The Alpha’s Contract



"I... I need to check on the boys." I hurry from our bedroom and into the boy's room, grateful to see they are

asleep. Slowly and silently, I reach up to the top of the door and slide the lock across; resting my head against the wood, I take a few deep breaths, trying to gather my thoughts.

'You can't run away from this,' Nyx tells me.

I'm not. I'm just... I need time to think, Nyx. And before you start, I know what you are going to say. They are my children; Dane and I created them, but I can't think when Dane looks at me like he was just now.'

'We can't abandon them."

I didn't say I was going to, did I?' I snap back as I check on Evrin and Logan. Both are heavily asleep, knees tucked under their bodies, bums stuck up in the air without a care in the world. The girls had shifted before Logan; how was that even possible?

I drop into the rocking chair and sigh. The girls were already hunting their prey; as they grow older, it will only get worse.

'Unless we nip it in the bud,' Nyx mutters.

If you are telling me to consider..."

'Fuck, no. The girls are ours; there is no way I want them bound. It was hard enough with us.

'Good, because that is not an option!' I snap.

'Good!' Nyx declares, 'I'm glad we are on the same page.'

'But it doesn't give me an answer on how to deal with it, I sigh.

'Actually... I think we already have our answer.

"What are you talking about? Are you suggesting I let them stalk someone?'

'No. Aderyn and Willa responded to Dane's order.'

'The boys are the same,' I mumble.

'This was different, they practically went limp.'

I mull over her words when someone gently knocks on the door, "It's me," Damien mutters.

Quietly, I creep across the room, trying not to wake the boys. Usually, the slightest sound stirs them, especially Evrin, but thankfully, neither of them moves.

I pause at the door and puff out my cheeks. Quietly sliding the lock back, I open the door a little to see Damien leaning against the wall on the opposite side of the hallway. Stepping out, I pull the door closed, "No Dane?"

"He thought it would be best if he kept an eye on the girls. He glances down at my ripped jeans. I had been so busy talking to Nyx that I had forgotten that one leg was in tatters. The blue denim was stained with my blood, yet there was no evidence that I had been injured. "Are you okay?"

"I'm not sure," I stare at his dark eyes. "Dane called you?"

"I was on my way over anyway." He smiles at me. "I remember the first time I saw a Lycan. One of Cassandra's minions, to be precise. I was freaked out for weeks. Learning and knowing that there were other creatures in the world other than asshole Humans was a big shock to the system. I'm pretty sure you felt the same when you saw your first Lycan."

"It scared the crap out of me," I mumble, remembering how I had tried stacking chairs in front of the office door. "But you already expected to be a Wolf. You already knew that there were more than Humans in the world."

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He gestures to himself, "I may look calm and collected, but that has come with age. Even when I was Human, I was very much 'my way or no way. The idea that there was something more powerful than the bastards I dealt with daily wouldn't sink in. It was a lot, and then I saw my first Lycan. A monster of a man." He smirks, "I honestly thought I was dreaming and that someone had spiked my drink."

"Why are you telling me this? You never talk about your time as a Human."

"Dane said you were internally panicking. I just thought that maybe another perspective might help."

I nod and fold my arms across my chest. "It's not that I'm panicking. I can't make sense of it. First, there is Evrin, and Logan hasn't even come close to shifting. They are Lycans. Are you still certain that Logan is?"