Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West >>
Now, there were just two reasons forto stay here. At least that is double the amount from when I last checked.
Following my usual routine, I make a cup of tea and take it outside, de settling on the stones that make up my small porch. Only tonight I wasn’t watching people. Klaus had lentan old laptop and I was determined to find something to do with other Lycans.
I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for. Maybe strange sightings, strange animal related deaths. I might as well put my mind to suse if I wasn’t going to get laid tonight.
The grounds of the pack get quieter and quieter until darkness completely sets in. I had already refilled my cup three times and still had found nothing. I should have expected it really. We kept our location hidden when we were protecting the Rogues and Klaus had mentioned something about Lycans going into hiding according to this Aldous Kitson. Plus humans were naive to what happened around them. Those stories of wars were just myths to them, unless someone brought you in, like Cassandra.
Just when I’m ready to give up, I find a story from around twenty years ago about a teenager saving a woman from a monstrous beast.
‘It was huge. Maybe seven feet tall. But it looked part wolf and part man.’ The description was vague but it was more than enough for us.
From the few sentences underneath it said the woman survived after spending six weeks in the hospital recovering from her traumatic injuries.
“That’s it!” I snap in frustration at the lack of info. Nothing about claw marks or peeled skin I scroll down the page only to find comments about conspiracy theories or suggesting that the man and woman were high on drugs. But I know you don’t forget seeing something like that.
I needed to show Klaus. He was good at finding stuff like this.
Pulling the cord from the laptop, I hurry over to his house, grateful when I see a light is still on.
“You can find people right?” I blurt when he opens the door.
“Depends on how much information you have.” I barge past him and drop the laptop on his table a little heavier than I wanted too and curse myself because it wasn’t my property.
“I’ve been looking for signs of Lycans.” He smirks and moves to his new laptop at the other end of the table. He spins it around to face me. It’s on the exact spage as I was looking at. Only he had a map next to him with circles drawn all over it.
“Do you know why I’m drawn to this one?” He points at the screen I shake my head “It’s an unusual first nfor a human. But a common one among wolves.” I hadn’t even noticed the name. ‘Abraxas Adler.’ He was right, I never cacross that nas a human, and there were six in this pack alone.
“You think he’s a Wolf?” He nods his head at me. “Maybe he can give us more information.” I think if I leave the pack without telling Damien, he will lose his shit all over again, especially with Blair lurking out there.
My eyes move back to the image on the screen. He’s smiling but it doesn’t meet his hazel eyes. What if Klaus is on to something and we pass this up? “Do you think he is in a pack?” I quiz “No. There are no packs located where this article comes from. It’s human territory which means if he is a Wolf, he was likely kicked out of his pack.” “Kicked out as a teen?” “Or abandoned.” Klaus mutters “And that’s if he is still there, the article is twenty years old. There’s no guarantee we will find him.” He handsa blue post-it note. “He’s there. Up for a road trip?” “I’m already in trouble for the Blair incident.” I protest. He nods and takes the post-it back. “You’re going by yourself?” “Someone needs to get smore news, even if it’s a dead end.” He moves around putting snacks and bottles of water into a duffle bag. But no clothes.
“How long will you be gone?”
“It’s a two hour drive. I will be back before sunrise.” He hauls the bagn over his shoulder and grabs his laptop and map. “No need to cover for me.” I follow Klaus out front to a running car, only to see Eric sat in the driver’s seat. Eric’s eyes lock with me. “Get in.”
“You knew.” I mutter, climbing into the back. “Is that why you blewoff again?” I rip the belt around me, Trip the belt jabbing the buckle into its lock with a little too much force. “Dane is going to be so pissed that we are doing this!” “Already cleared.” He mutters back, staring atin the rearview mirror.
Klaus gets in the passenger seat and quickly updates the satnav with the details.
The journey was boring. I hated being the one that is not driving. I hated that they were having a conversation with each other that didn’t include me.
“Mal,” Eric mutters as he looks straight ahead. If anyone else calledthat, I would rip their throat out, but it had bechis thing and I like the way it sounds in his voice. “You might have to shift.”
“Is that a good idea, considering what he claimed to have seen?” “We might need to convince him that what he saw was true.” Klaus mutters “Then again, if he’s a Wolf,” Eric adds, “He should know there is more in the world.” “Fine.” Eventually we pulled up in front of a large house. It was in need of a little fixing up here and there, but over all, definitely not what I was expecting. I glance at the clock on the dash and see that it’s almost midnight. More importantly, there were no lights on in the house.
Movement catches the corner of my eye and a black Wolf creeps around to the front of the house. It’s shoulders hunched and head low, scouting us. It sniffs and turns away, heading back in the direction it cfrom.
I don’t wait for the men. I follow the Wolf Turning the corner of the back of the house, I freeze as a shotgun is pressed against my forehead. At the other end was a guy around the age of thirty five. His feet bare, his shorts slung low on his hips.
His eyes are familiar from the article. His curly black hair hung over his forehead, yet the sides had been taken down to skin. Perfect abs lined his torso. I hear a growl behind me. I knew it was coming from Eric, warningto keep my thoughts to myself.
“Just looking” I mutter “What do you want?!” Abraxas growls “Hopefully not to get shot.” I mutter. “Just to ask you questions about the night you saved that woman.” “Which one?” “There’s more than one?” Klaus asks.
Abraxas doesn’t take his eyes or the gun off of me. “Hundreds and I remember every single one of them.” “The first one.” I try, “Twenty years ago.” “Why?” He growls and presses the gun a little harder. I don’t know why, the pressure wouldn’t make a difference if he was going to blow my brains out.
“We are Wolves.” Eric mutters “Yeah, you lot are. She ain’t!” I raise my hands, realising why he had specifically pointed the gun at me. He could smell the difference. That only happened when you went Rogue. Wolves couldn’t tell us apart. So why could he? “I’m safe.” I whisper. “The guy with the blonde hair. He’s my mate.” “Bull fucking shit.” “My mark is on my stomach.” He steps forward, pressing the gun impossibly harder and rips my sweatshirt up.
“You claimed a Lycan?” He sneers as he lets go of my top.
“It’s complicated, but yes. She is my mate.” Eric speaks calmly, “And I would prefer it if you lower you fucking gun.” “Tellwhy you are here and then I will decide.” I put my hand up to Eric and Klaus. “The women you save from Lycans, why do they need saving?” “Because the beasts are trying to eat them. And I’ll be damned if that happens while I live in this town.” “Why is it on you?” I watch his finger twitch over the trigger.
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