The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 16

“Fucking witches. It would be so much easier if they had a scent.” Jenson mutters.

“That's what you are concerned about? It’s a fucking good job you weren’t the first born. Did you not see her face when I mentioned Moonshine? Something is seriously wrong with that pack.”

“So what do you want to do?”

“I need to speak to Eric.” I drop some cash on the table for our drinks and head back out to the car. “Take us home.” I snap at the driver.

“Chill,” Jenson beams at me, “it’s not his fault that you have your knickers in a twist.”

He goes to get in, but I grab him and slam his body into the side of the limo. “Will you shut, the fuck, up!”

“Why are you so touchy about this one? What’s so special about her?”

He climbs into his seat and as I take mine, he looks directly into my eyes. “She’s the one, isn’t she? You have finally found her.”

I don’t answer him. Because right now, I had no idea how long it would be before I could claim her as mine. If the pack never returns home, how are we supposed to kill Kyle and end the bond between them.

Back at the pack house, I find Raven and Eric sitting in the office.

“How did it go? Is she willing to help?” Eric rises from my chair and moves around the desk.

“She was going to help.” Jenson tells him.

“Was?” Raven asks. “Jenson, what the fuck did you do?”

“Hey!” He holds his hands up. “I didn’t do anything.”

“He didn’t.” I confirm. “Madame Curie heard the name of Neah’s pack and walked away.”

“She walked away? Are you serious?” Raven asks

"Yes.” I rub my temples. “Is Neah okay?”

“Been in and out of sleep. A few screams of pain. What are we going to do? We have never been screwed over by another pack. Is that what they are trying to do? Are they trying to tear us down?”

“We will figure it out.” Eric tells Raven. “We always do.”

I hear Neah scream.

“I will go.” Raven mutters.

I stop her. “There is nothing any of us can do. There is no medicine to give her. She has to go through it.”

“You are.” I smirk, happy to see that she was feeling better.

“Can you look away? Please.”

“You’ve been naked for days. You were overheating. Raven put you in a tee but even that was too much. So I removed it.”

Her cheeks turn pink and slowly spread down her neck. “Please.” She asks again as her hand searches for the invisible blanket.

Getting to my feet, I grab the blanket that hangs on the back of the chair and toss it to her. “You really shouldn’t be so embarrassed.”

“You….you didn’t do anything to me?”

“You were ill and not of sane mind. I am not my brother.” I mutter, turning my back on her. I could see her reflection in the window as she got to her feet and wrapped the blanket around herself.

“You didn’t let Aero do something?”

“No, he was more concerned about helping you.”

In the window, I see how she presses her hand against her chest and she lets out a big sigh of relief.

“Trust me.” I add as I continue to watch her reflection, “You would know if I had fucked you.”