The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 18

“Neah, we will be returning to Moonshine tonight!”

I feel my stomach drop. He was returning me. He finally realised that I was no good. My eyes close and I feel my breath catch in my throat. I should have been like the others Raven had told me about. I should have thrown myself at him. I should have tried harder. I shouldn’t have accused him of stuff.

I feel his rough fingers on my chin as he tips my face up. “Neah, open your eyes.”

I keep them squeezed shut.

“Neah, I am not returning you.”

Continuing to keep my eyes squeezed tight, I didn’t believe him. I knew it was going to happen eventually.

“I will try harder.” I plead. I may still not know what the future holds for me here, but it had to be better than going back to my brother.

“Neah, you are not listening. I am not returning you.”

I peek through slits. “We,” Alpha Dane points to Beta Eric and himself. “Are going back tonight.”

“Is that a good idea?” Raven mutters. She glances at me and sighs. “What if that’s what they want?”

“Raven, I can handle myself and the pack has barely a hundred members. I could kill that many in my sleep.”

“Are you taking Jenson?” Raven asks

“I wasn’t planning on it.” Alpha Danes' gaze shifts back to me. “But now I think it is a good idea.”

“And what if they aren’t there, like last time?”

“Then we will burn it to the ground.” He shrugs his shoulders, “Or I might just do that anyway.”

I see how he watches me, waiting for some kind of reaction.

“If you see Beta Kyle, rip his insides out through his throat.”