The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 275

Damien

“I don’t like him. He is fucking shifty. He claims to know stuff about Lycans and Rogues. It’s a load of bullshit.” I mutter though Raven isn’t listening to me. She is busy staring at Jenson.

The guy is hooked up to every machine possible and she spends all day here, watching for the tiniest clues. Looking for something that just isn’t there.

The only reason he is alive is because of the machines.

Turn the ventilator off and the other one that’s keeping his heart pumping and that would be it, but she couldn’t accept that, even with her vast knowledge of medical stuff. Or maybe it was more that she wouldn’t accept it.

Big black circles sit under her eyes from the lack of sleep. Her lips are chapped from the lack of fluids and every piece of food I put in front of her went uneaten. Even her favourite ice cream.

“This wasn’t supposed to happen.” she whispers, gripping Jenson’s unresponsive hand. “We were supposed to stick together. Look after each other. And you had to go and ruin it!”

A single tear trickles down her cheek as she stares at her brother. “You couldn’t just accept it, could you?”

“Raven, he can’t hear you.”

“You don’t know that!” She snaps at me. “He could still wake up.”

Even Dane knew it wouldn’t happen.

“Raven, you need to sleep.” I press. I needed to get her out of here, even if it were only for a few hours.

“I can’t leave him.”

“He won’t be alone. I’ve asked Klaus to come and sit with him.”

“It has to be me. If something happens…”

“Then Klaus will link you. This isn’t good for you. You need to rest. To eat. It’s no good if you are making yourself ill too. You won't be able to help him if you are making yourself suffer.” I press, hoping that she would finally understand what I'm telling her.

Her dark eyes flicker to mine. “I can’t leave him, Damien.”

The house is empty and I find Neah sitting on the steps in front of the house. A deep frown etched on her face as she stares at Abraxas performing some sort of martial arts.

"Dane?"

“Dane took the boys and Dorothy to Eric’s parents.”

“Is that a good idea?”

“They miss their own grandsons, well, the ones they thought were theirs. Dane thought the kids might cheer them up.”

“And he thought it was a good idea to leave him alone.” I nod my head in Abraxas' direction.

“This is all he has been doing for the last hour.”

“You offered to watch?”