Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West >>
“You think she was going to kill Neah?” “I don’t know. All I know is that the moment she asked to speak to Neah alone, I had to do something. Neah may still hate me, but if I can prevent her death, I will.” I shrug my shoulders. I was tired of trying to prove myself but I will continue to do it as long as I am here and alive.
“I appreciate what you did.” “But she doesn’t, does she?” I sigh. “I don’t know what else I can do, Damien. If I just sit around, I feel like I’m just waiting for the day that Neah decides enough is enough and she is going to havekilled. If I do something, it’s wrong. If I don’t do anything, it’s wrong. I’ve said it to you many times, but maybe now, now is the tI leave, for good.” “No.” His answer is blunt. No reasoning to why he said no. Just the one singular word.
“Damien, you know as well as I do that everyone who has hurt her is dead. She lets very few people into her inner circle because of it. You, Raven, Klaus, Eric and Dane. That’s it. I’m literally waiting for the day for her to say ‘enough’ and havehung in front of everyone.” “She won’t hang you.” “Well you won’t be able to stop her, will you. She will just order you to stand down.” “No, I mean she won’t hang you. She will have you ripped apart or will pry your heart from your chest.” “Thanks for the vote!” I snap sarcastically He groans. “Forgiveness isn’t easy for speople.” My shoulders drop. “I know, but you are the only one here who likes me. All anyone else can see is what I did years ago. No one here letstrain with them. No one here wants to be my friend except you.” “I’ve seen you talking to Raven and Klaus.” “Okay maybe Raven, but I think Klaus only talks tobecause he is an oddball.” “It’s not like you to sound so whiny.” Damien cocks a brow at me.
“This is not whining. This is being at the end of my patience. Because unlike other situations, it’s not likel can just take her forgiveness from her. It’s not a physical object! I have to earn it and I really don’t know how.” I place his mug in front of him a little harder than I intended and spill coffee on the table. I angrily wipe up the spill. Feeling his dark eyes burn into the side of my face.
“Have you ever considered that it might not actually be about you?” There isn’t an ounce of frustration in his tone, unlike mine.
“What are you talking about?” “The whole twe have been here, what have we learned?” “That I’m the bitch?!”
He snorts and shakes his head. “She comes from trauma. Not once has she had it easy, evex And I still believe that we don’t know everything. The darkness clings to every ounce of her being, feeding on that trauma, playing with her thoughts and feelings in ways that she probably doesn’t even know. You know that.”
“And then there is also the possibility that she doesn’t know how to deal with someone saying sorry to her, Or maybe she has never heard it from someone who genuinely means it. We both know that sometimes, it’s easier to be angry at the world than it is to forgive. And it’s ten times harder for her because she is fighting something only she can fight.” X
Neah Standing over the empty cribs in the nursery, I still wasn’t happy that the twins would be sleeping in here tonight. Though I knew it was in their best interests, it still hurt.
“I thought I would find you here.” Damiens deep voice echoes around me, making the room feel emptier than what it is. “You know I’m on duty tonight.” I spin around to look at him with wide eyes. “You are?” “Dane thought you would feel more comfortable if it were me. You know I won’t let anyone hurt them.” “Thanks.” I mumble.
“Plus I can keep an eye on Dottie.” “The nightmares are getting worse again, aren’t they?” I had heard her last night. Whimpers of desperation that she couldn’t explain.
He nods his head and sighs.
“She’s young. She has a loving father.” He rolls his eyes at my words. Almost seven months on and he still wasn’t used to his new role. “She has the chance to grow up surrounded by people who adore her. It will beca distant memory.” He leans against the door frand folds his arms. “She’s got a chance that you never had.” I smile sadly. She really was lucky that Damien had found her and not another asshole. Though he never did get a chance to find out if Salem had known she was in the bar.
“Were you looking for me?” I ask, remembering what he first said.
“I was.” “Why?” He furrows his brow, choosing his next words carefully. “Blair had a gun.” “I didn’t see a gun.” “Mallory said it was shoved down the back of her leather leggings. That’s why she jumped down from the tree when she did. She thought you were going to get shot.” “She told you that?” He dips his chin and waits forto say something else. When I don’t say anything, he tellsthat Mallory was just trying to help.
“Like the tshe tried to help Cassandra?” The spite rolls off my tongue.
“She’s never forgiven herself for that. She has killed others, but she has never forgiven herself for what she did to you.” “Good.” “She can’t change the past, Neah. None of us can.” His words stab my heart. Dane had said the exact sthing. Tellingcould only make a better future. “You think I should forgive her?” “I think you should at least listen to her. Then if you still don’t like her. She will leave.” I could see it in his face that he hated the idea of her leaving. “I can be there if it makes you feel comfortable.” “No.” “Neah she’s trying…..” “No, I mean, I will go but I don’t want you there.” He raises an eyebrow at me, “Are you sure?” “I will talk with her tomorrow.” ‘And then she can leave.’ Nyx murmurs. I don’t repeat her words as Damien walks away with a smile.
**** It felt impossible to relax. Like I shouldn’t be allowed to. The boys hadn’t stirred so far, sleeping heavily as Damien and another guard hovers outside their door.
“They are fine.” Dane mutters, pullingtoward the bathtub. His lips catch my jawline, inching along my shim bylong my towards the mark on my neck. “You need to relax.” He murmurs, sending his breath fanning across my skin and igniting every nerve ending. He steps back, watching me. “Now take off your clothes.” Pulling the sweatshirt up over my head, a smile spreads across his face. His crimson eyes alight with hunger and desire.
I keep my eyes locked with his as I slowly push down my leggings and panties and step out of them.
“Get in.” He orders.
Stepping into the hot water, I let out a gasp. The heat was always a comfort, draining the worries from me.
Hugging my knees to my chest, I close my eyes, letting everything fall away when he steps in behind me! His legs slide down either side of E mine as he pullsback against his solid chest. His hardened length is already pressing against my lower back.
His teeth catch my earlobe, sucking it into his mouth as his hands cup my breasts. Thumbs brush over mym hardened nipples followed by a quick ET pinch as his lips move from my ear to my neck, drawing a quiet moan from my throat as he sucks on the mark he gave me. Tipping my head back on his shoulder, his lips roughly find mine. He sucks in my bottom lip, dragging his teeth along it before releasing me.
Grabbing my jaw with one of his hands, he keeps my face tipped towards his as his other hand slips beneath the surface of the water, diving to that sweet spot between my thighs.
“Dane.” I whisper as he drags a finger across my folds, igniting the dull ache in my core.
The corners of his lips curl up as his hand firmly cups my pussy. “What do you want?” “I want you.” I murmur back.
He makes a singular stroke that sends my nerves wild and automatically my hips are pushing up against his hand, desperate for more than just a stroke. My movements send water crashing over the side of the tub and his grip on my pussy tightens to still me.
Staring into his crimson eyes, “I want more.”.
His finger slides in a little further but nothing more. It was so agonisingly slow and something toldhe knew exactly what he was doing.
“Please.” I whisper.
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