The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 82

Dane

I sit at her bedside, watching every little muscle twitch, willing Neah to open her eyes. She wasn’t dead. I would have felt it if her soul had crossed over. Which meant the antidote had worked on some level, but what irreparable damage had the Blood of Wolfsand done? We wouldn't know until she woke.

Eric still hadn’t linked me either and my patience was waning. It wasn’t like him to go so long without checking in and when I tried speaking to him through mindlink, he cut me off without a single word

“You should get some rest.” Raven mutters from the doorway. “It’s almost midnight and you have the pack run.”

“I’m not leaving her side.”

"I can sit with her."

"Like I said, I am not leaving her side."

She steps in and passes me a folded shirt, “At least change your top, you still have her blood on you.”

I glance down at my blood splattered shirt and agree that it is probably not what Neah would want to see when she wakes up.

“You haven’t said anything since you have been back, about Veronica.” Raven mumbles

“She’s dead. That is all you need to know.”

“You hunted her, didn’t you?”

“Did you expect me to let her final breath be easy?”

She gives me one final glance and backs out of the room

‘I hate this.’ Aero mutters

‘You and me both.’

‘We have been in control of everything for so long, but things keep slipping through, Dane. Important shit.’

‘Are you trying to tell me you saw this coming?’ I snap at my Wolf

‘No, of course not.’

‘Then you should have seen it. We both should have. Veronica has done some dark things in her past. I should have known that she would find a way to hurt Neah, especially after I told her she had no chance.’

‘Blood of Wolfsbane?’ He mutters, ‘That is something we couldn’t prepare for.’

‘Raven did! She knew there was a chance it could happen.’

Aero drops into silence, he knew I was internally punishing myself and that wasn’t going to change any time soon.