The Alpha’s Contract novel Chapter 88

Shifting back to human form, he quietly asks if I’m okay and pulls clothes from the bag.

“Why are we up here?”

“Like I said, this is where Alpha Dane told me to bring you if I needed to get you to safety”

Why hadn’t Alpha Dane ever mentioned it to me?

“When?”

“Hmm?” He is still looking out at the grounds and not paying attention to me. I hadn’t heard anything apart from those footsteps outside my bedroom door. I hadn’t seen any other Lycans and the growing pit in my stomach was making me feel sick.

“When…when did he tell you?”

“Yesterday. When you were in the hospital.”

I didn’t know if he was lying or telling the truth. I just knew this was wrong. Being here, everything felt wrong. And where was Alpha Dane? He must be feeling my panic. I wish I could link him.

“Hungry?” Devon asks, as I lower myself to the floor.

“No.”

“Are you sure? You haven’t really left your room all afternoon.”

He had been watching?

“I’m fine.” I murmur, glancing over to the forest. Hoping that some of them would come back. Alpha Dane, Klaus, Beta Eric, anyone.

“Suit yourself.” He mutters.

I could feel his eyes on me, waiting for me to move. If I don’t fight, maybe it would buy me some time, maybe he would leave me alone.

“You gave me quite a scare.” He mutters, biting into an apple. “That fucking bitch drugging you, that was never the plan.”

“Plan?” I pull my knees to my chest and keep my eyes low.

“Alpha Trey’s plans were nearly ruined.” He takes another bite of the apple

Alpha Trey, he was working for him all along

“Are you….are you even my brother?”

“Nope. I just have a very strong resemblance to your family. Alpha Trey made sure of it, he knew it would be the only way for you to believe me.”

“But you couldn’t, because you felt sorry for your little brother.” He mocks my voice

A pain shoots through my head as I stare at him. White hot rage burned inside of me. I had spent my entire life being used as a pawn. Being a punch bag for when they needed to vent or when they just felt like it..

“You don’t get to do this!” I snap

“And what are you going to do to stop me? Alpha Trey will be here the minute I call him.”

I wasn’t being sucked back into that life. I’m not going to let it happen. I look around, there is nothing here I could use to defend myself. Nothing.

Another pain rips through my head almost bringing me to my knees and I fight with every ounce of my being to keep myself upright, to not show any weakness to him.

“There’s nothing you can do, Neah.” He muses. “Your life has already been planned for you and you are all alone.”

‘I’m here.’ A female voice rings through my head and pain shoots through my entire body.

My body hurls itself at Devon, large claws appearing at the tips of my fingers, that plunge straight into his chest. As my hand comes out, fragments of his heart are attached to my claws.

He croaks as he stares at me. The claws quickly disappear, leaving pieces of his heart sitting in my hand.

‘Push him.’ The voice mutters inside my head. ‘Push him over.’