The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 22

Dane

Neah drops her eyes, her fingers fidget with the edge of the blanket as she waits for me to say something.

‘She’s like a forbidden fruit.’ Aero muses. ‘So close and yet so far away. Are you sure it will hurt her?’

I hear the desperation in his tone. I knew how he felt because I felt my own urges anytime her blue eyes locked with mine. It wasn’t just Aero that wanted her. I wanted to feel the satisfaction of knowing she was mine.

‘Until her matebond with Kyle is truly broken, we have to wait.’ I tell Aero

It wasn’t what Aero wanted to hear and it wasn’t what I wanted to admit.

‘You truly believe she is our mate? Destined to be with us and no one else?’ I ask

‘I feel it in my bones.’ Aero mutters smugly

“You….You haven’t said anything?” Neah whispers. Her eyes are still low.

Even her little stutter had me turned on.

“I have a few errands to run,” I say as I stand up

She bobs her head and as usual, doesn’t question me. However, I do feel her eyes on me as I walk out the door.

Moving through the house, I could hear my brother arguing with Eric.

“You can’t be serious, Eric!” My brother hollers

“I am deadly serious.” Eric snaps back. “You think just because you are Dane’s brother, I will let you get away with crap. Well not this time. It’s not happening. Regardless of who you are, I outrank you!”

“Come on, Eric, I will make it up to you.”

I frown.

‘What the fuck has he done now?’ Aero groans

‘You know Jenson, he has probably lured Eric’s partner into bed.’

Pushing the door open, I glare at my brother. “What the hell have you done now?”

“Go ahead.” Eric snarls, “Tell him!”

“It was ages ago.” My brother pleads. “We got drunk, okay. That was it, just one night. It never happened again.” His dark eyes flash to me and I knew immediately that I had been right.

“Seriously? You slept with Kelsie? What the fuck is wrong with you?” I snap