The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 547

Neah

“Athena is happy to have the boys another night.” Dane tells me as he takes off his shirt.

“I should be with them.” I frown

“Another night is not going to hurt them.” Dane replies as I start to get out of bed. “And you need to rest.” He leans down and softly kisses me. Lifting my tee, he tugs at it and kisses my bump. “Now tell me, why are you wearing clothes to bed?”

“Just in case.” No one wants to be caught out in the middle of the night while naked.

“You won’t need them.” He smiles at me

I tug the tee back over my bump, “It’s hard to rest when I know that Serkan is somewhere nearby. He can't have just disappeared into thin air. Have you heard anything?” As much as I trusted Damien, I knew he would link Dane and not me if there was a problem. Especially while I was supposed to be resting.

‘It’s like they have forgotten that we have been pregnant before.’ Nyx murmurs in annoyance

‘I know. But I guess with everything that happened last time, everyone is just being extra cautious.’

She huffs, though I felt the exact same. Apart from being ridiculously tired all the time, I felt fine.

After years of being left to battle through life on my own, it was still hard to accept that there are people who care for me.

I look over to Dane and watch him in silence as he finishes undressing. When he gets into bed with me, his hand plants itself on my lower back and he pulls me in closer, until his face is inches away from mine.

“Whether you are pregnant or not, I would still want to make sure you are safe.” He whispers in the dark. “And before you tell me that you can protect yourself, I already know, but it doesn’t change my desire to keep all of you safe.”

“Do you think he will try again soon?” I ask quietly. I hadn’t seen Serkan at the gas station, just the aftermath. Only Dane had managed to get a small glimpse of him. While I hid in the bathroom like the scared little girl I used to be.

“He knows that you are pregnant. Thankfully, he still doesn’t know about the boys. If he wants you dead, he will probably try again while you are pregnant.”

“And if he finds out about the boys, he will come after them.” I mutter and see him frown. “Before that happens, I will rip his heart from his chest.” I mumble and curl into him.

*****

The bed is empty when I wake. Letting me sleep in had become a new habit of his. Sometimes I liked it, other times it was frustrating. At least this time, I was in Black Shadow and not some random hotel.

From the dim light creeping in around the curtains, I could tell it was early. I had probably only been asleep for a couple of hours.

Yawning, I creep across the floor, trying to remember where the squeaky floorboards are as I tiptoe around them. I didn’t want to wake Mallory or Eric this early, not when they had stayed up with us to talk things through.

Silently making my way down the stairs, I almost miss the bottom step when I realise I could scent Silas. Peering around the corner, I see him sitting at the kitchen table, casually drinking coffee like he had been here his whole life.