The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 12

“He beat you?” I finish her sentence

She only moves her head slightly, but she confirms my question.

“Who?”

“Beta Kyle.” She whispers

‘But she’s ours now, right?’ Aero grumbles in a panic

‘Let me finish!” I snap at him.

“How did you know that prick was your mate?” I study her face.

“I don’t know. I could smell him.” she screws her face up. “He was the first person I scented since I was a kid. I don’t know how or why. But he was so angry. So disgusted.” Neah hugs herself as she looks up at the lights in the ceiling. “He hated me and I paid for it.”

‘She could scent him?’ Aero mutters. ‘How if she was bound?’

‘I’m getting to that if you will just be quiet for five minutes.’

“How old were you?”

“It was my eighteenth.” She keeps her voice quiet and sighs.

“And he was the one who did that to you?”

She looks at her stomach and shakes her head. “Luna Cassandra…...I think” She pauses, pressing her pink lips into a thin line. “Was it badly infected?”

“You don’t need to worry about it anymore. The problem has been dealt with. It will heal properly this time.”

Rising to my feet, I was about to tell her to get some rest. But I couldn’t help myself. “Why could you scent him?”

“I don’t know. I swear.” She shakes her head. “They bound me for a second time after that. I haven’t been able to heal since.”

I wanted to push for more answers, but I could see she was exhausted even after all the rest she has had.

“Get some sleep. I will be back in the morning.”