The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 96

Neah.

The following three days saw more Lycans appear. One would turn up, or sometimes two. They never turned up in the same place, but they all had the same goal, trying to break through the boundaries. None of them made it far. A metre, maybe two before being torn apart. Some tried in their human form, others had already shifted. I didn’t recognise any of the unshifted ones. And when their bodies were searched, bite marks were found, confirming that they were not pure Lycans.

Alpha Dane was growing more and more pissed too. He paced more, talked to himself more or rather he spoke to Aero, trying to decide on the next steps. And if he wasn’t talking to Aero, he was snapping at everyone else.

Though it worried me that these Wolves were going to hit burnout. Jenson had them working around the clock, with barely a few hours rest in between and if they started to fall, we would be screwed.

Still, I had to remain at Alpha Danes side. He never spoke of it, but I knew he would blame himself if someone got their hands on me.

‘He’s doing it again.’ Nyx mutters

I look up from the kids book that I’m supposed to be trying to read. Alpha Dane is looping the desk, striding around it with a deep scowl on his face. His feet practically burning a hole in the plush grey carpet.

“It doesn’t make any sense.”

I didn’t know if he was talking to me or Aero.

I revert my gaze back to the book, silently sounding out the letters in my head. There wasn’t a lot I could say even if I wanted to. This was not my area of expertise.

From the corner of my eye, I see how he picks up the weird little paper weight thing that sits on the corner of his desk. He lobs it at the wall. The act makes me flinch and cower. Memories of the past creeping in.

Today was not the first time he had thrown something. And the guilt inside me continues to grow. The Lycans were only here for me.

“Sorry.” He mutters. “I didn’t mean to scare you.”

“Has there been another?” I ask quietly, already knowing the answer by the look he gives me.

He bobs his head, his crimson eyes not quite meeting mine.

“Jenson thinks they are trying to find a weak spot. An area that is not as well protected. But my pack is growing tired. We have a large amount of land to cover.”