Filed to story: The Alphas Contract Novel by Taylor West >>
I knew what he was doing too, it was a backhanded threat. I had heard so many of them over the years. “Everyone meet back here tomorrow at sun down for the pack run!” Alpha Dane announces There are nods and a few mutterings. They all begin to move away, disappearing among the trees. “We need to go and find Klaus.” Beta Eric mutters, already walking ahead of us.
“Don’t do that.” I mutter when it’s justand Alpha Dane.
“Don’t do what?” “Don’t chooseover them. You…you have worked hard for this pack. Don’t throw it away on me. “You are right, I have worked hard to make this pack what it is, and you Neah, are part of this pack.” He drapes his arm over my shoulders. “Now let’s go see what Klaus was talking about.” Alpha Dane keepsglued to his side as we walk back through the forest and into the main packland where Veronica is waiting with her arms folded over her chest.
“Well, well. well, what a fucking surprise!” She mutters “Watch your mouth, Veronica!” Alpha Dane snarls. “She’s not even one of us!” She speaks directly to Alpha Dane, completely ignoringstanding right here. Her hands move to her hips. “I don’t get it.” “Then you better catch on quick!” He snaps at her and turnsaway, quickly walkingin the direction of Klaus’s home.
The door to Klaus’s is wide open. Beta Eric is leaning against a wall just inside while Klaus seems to be frantically looking through the books randomly tossing one’s onto the table.
“Any news?” Alpha Dane asks “Not yet.” Beta Eric murmurs with a cocked eyebrow. He seemed to be finding the whole thing amusing.
Klaus suddenly starts flipping through the pages of books. Fanning them out on the table.
“There’s no mention of Lycans.” He murmurs, gesturing to the books, but there are references to a beast like you described, half human, half wolf.” “Why do you even have this?” Beta Eric asks “I was bound, remember. I was trying to figure out how to unbind it. But the only information that I could ever find on binding is on these creatures.” “Why didn’t you say anything?” Alpha Dane asks “Because I am a Wolf, it was never relevant and [‘sidn’t think…” his deep green eyes fdcus on me. “I didn’t think Neawould be anything other than a Welf.” He taps the pages of the beak, “This is centuries old information, all of them are. You cotfdn’t find anything, Alpha Dane bécause they were neverreferred to as Lycans. Instead they were known as Wolf-human.” “Wolf-human?” I mutter
‘They….yowdon’t transition into a full Wolf. Yourbecsomething in between.” He sighs, And thereds verysittle information on them. A secret almost.” 7
“What do we know?” Beta Eric questions. “Besides the basics.” He glances at me. “Devon likes to talk.” I see Alpha Dane frown, but as usual, he keeps his thoughts to himself. “You have been bound many times.” Klaus continues. “Right?” “At least four, that we can piece together. But what does that have to do with anything?” Alpha Dane asks
Klaus pick-up one of the books and hands it tAipha Dane, already wittr its pages open. “This here this states A. This here that the only Wolf-human to have beertbound more than once-was bound three times.
“Okay.” “The third tkilled them.” He looks at me, heavy sorrow in his eyes. “In theory, you should be dead.
Neah “Dead?” I mutter “From what I understand, that side of you shouldn’t be able to handle the bindings.” Klaus mutters, rubbing his chin. He looks at Alpha Dane. “We know bindings is one of the worst things that can be done to a Wolf, trapping their other half. It’s the worst punishment out there and I should know. I’m living proof. But according to these tales, she shouldn’t be able to survive it.” “Well clearly she is here.” Beta Eric snaps. “And she is healthier now than the day we brought her home.” “Maybe she wasn’t bound properly?” Klaus suggests with a shrug of his shoulders.
“You think it’s possible that the Witches who bound her, didn’t do it right, four times?” Beta Eric questions “It’s a possibility.” Alpha Dane frowns but not once does he look at me. Maybe he didn’t want to observe the panic that was written on my face. I wanted him to say something. To acknowledge what Klaus is saying. Or maybe now, he was finally realising that I wasn’t good enough to be his mate.
“Or marking her saved her.” Beta Eric mumbles. “Maybe.” Klaus mutters.
I look up at Alpha Dane who was reading the book Klaus had given him. His fingers follow the words as his eyes race back and forth. Soaking in everything that was written on that page “Alpha Dane?” I whisper. He doesn’t respond and suddenly slams the book closed.
“This isn’t helpful now.” He shoves it back at Klaus, “She can’t be the only one. And why didn’t you tellyou found this information on Lycan’s or whatever they are called?” “These are old books, Dane. I thought they were likely just stories, myths even. I didn’t think that I would meet a living one. I’ve been here for twelve years and something like this has never even crossed our paths. How was I to know it would becrelevant?” “You weren’t.” Beta Eric steps in before Alpha Dane speaks “Am I….Am I going to die?” All three of them look at me. Yet no one answersme. Tears prick at my eyes and-Kquickly blink them back-~ Years, I had spent thinking that. > deathwould be a better optionover my shitty life as a slave, that.was before Alpha Dane calong.
“Preferably not.” Alpha Dane givesa tight lipped smile, one that didn’t meet his eyes. Was he already expecting the worst?
“I need… I Reed sair.” I mutter, turning away from the men and – m makinginy way outside Noñe of them stop me, like all three of them were’Suddenly waiting for my impending death.”-
Leaning against the wall, I concentrate on my racing heart, encouraging it to slow, just for a moment. Hurrying across the grounds, people ignoreand I was grateful. No one wanted to talk to me, not until I reached the back door of the house. Finally, just you and me.” My eyes lock with strange grey ones. “I assyou know who I am?” She spits ‘er… Veronica. “V…V…Veronica.” She laughs at my stutter. “Do you always do that? You sound like a child?” I keep my mouth shut. I couldn’t help the stutter, it happened when I was nervous. It didn’t help that she remindedof Cassandra. “How the hell are you his mate?” She places her hands on her hips and I decide it’s better not to talk. “Cat got your tongue?” She mocks. “So tell me, what is a Lycan? The others are saying you becpart Wolf, is that true?” ‘I don’t….don’t know.” “You don’t know! What, have you never shifted?”
When I don’t answer, she laughs. “You won’t last long here. Dane will see whata mistake you are and he will kith you just like he did with the othets, Only I get to survive. Only deserve to be by his side.”
“You don’t even know me.
She snorts. “And why would I want to? Look at you.” “VERONICA! Raven comes running towards us. “You best not be fucking around with my brothers mate! “Raven,” she sneers, “I’m just introducing myself.” “Weren’t you told to stay away?” Raven snarls “Like I said, I just wanted to meet our Alpha’s new mate.” “You mean you want to size her up. Dane doesn’t want you, why don’t you get it through that thick head of yours.” Veronica clenches her teeth and glares at Raven. “You don’t scare me. You tried that once, and look how that turned out. Maybe Dane needs a reminder of how meddling his baby sister is.
“Ladies?” Beta Eric strides towards us. “Am I interrupting something?” “No.” Raven snaps. “Veronica is just leaving!” “For now.” Veronica smiles at Beta Eric. As she turns to walk away, she tells Beta Eric that she is sorry to hear about him and his mate.
“Just go.” He waves her off as I look around for Alpha Dane. I knew he could feel my panic and yet he hadn’t shown up. Had he sent Beta Eric to check on me? “Veronica started it.” Raven mutters as she glares at Beat Eric.
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