Her fingers curl tightly around the pencil until it snaps, “but I’m not the one who is bad.”
“You think Kade is bad?”
Her head moves up and down making her braids swing. “Not right now, but he will be.”
Surely it wouldn't be possible to know if a child is going to be a problem when they are older. They haven’t even experienced life.
“Have you spoken to either of your Dad’s about it?”
“Daddy Damien was angry and Daddy didn’t listen. I had to stop Kade, Mallory. Everything he said made me sad. He’s mean and only to me” She smiles at Luca sleeping in my arms. “Can’t I just stay here and play with Logan and Evrin? They like me.”
“That’s not up to me. But school is really important. Have you made any friends?”
“One girl talks to me. Her name is Lyrah.”
“She’s a Wolf?”
“Uh huh, she’s the one who told me to stick up for myself. So I did.”
“I want you to do something for me.”
Her green eyes are unsure as she studies me.
“When you go back to school, if anything happens, I want you to tell the teacher. I don’t want you doing something that will get you into trouble.”
“That’s what Daddy Damien said.”
“Because he is right.” Although if she had asked me when I was younger, I probably would have told her to beat the crap out of Kade.
She pouts at me as a tiny crease appears between her brows. “I can’t wait to be a grown up.”
I laugh, “Come on, you can stay with me and Luca. One of your Dad’s can collect you later.”
“Are you going to tell them?”
“I think you should, but I can be there with you.”
****
It’s late when Damien and Dane arrive. I wasn’t expecting both of them, but maybe I could talk sense into both of them.
I don’t wait for an answer.
“She’s sad and I know you feel her sadness. She thinks you are disgusted by Evrin being able to shift.”
“Not true.”
“But you came here with Damien when you didn’t need to. You could have gone home to her. Home to your boys.”
Dane shakes his head at me. “I’ve been on duty, I don’t want the news of Evrin getting out.”
“That’s why you have been avoiding going home?”
“No. I don’t want Cooper finding out that my son can shift. I have been working all day, chasing up possible leads, looking for the problems in my pack. Shutting down anyone that thinks they know something.”
“You’re worried?”
“Wouldn’t you be if Luca started shifting? I’m not worried about who Evrin is. I’m worried about the assholes that think they can take advantage of it.”
“Then you should tell Neah before she spontaneously combusts from all the ideas going around her head.”
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West)
Execcelent! Loved it!...
What about 80? I can only go up to 79...
I am clearly coming late to this book …me definitely one of the more well written ones. I feel like Im reading a series though … like I just finished reading two books and now we are off onto another storyline. Getting used to “splutter” instead of “sputter” as a word, and still trying to work out the “Lycan” logic as Blairs explanation doesn’t really make sense given the initial explanation of how Lycans came to be … I do wish these were in physical form. I do love to flip back and forth on pages to reread previous chapters. So much arder on these apps....
I love this book. I wish there were more chapters. I read this all in a week. I know life outside of writing is more important. I will just sit and wait for more to be released. I will support you always Taylor. Thank you for sharing your talents....
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Whether it's pirated or not doesn't really concern me,, when are we getting the final chapters 🥹...
EclecticCelt sounds like your got massive issues because you can't understand something straightforward...
The last this book was updated was December 2024 not 3 years like someone else claimed. It can't be 3 years when the author started the story in Jan 2024. Now the story can be found on Inkitt...
I have a question. I understand this book is pirated with left out parts or adjusted. Is this version here ever going to be finished. I just want to know what happens....
I recently learned that this story is pirated. To read it legally, go to inkitt.com or the Inkitt app and search for Taylor West. FYI, the Facebook group is highly cliquish, so be warned....