The Alpha’s Contract



"Yes, his time will come. He is just more laid back than Evrin," he smirks at me. "One was always bound to be lazier than the other."

"Even if that is true, the girls are tiny, and they... why are they already capable of doing that? Tallen had been helping out with the boys for over a year until the house needed rebuilding. They have never hurt her. Why would the girls do this?" I hear the wobble in my voice as I try to make sense of what Dane and I created. Were they going to be worse than Lycans?

"I can't answer that. I can make suggestions, but I am not sure if you are ready for that."

'I'm all ears,' Nyx mumbles.

I close my eyes and nod, wondering how bad it could be.

"Don't you think it's curious?"

I open my eyes in confusion, "What?"

"The girls shifted, and even when they were trying to climb up your legs, they barely reached your knee."

I looked at my ripped jeans; he was right; Willa's claws hadn't reached as high as my knee.

"Curious, don't you think, when the blood was pouring from Tallen's arm?"

Is he trying to tell us that Tallen did this?" Nyx growls.

"Maybe she was sat down or was on the bed.." I didn't want to believe she would try and hurt my children, but then, at the same time, I wanted to believe that Aderyn and Willa wouldn't attack without a reason.

"Dane's first thought, too. The only place we found blood was on the girl's faces."

Nyx growls as my heart pounds against my chest, "You think.... you think she was going to hurt them?*

"I've seen Lycans triggered into shifting. Not as pups, but I've seen it happen and always as a result of something they highly dislike."

"Dane let her walk right out of here!"

"Do you believe Dane would let her go without someone watching or asking her questions?"

"Eric?"

Damien dips his chin as little spikes of pain spark across my fingertips. I was so angry with myself. The twins didn't go to Dane; they came to me. Dane had positioned himself in front of Tallen; maybe they thought he was on Tallen's side.

The girls had been desperately pawing at me, and I had just stood there. I didn't even try. I had let my pups feel abandoned when they came to me for help.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

"No!" Damien grabs my shoulders, "Don't you dare start blaming yourself. You walked in on an unknown situation. There was blood and two mini-hybrids with an Omega screaming out in pain. Everyone, including Dane and myself, would have jumped to the same conclusion."

"I'm their mother!" The guilt is eating me alive; my stomach twists and turns as I look towards our bedroom.

"I'm not biologically Dottie's Dad, but knowing how Brax is with her, I would say even he misses things. Like you said, you have a son who can already shift. You are constantly waiting for it to happen to the other. There is a threat to the pack; there are new guests. You have just had pups, and things have slipped through. It's just how life is. We can't be perfect. We are never designed to be perfect. Life would be boring if we were." He winks at me. I nod as Dane calls for Damien, and Damien gestures to me to lead the way.

I take the few steps to our room and push open the door. Dane sits in the large chair, cradling the girls against his

bare chest. His crimson eyes lock with mine. "I have had news."

"From Eric?"

He dips his chin as his hands make small circles on the girls' backs.

"Tallen was going to take one."

'What!' Nyx roars.

I stared at him; the thought of losing one of my children made me sick to my stomach. I couldn't imagine anything worse.

"Please tell me that this has nothing to do with Thalia?"