The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 10

“Trey’s wolf had a name too, right?” He mutters as he enters the bedroom

“No.” I find myself frowning in confusion, as I try to make sense of his words. “He never mentioned it….. ever.”

Alpha Dane’s crimson eyes lock on mine. He thought I was lying, I could feel it by the way he looked at me. I really wanted to look away but found that I couldn’t break the gaze. Almost as if he was forcing me to look at him without even touching me.

Could Alpha’s do that or was it just him?

My voice drops to barely a whisper. “I swear.” I didn’t know what else I could say. “I’m…. I’m telling the truth.” I stutter as he continues to stare into my eyes.

“Okay.” He mutters, yet it felt like he didn’t believe me.

“And I guess, because of your binding, you never got to meet your Wolf?”

I shake my head. “They come when we are thirteen. I know that much.”

He frowns but doesn’t speak. As he breaks his gaze and looks away, my body finally relaxes, only to be met with searing pain, radiating from my stomach.

Ignoring it, I stay still, watching Alpha Dane move around the bedroom. It looked as if he was having a conversation with someone. Maybe this Aero?

I had so many questions. Did this Aero live inside of him? What happens when he shifts? He mentioned control. Did Aero have full control when he shifted? As far as I was aware, anyone that could shift, just shifted. They didn’t become someone else.

As Alpha Dane continued to move in a figure of eight in the bedroom. I press my hand against my stomach. And even through the fabric of my top, my skin feels like it’s on fire.

I feel my own heart running rampant in my chest, just like when I left Moonshine for the first time. My hands feel clammy and my mouth is dry. I reach out to grab the bedpost, to steady myself and stop my legs buckling underneath me.

“It hurts.” I mutter as the pain radiates through me.

“Neah?” He spins around to look at me and I let my legs give way.