Chapter 163 – The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West

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“You are not following me, Rogue. Her soul isn’t like anyone else that I have met or cacross. Maybe it’s the bloodline, I’m still unsure. But what do know is that Neah@s the only one that can control her Lycan.” “I can hear you.” Neah snaps “It wasn’t a secret.” Abraxas smirks at her and I really wanted to punch him in the face.

She comes to a halt in front of us.

Her hands on her hips as she drags her teeth over her bottom lip. “She doesn’t control my abilities, does she?” “No.” Abraxas answers “But she only appeared when…..” She trails off and her cheeks fl”And then everything else caround the stime. The smells, the hearing.” “If that were the case and she controlled that part of you, every Wolf and Lycan would have an inner spirit.” He tells her.

“Right?!” She starts pacing again, “Can I bind her?”

Abraxas “Well, is it an option?” She asks, growing frustrated when she doesn’t get an immediate answer.

“No Neah, of course that is not an option.” Damien tells her. “You have been bound four times. You should be dead and somehow you survived it. If you do it again, it might actually kill you this time.” “I’m not talking about me. I’m asking if binding her is an option, has it ever been done?” Her head twitches and she closes her eyes. The darkness keeps seeping in and out as she fights against her inner spirit, but now I finally see how it’s working.

It seeps into her cracks, working its way through them like it’s following the bends of a river. But it meets its end with nowhere to go and the darkness is forced to try a different route until it ebbs back.

The cracks don’t meet and it forces her Lycan to push more. Is that what she wanted? To try and break her in any way possible. I had never seen the darkness work so strategically. The darkness of someone’s soul doesn’t usually have a mind behind it. It doesn’t have a chance to hover and develop for years and years.

And I couldn’t help but wonder what her Lycan’s plan was. Turn her Rogue and then what? She would be incapable of leading anyone, unless she convinces others to go Rogue. The world would be fucked.

“She’s not been with you for long, has she?” I needed a better understanding.

“Before I was pregnant.” Her scowl deepens. “Less than two years. Why?” “And you are twenty three now?” “Yes, why? What does that have to do with anything.” Years and years her Lycan has had to stew, trying to break through. Her Lycan must be angry that it’s taken so long to be able to speak to Neah. Because the reality is, they are always there. They just can’t get through until the host comes of age. And in Neah’s case, it had taken even longer. “Trying to fill in the gaps.” I murmur “Well?” She asks me, staring atwith big blue eyes. “Please tellit’s possible!” I shake my head. It’s not something I was aware of even throughout the history of Hunter’s knowledge. But then her Bloodline is rare too. I with have to ask surfer boy about that tga book that’s allegedly written by her ancestor. See if there are more clues about her.

“So it will happen. At spoint, I will becthe very thing I hate.” Her face falls and her eyes becglassy with tears.

I was expecting Damien to chin and tell her that we would figure it out. But even he is silent, wondering if what she is saying is true.

The black of her soul continues to retreat until it’s at the edges again. I knew her Lycan could hear every word I was saying which is mostly why I hadn’t spoken to Neah about what Nyx was doing to her. I didn’t want to give her Lycan any ideas and I would really prefer it if I didn’t have to put Neah down in order to stop her.  I wouldn’t get all my answers if she was dead. I wouldn’t be able to prepare Dorothy for the future Lycan Alpha’s that she will need to deal with.

“So what can she do?” Damien asks “Thought you didn’t believe me.” I cock a brow at him “Not about the other stuff, but I can’t deny the knowledge you have on Lycans He mutters annoyance. I could see it was taking a lot for him. to admit it. Even if he did want to hitthe entire time. “I need to look at my families recordings.” I mutter, maybe there was something I was missing.

“I need to see my boys.” Neah puffs Damien gives her a smile. “I think that is a great idea. I will take you to them.” “Stay with her.” I add as they head out, if she was going to turn Rogue, everyone needed to be ready.

Everyone thought standard Rogues were bad, dealing with one that has a bloodline like hers will be something else entirely.

As they head off to wherever her sons are being kept, I return to the training hall, Danelis still talking to the Lycans as Eric and Klaus chat to spups. X

A shiver goes down my spine. The last tI had been surrounded by this many Lycans, I had been hunting Blair.

I guess it’s my gut that’s makingfeel a little off. Hunting is in my blood and to not be slaughtering this breed was more difficult than I had expected it to be when they are so readily available Tension builds as the Lycans take note of my return, but so far, not one of the Lycans in here showed problems or appeared to be a threat. Their souls are clear and I’m almost annoyed. Even Blair’s family were crystal clear.

“Do I need to go to her?” Dane asks as I stop by him.

“Damien is keeping her company.” “Look at that, you used his name.” He scans the crowd. “Are we good here?” “Annoyingly, yes.” “Good.” He turns to the people. I see how he hesitates as he prepares to make Neah’s speech. “Neah has said that if you do not wish to help her, she understands and you are free to go. If you are staying, you can followto accommodation.” The last few days had seen the Wolves clearing trees and knocking up log cabins at the side of the pack in preparation. I told them it was a stupid idea, but apparently, the idea had cfrom Neah and I said no more.

There are mutterings between the adults and Ryken steps forward. “We are all in agreement.” He does a final check in with his mate, Blair’s mother, who nods her head. “Blair needs to be stopped.” Blondie and surfer boy lead them to the log cabins as Dane stays behind with me. “I know what I feel when it comes to Neah, but I need you to tellthe truth. How bad is it?” “Really fucking bad.” I say calmly and I see his shocked face. I explain to him what I saw, about the darkness using the old trauma cracks to creep in. “I thought she had more control over her Lycan. But it turns out, the unconnected cracks are what is stopping it.” “Damien and Mallory…” “They don’t have cracks like Neah. They have ssmall ones from their tas humans, but e nothing like Neahs. Nyx is using the cracks. At first I thought she was using them to take over Neah, but I think she is trying to fill them. Make them whole. Make them hers.” “To embed the darkness in her.” “Something like that. But she did make a request. Something that I don’t have the answer to.” “What?” “She asked if her Lycan could be bound.”

He stares atwith wide crimson eyes. They slowly narrow until they are slits. It will kill her.” “And it still might kill her! She has been through enough.”

“I may know a lot about Lycans. I may have spent most of my life m hunting them. I may also be able to see and read souls. But I can’t see those of the people that are not here. What I can do is sdigging.” “You should speak to Klaus. He’s pretty good at finding information.” “Perfect. I will go find him.”

“And don’t call him surfer boy. You might just get the punch you’ve been waiting for?

Neah Damien knocks on the door and givesa tight smile. I knew he was only followingbecause he was concerned, but it did makefeel a little uneasy.

Eric’s mother, Athena opens the door with Logan in her arms. “Neah, perfect, cwith me.” She grabs my wrist and pullsthrough to where Eric’s father, Sebastian, is encouraging Evrin to walk.

I watch my son take a few steps before dropping onto his bum. Sebastian cheers and both Evrin and Logan clap in excitement. I can only imagine what Eric’s parents were like when he went through his firsts.

A smile stretches across my face and everything that I was worried about falls away. Logan had mastered walking a couple of days ago and now Evrin could join him. Though they were still both early walkers. Abraxas had said it’s their Lycan gene.

Sebastian and Athena didn’t care that the boys were Lycans either. Insisting that the boys were just like any other baby. And somewhere along the line, they had becthe unofficial

I didn’t mind, neither Dane or myself had parents.

Logan and Evrin loved seeing them as much as Sebastian and Athena did. And they are more than happy to take the boys without a single question.

I swoop Evrin up into a hug, breathing in his delicious cinnamon scent. He buries himself againstas Damien asksif I feel better.

I had briefly forgotten he was here with me. “Yes.” Athena takes my hand and smiles. “Is it bad again?” “Nothing that my boys can’t fix.” I give her the sanswer every tshe asks. I knew she was only asking out of kindness. I also knew that if she thought my boys weren’t safe with me, she would call Dane and she hadn’t done that yet. Hopefully she will never have to do that.

“Any news on the Lycans?” Sebastian asks Damien.

“Last I checked, they were still in the training hall with Dane and the others.” He replies “The Hunter hasn’t shot any then?” “No. I think if he had, you would be the first to hear it.” Eric’s parents lived closest to the training ground. “None look dead.” Athena is looking out the window. “However, they are on the move.” Sebastian joins her. “Looks like those cabins are going to be put to use after all.” Athena elbows him and he winks at her. It almost remindedof how Dane looks at me.

“I’m going to take the boys home.” I thank them for watching the twins “Are you sure? Athena asks. “Your Hunter acquaintance is on the move and not with the crowd.” Damien shoots out the door like a rocket and I give Evrin back to Sebastian. “I will be back as soon as I can.” Damien is already charging towards Abraxas demanding to know where he is going.

“To see a man about a book.” Abraxas doesn’t slow down.

“Why?” He pushes as I catch up with them both “Curiosity.” “I’m going to need more than that.” Abraxas comes to a halt. He slowly turns his face towards Damien. “It was suggested to me. Now if you have a problem with that, I suggest I you take it up with Dane.” S His answer surprises me, “Dane told you to speak to Klaus?”

“I hear surfer boy is pretty good with research. So I am going to speak to him and see if there is a way we can En help you with your request.” “Oh.” “Maybe I should accompany you.” Damien mutters.

“No need, surfer boy is a Wolf and am more than capable of handling shit on my own.” There’s a flash of anger in Damien’s eyes. “Mare you should go and help Dane.” S

Damiens cheeks pulse as he clenches his teeth, though he m manages to keep his fists at his side. He stalks away before the rage bursts free. “Why?” I mutter. “Why do you do that?”

“It’s nothing.” He snaps at me. His tone throwsoff. Even when he threatened people, his tone was usually very level, pickled with amusement and a sarcastic vel comment. Now something else was going on.

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