Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West >>
Stopping in front of a house, I couldn’t help but notice how it was run down in comparison to all the others here. Run down was the wrong term, not as perfect as the other homes Giant vines ran all over the building, snaking their way around the windows. Weeds stood tall in front of the house and the path that led to the door was full of cracks.
Alpha Dane raps on the door and pushes it open before someone even answers. He tugsinto the dimly lit house, giving my hand a little reassuring squeeze “Ah Dane.” Aman a similar age to Alpha Dane, steps out from a room, knocking over a stack of books and sends them crashing to the floor.
His dark hair is tied up into a bun on top of his head. He peers atwith his deep green eyes. “You must be Neah. And you are right on time.” He smiles, sticking his hand out at me. “I’m Klaus, your tutor!” He beams at me, his hand still hovering in the air.
His eyes flicker to the bright orange earbuds I had in my ears. “Ah, the memories.” He’s safe.’ Alpha Danes’ voice fills my head.
Taking Klaus’s hand, he frantically shakes mine. “This way.” He tugspast the fallen pile of books and sitsat a small table. “Dane tellsthat you can’t read or write.” I shake my head at him and glance at Alpha Dane.
You will be fine. I will be right here,’ His voice fills my head again.
Klaus moves around, pulling random books out of the random stacks all over the room..
“Klaus is one of the youngest to have graduated. He even got their” before Fdid, skipping a few grades.” AlphaDane starts telling me. “if there is anyone that can help you learn to read, it’s him.” Hours passed and although I was starting to get somewhere, I felt like an idiot, sounding out the letters.
“Keep going.” Klaus would regularly cheer mecon. He didn’t rush me, he was patient, much more patient than whend Raven had tried teaching me. But Re still gavethis oddteeling, an it wasn’t good. “” Alpha Dane suddenly gets up from his chair, “There’s something I need to deal with. You stay with Klaus. I will be back as soon as I can. He kisseson the cheek and hurries out the door. Crap, he wasn’t reading my mind.
I sit in silence, staring at the door. I didn’t know this man that I had been left with. What was worse is that I wasn’t in the packhouse either. “Neah? Are you okay?” Klaus askswith a smile.
I nod my head and go back to sounding out the letters in front of letters in me. At least then I wouldn’t have to En talk.
“You are not really a talker, are you?” He asks curiously as he stands behind me, leaning over my shoulder, ve practically trapping me.
“Could…could I get swater?” I ask quietly, just wanting him to move away. “Sure.” He chirps, moving away.
I use the moment to get out of the chair and prevent myself feeling trapped again
“He will be-back soon, youdon’t ~~. need ta, worry.” He hands a glass of water towith a smile and then holds his hands up. “I’m not going to do. anything.”
My eyes flash back to the chair.
“Ah, I leaned over you. You don’t like that. Sorry. I won’t do that again. Personal space isn’t one of my strongest areas.” He takes a seat on one of the worn sofas under the window. His deep green eyes move to the glass in my hand. “Are you planning on using that as a weapon? “No…..1….” Maybe it wasn’t such a bad idea “It’s not poison. I am not stupid. I don’t need Dane ripping my guts out. Just water, straight out the water machine.” He points through to what I’m assuming is a kitchen.
I still don’t drink it.
“When were you unbound?” Klaus asks randomly “Huh?” He points to his ears. “Kind of a giveaway.” “Not long age.” I mumble “It’s a nightmare, right. More the hearing than anything. It makes you feel like your head is gaing to explode. Do they help? “A little. It’s…it’s still loud.” “It tookat least a year to get used to it.
“You were bound?” I couldn’t keep the surprise out of my voice.
His head bobs up and down.
“Alpha Dane?” I knew how he felt about my binding, I couldn’t imagine him doing it to anyone.
“Hell no. No, I was born into a different pack. I wasn’t what they wanted. ‘Too smart for my own good.’ That’s what they would tell me. When I started school, Dane and Eric were the only ones who didn’t bully me. Dane and Eric stuck up forand broughtback to this pack. Dane has letlive here ever since.” Alpha Dane had saved him. He had given him a better life. “You were bound because you were smart? “Stupid right, why were you bound?” “I…” Iwasn’t even sure if Aloha Dane wantedto tell people. “I was set up for killing my parents.” I tell him, at least I could stay away from the whole first born and monster stuff.
“Shit. There is seriously something wrong with people.” “You…you don’t have a mark.” His neck was bare.
“Not every binding is undone in the sway: But for me, Dane found someone ‘that could undo it. The hearing: will settle eventually.” He grins-at me. “Now con, you need to practise.” “- I sit in the chair while he stays on the worn sofa, respecting my need for space.
When Dane returns, he walks in without knocking and askshow I’m getting on.
~ ‘She’s getting there.” Klaus replies and I notice the wink, “But like I said, she won’t be a master reader by” morning, it will take stine. Daily practice.”
“Well that’s enough for today. She will be back tomorrow. Stime?” “Sure. Just maybe bring a bottle of water with you. I don’t want Neah to keep thinking I’m trying to poison her.
Alpha Dane cocks an eyebrow atas Klaus starts laughing. I was mortified.
We walk back over the grounds. Alpha Danes hand is tightly gripped around mine.
“Did… did you taketo him because…because he was se he was oncen bound? whisper as his pace speeds up. “Did it make you feel better?” “No….1…” I tug my hand free, and cto a halt. I didn’t know how I felt.
With his rougkingers, he tips my chin up, makinglook at him. ” thought itwwould make you feel)=>better, e ktowing you are not the only one. And Klaus is a good guy, Ik woul rather you didn’t accuse him of poisoning you.” Content.belongs to 4 “I didn’t.” “You thought about it.”
“I…. You were reading my mind and you still left.” Annoyance was m creeping in “I was right o outside, if Klaus had tried to do something, I would have known.” I feel my scowl deepen, “You were testing me?”
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Dane ‘It wasn’t a test.” I murmur. “What….what was it?” She continues to frown at me.
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