The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 540

“You want me to talk but you won’t let me get my words out.” She frowns at me.

“Nothing will happen to me.” I tell her confidently.”

“Not you, me.” Her eyes are wide as the words tumble from her lips.

“You are underestimating yourself. Damien thinks you haven’t reached your full potential and Silas, the one man here that knows of Serkan, is certain you are more powerful than him.”

“I know what I’m capable of. I’ve done things that I never thought I would ever do.” She lowers her gaze, “I just need you to promise me that if something happens, you will always be there for the boys. And the girls, if they are here. I just need to know that.”

My hand cups her face. Her chin sits in the crook between my thumb and my finger, forcing her to look at me. “I am not going anywhere. You are not going anywhere. Do you understand?”

A small crinkle appears on her brow as she nods. She takes in a deeper breath. “I’m still surprised that I have lasted this long.”

“I know you are. But you are not the frail, broken girl that I first met. You are not the same person that threw herself back against the door to hide from me. You are my mate and an amazing mother of our pups and I will not let anything happen to you.

“You have survived every fucker that has come after you. You have battled demons that nearly destroyed you and you have thrived. You may not underestimate what you are capable of, but you underestimate your ability to survive.”

She wraps her fingers around my wrist, pulling my hand from her face. “I’m not giving up.” She whispers as her frown deepens. “But I’m not stupid. We are going up against another powerful Kitson. It would be stupid to go in with an expectation that we will succeed. Of course it’s what I want. But that’s how people lose. They get cocky, they make mistakes. Cassandra, Trey, Kyle, Devon, Cooper even Jenson and they are just some of the ones that have died, but they all have the same thing in common. I’m just preparing for the possibility.”

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I smile at her and reach over to rest my hand on her thigh. At least this time she doesn’t pull away. Hearing me confirm that I will keep the boys safe, seems to have reassured her on one level.

“Can we stop?” She mutters a few miles away from home. “I need the bathroom.”

Pulling into the local fuel station. She practically jumps out the car before it comes to a complete stop and charges towards the building.