Chapter 147 – The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West

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“WE don’t need to do anything.” Mallory mutters and turns her eyes to me. “You do.” “Right.” I snort. “The last tI spoke to Lycans, they were the ones that had been bitten, marked, whatever you want to call it. And not only that, you struggled to link me.” “I think something is holding you back.” She shrugs her shoulders “I know, the darkness that sits inside of me.” I mutter sarcastically.

“No. You.” She points a finger at me. “I thought it might have been Nyx not wanting you to listen to me.” ‘Not me.’ Nyx mutters in annoyance.

“But now I think it’s you. You’ve focussed so much on keeping the darkness at bay that you are not letting your natural bloodborn ability in.” “It didn’t work with Salem or Blair.” “Neither of them were around when Cassandra had it in for you. But what had started was the very thing that you are fighting every day. I think that has something to do with it, but it’s not what is stopping it.” “I accepted who I am.” I mutter in defense “But a lot has changed since then.” Dane stares at”Neah, you are the last female Alpha, a descendant of Aldous Kitson. Every Lycan in the world belongs to you, Rogue or not. If it’s true that there are more. You need to find a way to link them. To bring them here.” “And what if I bring more shit to our pack? What if they hate the idea of me? What if they hate the idea of having an Alpha? I understand what you are trying to say Mallory, but the twins.” I look over to Dane who had picked them both up and was pulling faces at them. “I can’t risk anything happening to them.” “You would be doing this for them. And if anyone tries to fuck us over, we will bring hell down on them.” I stare at her, it was less than a week ago that she was tellingshe would happily give up being a Lycan. Maybe the possibility of feeling like she belonged had changed that.

My eyes move to familiar crimson ones. He doesn’t speak, he just stares back at me. The look that said it was all up to me. Sometimes, I liked it better when he took the decision away. The last tI made a choice, Mallory was almost killed.

I look at my boys nestled in his arms. They were unaware of what was happening. Unaware of what they had been born into and my only goal was to give them the best upbringing. Because as much as I am the last female Alpha. They are future Lycan Alphas. Set to rule both Lycans and Wolves.

“If I figure this out, there is a good chance Blair will seek the others out. Try to bring them to her side. What if she succeeds?” “I have an idea, but it’s a bit out there and we would need Raven on board.” Mallory tells us “What is it?” “We ask them if they would die for you.” “What’s that going to prove? They could just lie.” Dane asks “We give them blood of wolfsbane.”

“WHAT?” I had nearly died when I had been drugged with it. Raven had barely saved my life and if she had never got the antidote from the Witch, I wouldn’t even be here. I saw what it had done to my parents.

Every now and again I still see their blood soaked faces. “Because Raven knows how to make the antidote.” Dane nods, ignoring my reaction Mallory nods.

“Am I the only one that sees a flaw in that plan? Say we do that, then the news gets out that we have the E.n? antidote. That it’s just a test.” “You order them not to tell anyone. Neah, I think sometimes you forget how powerful an order can be.” Dane tells”I’m not poisoning them. I’m sorry, but there has to be another way.”

Everyone falls into silence as Dorothy skips back into the room, carrying a room, carryingla bag of popcoth. Do you know where E Daddy is?”

“He’s working, but he will be back soon.” Dane smiles at her and steals a piece of her popcorn “Because he is an important man?” Dorothy asks with a pout.

“He is. And when you are older, you will understand why?” “Okay.” She climbs up into the window and presses her face to the glass trying to look for Damien. Frowning when she can’t see him.

“Mallory, will you stay here with the kids while I speak to my mate.” Dane asks “Yes of course, I love kids.” I cringe when she calls herself Auntie Mallory and tells them she will be staying a little longer, but I don’t have tto correct her as Dane is pullingout the room.

“I know you don’t like it, but I think she is on to something. I also know it’s bringing up shitty memories, but it will be a fast and quick way to weed out the bad. To find out who is really on your side.” “I won’t be able to do it.” Even talking of killing so many was makingfidgety. I needed to find a way to get rid of this darkness. I can’t live like this, constantly worried that it’s going to rear its ugly head.

“You can’t grow it anyway. Well, at least I don’t think you can. It needs wolf blood.” He starts making a plan. Talking about growing it in a safe place where no children had access to it. A part ofhated it, but something deep insidebubbles with joy at the thought of killing more people. I hated the looming darkness.

While Dane is checking in on Jenson, Mallory sits on the floor opposite me. We had been talking through mind link and each tseemed to get clearer and stronger.

‘Tellhow you linked them all before?’ She asks, her high pitched voice echoing in my head ‘I’m not sure. I was hiding with Jess. She madefeel like I could do it and it just happened.’ ‘No, there’s more to it than that. To be able to link that many at once, you need power, strength. Something you already have. But for sreason, it’s stopping you now.’ ‘I guess I wanted to protect the ones I care about. Jess was like a little sister. We were finding our way together. She was newly bitten, I was newly unbound. But I didn’t have this darkness. And the twins help my head stay clear.” “I’m not saying you need to shift. You accepted your position right? Well now it’s tto truly believe in it. Believe that you are a fucking strong female Alpha. You have been bound four times and survived. That in itself shows that you are more than just any Alpha. So tap into it!” “Stop tellingwhat to do! Stop talking. I need to think!” The words cout in a really strange tone. A voice that isn’t Nyx.

Mallory stares atwith wide brown eyes, patting her throat. “What’s wrong? Are you having trouble breathing?” I panic as she continues to point atand then point at her throat. Her mouth moves but no sound comes out.

There are footsteps hurrying this way. The last person I expected to see was Eric. “You’ve ordered her to stop talking.” He tells”What? No I didn’t. And how would you know that, you weren’t even here?” “She linked me.” “I don’t know how I did it. How did she link you? She’s a Lycan. Hold on, you’re her mate?”

“Yes,” he flips his head to Mallory and then back to me. Frowning “Mal said e it happens when you are flustered.”

“You were flustered about keeping Jess safe.” I know he is just repeating her words, but it’s weird. “You were flustered with her working you out. You’re flustered with making decisions.” “So how am I supposed to undo it?” Dane needed to explain a bit more about the Alpha order.

“Just tell her she can talk.” “Just like that?”

“Just like that.” He winks at me. I had missed Eric, he wasn’t the sman when he drank. “You can talk.” I mutter to Mallory.

“And I have just cracked your problem.” She smiles.

Mallory “She’s not angry.” Eric tellsas he walkshome. “You have to remember that she hasn’t been a Lycan for long. A lot of things are still new for her.” “I know. They lied to her, convincing her that she is a Wolf.” They kept remindingof that every chance they got. But she also needed to know that her past didn’t define her.

“It’s more than that. Imagine what it’s been like to be lied to her entire life. To be thrown into something she knew nothing about. To have had everything taken from her. From where I’m standing, she’s handling it pretty damn well.” I smirk. “Klaus said something like that.” “We are not wrong. Compared to what she was like, she’s a different person now.” “You think she’s frustrated?” He nods with a sad smile. “Frustrated with herself, because trust me, you would know if she was angry. Everything is a learning curve. Not everyone settles into something so easily. I know she is capable of doing what you are asking her too. I was there when she ordered hundreds of Lycans, bitten and pureblood to bring her their own leader.” “Okay, but we are running out of time.” “You don’t know that. Blair showed up once and then didn’t show up again for months.” “Right.” I frown, but my gut instinct was tellingwe didn’t have months. “How cyou were in the house?” “I was speaking to Dane.” “And?” “He has askedto be a second Beta.” “Alongside Damien?” “Yes. And I have agreed. I need to get back snormality.” We stop outside my house and the light catches his eyes. He had beautiful eyes that were different colours depending on how the sun caught them. Right now they were almost an aquamarine, but if he turned his head a little more, they looked more honey coloured. Strange yet fascinating.

“Not tonight. I need to work.” “Right.” I try to keep the disappointment out of my tone. I knew he could feel it. But he doesn’t say anything and that frustrates me.

He kisses my forehead and turns away, tellinghe would seein the morning.

We had slept together the day he markedand then again when I was in heat. That took place when Neah believed I was avoiding her. When the reality was, I was in bed with Eric having the best orgasms ever. It had to be something to do with the mate bond connecting us to make it feel so damn good.

Since then, nothing but a few kisses and I feel like my insides are clawing atto pin him down.

Ttogether was limited because he still didn’t seem to know how he felt about our situation. One minute he wantednearby, the next he was tellingto leave.

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