Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West
“It came as a bit of a shock to me too.” He lowers his head, as sadness fills his eyes
“You can see souls?”
“No.” He shakes his head.
“Abraxas talks about information passed down through the blood. You’ve never….”
“I had an idea that you weren’t a
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Wolf when met you. Besides being bound, you were just a little different, the kind couldn’t quite put my. fingeron. How do you think I found the books with information about your kind so easily?”
“You had already been looking?”
He nods and gives me a small smile.
“I’m guessing a lot of it has to do with nature vs nurture. I wasn’t aware that Hunters existed. I was always a quiet kid. As I said, I waset bullied for not having a Wolf for so long. Maybe because I wasn’t raised in that life, my brain just forgot.” He smiles at me, “If you haven’t noticed, I’m not much of a killer either.”
“Does Dane know?”
“I thought would tell you first. I don’t want you wondering about the safety of the twins around me. And I would also prefer to keep that part of my life quiet because I definitely don’t see myself as a Hunter.”
I nod. “Are you related to Abraxas then?”
“Not that I’m aware of and he doesn’t seem to think so. He isn’t the only Hunter in the world Neah.” Why had I never considered that? ‘Because you can be stupid.’ Nyx mutters. She had been quiet for a little while now, but suddenly this conversation was of interest to her. “So there’s more.” I scowl, ignoring my Lycan again.
“Yes and they could be a problem, especially if they learn that Lycans are on the move to come here.”
“We will be sitting targets.”
Blair
Taking the booth, I settle my tired body just as one of the waiters brings me a glass of wine. It had been a long time since I had been here. I glance up, half expecting to see Jenson as this is where we met.
Though I knew he wouldn’t walk through the door this time, it still hurt. I put my all into him, made him who he is and now he does this to me. The place is riddled with Wolves and Lycans. Far too many for my liking.
“Busy night?” The waiter makes small talk though he backs off as soon as I give him a look that says I wanted to be left alone.
The delicious deep red liquid hits the back of my throat and I let out a heavy sigh. All my plans were failing.
Being alone had never been a problem until Jenson wormed his way into my heart. I could move how I wanted, acted how I wanted and most importantly of all, the only person I needed to care about was myself, until he walked through those fucking doors.
My fingers graze the mark on my neck and I quickly hike up my jacket. I had given in to him. I had let him do the one thing I promised myself would never happen and now I have no idea what is happening to him.
Are they drugging him? Have they found a way to keep me out of his head? I knew he was hanging on. But that was all I knew. Maybe he was in their dungeon being starved to death?
So many unanswered questions. I hated being kept in the dark.
The waiter places another glass of red on the table. “I didn’t order another one, dumbass!”
There’s a flicker of annoyance in the wolf’s eyes, but he keeps his face emotionless and nods to a guy at the bar, another Lycan. “It’s from him.” “Well you can take it back to him.” I press my fingers against the base and start sliding it back to the waiter but he’s already gone. Straightening my back, it cracks a little and I down the rest of my wine, preparing myself to leave when the Lycan from the bar steps in front of me. “Hey, you must be on your way to Black Shadow. Mind if I join you?” His voice is husky and luring. But it’s the scent surrounding him, calling to me. A cackle leaves my lips with a head shake as I try to ignore his scent. “I’m not going there.” Well not yet anyway, I needed a bigger plan if she is rounding up as many Lycans as possible.
“Are you not curious about the female Alpha?” His sage green eyes have flecks of blue as he gazes at me.
I snort. “Already met her and I don’t rate her.”
He runs a hand through the five o’clock shadow on his chin. “Why?”
“Why do you want to know?”
He slides into my booth, blocking me in as his scent of leather and tobacco hits me hard. It hits me so hard that it almost takes my breath away was bound to happen with all the Lycans on the move, but was already claimed. If he did anything, it would kill me
“I’ve spent most of my life hearing about how one day, we will have an Alpha unlike no other. No one knew when until we got that link.” His husky voice sends a shiver down my spine and I do my best to down my keep myself composed. It didn’t matter that he was my fated mate. I was mated to Jenson. I had given myself to Jenson completely and I will get him back again.
“You believe that crap.”
He nods, “Don’t you?”
I let out a snort and he slides the glass of wine he brought me across the table until it was in front of me.
“Not a fan of the idea of an Alpha?”
“No. Not her anyway.”
He raises a brow at me and nods. “I would still like to meet her.”
“You would be wasting your time.” take a swig of the wine, it wasn’t to confirm wanted him, I just needed the throb at the back of my head to stop.
He smirks at me and the blue flecks in his eyes seem to brighten. “Does she not like you?”
“It goes deeper than that.”
“Right.” He grabs my chin and turns my face towards his.
“Don’t do that.” I push his hand away
“To public?” He muses
I pull my jacket to the side so he could see the mark on my collarbone. His eyes turn a shade darker. “You let some other fucker claim you!” He growls.
“Don’t use that fucking tone with me.” I lock my eyes on his, “I’ve killed men like you for breakfast.”
“Then I will just have to kill him.”
“Good luck with that. He’s the Alpha’s mates brother.”
“What kind of shit did you get yourself involved in?” He demands.
“Nothing I can’t handle.” I slide out the other side of the booth feeling a little light headed. My back cracks some more as I stretch and he asks me how long it has been since I shifted.
“It’s none of your business.” I look him up and down as he stands to follow me. I didn’t even know his name and I’m not even sure I cared. I wanted Jenson back, the man I had actually gotten to know.
He grabs the front of my jacket and pulls me up against him. His eyes close as he inhales my scent and I’m stupid enough to let him do it. “I don’t even know your name,” he whispers and all thoughts of Jenson fade.
“Blair.” I mutter back, surprised by my own reaction. Though I couldn’t say Kitson because he would be on to me. “Blair Everwood.”
I hadn’t used that name in years and it felt so weird coming from my own tongue.
“Nice to meet you, Blair Everwood.” He smiles at me, showing me a dazzling set of perfectly straight white teeth. “I’m Cooper. Cooper Ash, but everyone calls me Coop.”
“You can’t do anything.” I mutter as my heart races.
“Doesn’t mean I can’t watch you.”
“I can’t.” I mutter, pushing his hands away from the front of my jacket. He was here to support Neah.
He frowns and takes a step back. “She wants you dead, doesn’t she? What did you do, Blair?”
“None of your fucking business!”
“I’m making it my business.” I almost feel like I need to tell him. The way his eyes lock on mine feel like he is sucking the information from me and I can’t let that happen
“Fuck off!” I snap, turning away and heading towards the door. Stepping out into the cool night air, his hand locks around my wrist, spinning me back around.
“Not until you tell me the mess that you have gotten yourself into. Have you done something to the Alpha?”
I keep my mouth shut.
“Her mate?”
I press my lips together even harder, willing him to go away.
“You attacked her?”
I close my eyes, trying to drown out his questions.
He stops talking and when I open my eyes, Cooper is shaking his head. “I, Cooper Ash, reject you, Blair Everwood as my mate.”
My mouth opens, but no sound comes out. Shock maybe? Rejection wasn’t at all what I was expecting.
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