The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 226

I wasn’t even aware Ashburn had a problem. I had to choose my words carefully. “My brother found a way to help you?”

“Yes! And as I said, I appreciate them for killing off the Rogue, it means the young girls in the pack are safe and the parents are no longer panicking.” His voice quivers a little bit. Like he was trying to find a reason to keep his hands clean. To keep himself from falling under my orders. He didn’t want to follow in Roan’s footsteps and I respected that.

“Was it my brother that made the final kill?” I ask, trying to not let on that I didn’t know anything about what he was doing.

“Uh , no. I believe it was his lady friend, Blair.”

“I’m not asking anything of you.” I cut the conversation short. “No contract this time.” I mutter so he wouldn’t question it. “I’m happy they could be of service to you.”

He is quiet, but I hear him breathing down the phone. “Are there more?” he asks after what felt like an eternity.

“When I last spoke to you. I told you that there are Lycans. I even told you my mate was one. Though we did believe that there were very few. But now, “ I pause. It was only fair to be clear with him. “There is a possibility. What I didn’t tell you is that my mate is the Lycan Alpha.”

I watch Damien cock a brow at me, a smirk appearing on his face.

Ryan pauses again. And I can only imagine the questions running through his head. “Can she control them?”

I didn’t know how to answer that. She did have a hold over the ones trying to attack us but Salem had fought against it and I wondered if it would be the same with the others. I didn’t even know if she had a hold over Damien or Mallory.

“Time will tell.” I mutter into the phone.

“And Rogues? Are there more? Jenson and Blair left without saying another word. I didn’t even get to ask any more questions. Do I bury the Rogue?”

I glance over at Damien, knowing that he could hear both sides of the conversation. He mouths the word ‘burn’ at me.