I saw her, okay. I was up there watching, like I have been doing since the last tshe came. I didn’t believe Damien when he said she looked like you and I wanted to see for myself.” “What did you mean, ‘takes one to know one.”?” Her eyes shift to Damien. “Damien had his suspicions.” I spin to look at him. “Why?” “That day I saw them drive off together. She was the only Lycan around.” “Okay? And?” “The only Lycans that prefer to be on their own are ones that have gone Rogue.”
“I wasn’t going to accuse her directly.” Mallory adds, “But the way that she reacted confirmed it and it’s not something she wants people to know.” “So she has felt this?.” I mutter, pressing a hand over my heart. “She felt this darkness.” They both sigh.
“I’m not saying I feel bad for her.” I snap. She clearly wants something from me.”
‘She’s lying to you.’ Nyx murmurs. Last tand this time, she has m acted like a different person each time. Don’t fall for it.’
I glance down at the photo that was half scrunched in my hand.
- My father had loved another) but had given it all up for his true mate and Blair hatedfor it.
Mallory “What an absolute bitch!” I snap to myself in annoyance. How could they cfrom the sfather but be so different.
Damien swings the front door open. He had made sure Neah had returned to Dane before joining me.
“What the fuck was that shit you were playing at?” He demands. “I had to tell Neah that it was my idea for you to be hiding in the fucking trees.” “Why did you do that?” “Because everything you do, she finds suspicious. You are just lucky she believe it. Are you trying to get yourself killed now?” “No, I just… I thought I could help by keeping watch. No one will letjoin in on guard duty so I figured I would do it myself and we all know Rogues and Lycans like trees.” “Why didn’t you just tellwhat you were doing?” “Because you probably would have said no. You seem to have forgotten that I used to watch over the Rogues before you. That I would keep an eye out for anyone driving through the town. And it was a good job I was in the trees. Neither of you saw the gun that was stuck down the back of her stupid leather leggings!” “A gun?” He meetswith the ssurprise as when I saw it.
“Yes! Not the first thing that comes to mind for a weapon used by a Lycan, right, but I know what I saw!” I hold the pot of coffee up to him and gesture if he wants one. He nods, slowly sitting at the table as he absorbs my words.
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