Ch. 291..295: The Alpha Contract Chapter 291-295

Chapter 0291

'See, lying.' Nyx presses

'If you don't stop nagging me, I will find a way to block you!' I snap back at my Lycan

"Can you get Dane and Abraxas?" I ask Mallory.

"Sure."

Maddie's eyes widen a little and her heart starts to race all over again. "Are you going to let them shoot me?"

"Just need to check something." I offer a smile

She sits in silence, fiddling with the ends of her hair as we wait.

Dane is the first through the door, he walks around and presses his lips against my forehead. Maddies chestnut eyes follow the movement and I see a tiny hint of a smile. "Where's Abraxas?"

"He's coming. He was cleaning up his mess." Dane tells me.

Maddie shudders and combs through her hair with her fingers. "He really is dead?"

"Yes. Are you okay?"

"It hurts, but that's because he marked me, right?"

I explain to Dane that this Enzo guy wasn't actually her mate. That he was keeping her as his property. It made me so angry and I'm a little disappointed that she didn't get to kill him. There wasn't anything quite like watching the life drain from those you hate. Shaking my head, I close my eyes and focus on my sons as I push the dark thoughts away when I catch the scent of Abraxas.

"Blondie and the surfer guy are keeping guard." He mutters, but he is watching me again with an amused expression. He watched me alot.

"You mean Eric and Klaus." Dane reminds him of their names

"Yes. They said they will let you know when more Lycans arrive." His hazel eyes move to Maddie. "You've told Neah you can't shift?"

Her head snaps back over her shoulder to glare at him. "How did you know that?"

Abraxas smiles. "I know a lot of things." His hazel eyes move to me. "I believe you wanted to see me?"

"What else do you know?" I still wasn't a hundred percent sure if I believed everything that he had said, but he did know an awful lot.

He casts his eyes over her, "All good."

"What's happening?" Maddie asks, her voice going up a notch.

"Can you shift?" I repeat, but keep my eyes on Abraxas.

"No, I swear."

Abraxas yawns, "She's telling the truth."

"Are you some kind of psychic?" Maddie mutters

Abraxas laughs. "No, I'm a Hunter."

Maddie almost falls out of her seat as she tries to back away from him. "You lured us here to be killed by a Hunter?" She demands, edging behind the desk toward me.

"You are right to fear me." Abraxas tells her, "Though right now, you are of little interest to me." He shoots her a wink.

She turns to me. "I know you are the Alpha, but what the hell are you thinking?"

Dane growls at her and I hold a hand up to him.

"You know about Hunter's?"

"Most Lycans do, so why is he here?"

"Abraxas wants Blair dead, as do I and several others." I tell Maddie

"Hunters kill our kind." She splutters as her eyes dance between us. "You are making a mistake. He will turn on you."

Abraxas laughs again. "Don't make me change my mind about you gingernut."

"Brax!" Dane snaps at him

"I will be outside unless you need me for anything else."

"It's fine." I take a deep breath and watch Abraxas head out with a grin on his face. "Maddie, you don't have to help us. You don't even have to stay here. But if you want to, you are more than welcome." I had already decided that I wasn't going to force any of them to help. Something Dane and I massively disagreed on.

For so long, I had hoped for Lycans to die out, especially when I was told that they are a dying breed and then I got pregnant, with my own Lycan sons.

"With him here?" I didn't think Maddie's voice could go much higher, but it does.

"You can stay at mine." Mallory offers

Maddie drops her shoulders and looks around the office. She probably didn't have anywhere to go, especially if she had been passed around and sold.

"Abraxas did want me to give you this." Dane mutters, dropping a wallet on the desk. "He took it from Enzo before he threw his body in the fire. After all the stuff you've been through, he thinks it's only fair for you to have access to Enzo's money."

"Why would he do that?" She asks as her brows shoot up. "He's a Hunter. I'm a Lycan. He kills our kind. Is it some kind of trick?"

"No one really knows how his mind works." Mallory mutters

"I shouldn't take it, should I?" Maddie asks quietly.

"Yes, you should. I think you should think of it as payment for what he did to you. Compensation!" Mallory mutters happily Maddie slowly picks up the wallet. "He has millions."

"I will get Klaus to set you up your own account and move the money across." Dane smiles at her. "Welcome to Black shadow."

 

Chapter 0292

Dane

Mallory takes Maddie with her back to her house leaving Neah and I alone.

"This is tiring." Neah mumbles with a slight crease to her brow.

"You've only met half a dozen." I offer, reminding her this is what the plan was. "We have no idea how many more there could be."

She rocks in my chair. "Do you think Abraxas did the right thing, shooting the other guy?"

"He saw the same things I did when it came to Enzo. The guy had a tight grip on her arm, just the same as Trey had on you when he opened that basement door and didn't expect to see me. Everything she said was a cry for help, just carefully worded, just like you. We just had to make sure she was away from him before Brax killed him."

"Since when have you been calling him Brax?"

"He asked me too. Told me only his mate called him by Abraxas."

"You trust him, don't you?" She questions

"He is an egotistical asshole, but he promised not to hurt you. Does that mean I trust him? No. But I can keep an eye on him and right now, that works for me."

"Roan also said he wouldn't hurt me." She snaps a little harshly "and Abraxas keeps calling everyone by a nickname, which they don't like. Why surfer boy for Klaus?"

I smirk, sometimes I forgot how little she knew of the outside world. She had learned a lot since I found her, but there was still so much more in the world. "He looks like a guy that hits the waves."

Her frown deepens and her eyes narrow. "I don't know what that is supposed to mean!"

"I will show you later." I press my lips to her cheek. 'Aero remind me to show her some videos later.'

'Sure. Or maybe we can just take her to the beach with the boys.' He had a point, but right now, there is too much going on.

"Why don't you go and spend some time with Raven? You haven't seen her much in the last couple of days."

"She doesn't really talk anymore. Even Damien can't pry her away from Jenson." Her eyes soften as she looks at me. "You don't speak about him either. It's not good, is it?"

"It's complicated."

"It always is." Her shoulders drop and she slumps back in the chair

"In that case, come with me?"

She lets me lead her from the office and up the stairs. Though we don't even make it into the bedroom before I press her up against the wall. She gasps as I pin her body between me and the wall. "You wanted to do something to take your mind off of all the crazy. And right now, we have some time alone."

I force her thighs apart with my knee and press my hardening cock against her as I drag my teeth along the mark on her neck.

"Dane." She whispers, her beautiful blue eyes lock with mine as her lips part a little. The beat of her heart quickens.

I mould myself against her, inhaling her scent and locking my lips against hers. She rolls her hips against me, pushing her breasts up into my chest as her back arches off the wall.

Lifting her, she instinctively wraps her legs around my waist and I carry her into our room as her need for me grows. My cock painfully pushes at the zipper of my jeans. Her hands free me, gliding up and down my length as I drop her on the bed.

"Neah." I growl as my dick jerks in her hands, she always did have the perfect touch.

She lets go and unzips her hoodie, showing me that she was wearing nothing underneath. I take a nipple into my mouth, rolling it between my teeth as she moans and arches her back.

Her nails drag along my shooulderblades, sending a shudder through me and making my cock jerk against her pussy. Only a thin piece of soaked fabric seperates us.

Trailing my lips down over her torso, I pull the leggings and lace panties from her dripping pussy, admiring how wet she always gets for me. Dragging my tongue across her clit and lapping up her juices, she bites her bottom lip to keep her moan contained. It escapes anyway.

As I slide a finger into her, she thrusts up against my face. Wanting both my tongue and my fingers.

"Oh Dane." She cries out and grabs the back of my head, holding me in place between her thighs as I suck and bite her clit. She arches her back again, crying out in delight as I plunge a second finger into her.

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Her muscles clamp around me, she bites down on her bottom lip, letting go of my hair as she squeezes her eyes shut.

"Let me see those blue eyes or I will stop" i mutter, pausing what I'm doing.

She peers at me through slits, rolling her hips but still trying to keep the orgasm from ripping through her.

"Look at me." I order.

As her eyes shoot wide, I remove my fingers and drive my cock into her tightly clenched pussy. Her fingers dig into my arms leaving half moons behind as she grits her teeth. Desperate moans ripple from her as I spread her legs wide, fucking her like there is no tomorrow. Jamming my lips against hers, she finally lets go. Her body jolts against mine but I keep my lips on hers, letting her enjoy the moment, letting her moans vibrate through her until I could no longer wait.

Flipping her on her front, I pull her ass against me and slide back into her swollen pussy. She lets out a low moan as her face drops into the sheets, her hands balling up as she tries to keep her balance.

She glances back at me and something about her look drives me fucking wild. I slam into her over and over, spanking her ass with each moan until my own teeth are clenched together from the pressure and she screams out my name.

****

Neah sits at the opposite end of the bath to me, a content smile on her face as the water lapped at her chest. Her knees are pulled up in front of her because she likes to claim that I take up most of the room.

I was quite tempted to read her mind, but I held off because we had agreed that I would only do it if I was worried or during sex.

I watch her happy, content blue eyes become sadder with every passing second. "Will we have to send them away?" she asks quietly

"The boys?"

She nods. "When we had the threat before, all the children and the elderly temporarily left the pack."

"I don't intend to send anyone away this time. They are safer here with us where we can see them."

"Right."

I was waiting for one specific question. One that she hadn't asked since she had learned what Brax claims to see. Maybe she didn't want to know. Maybe she already knew.

"What about Abraxas, when this is all over? Do I just let him go?"

"I think that is something we will need to discuss when the time comes."

"But you don't trust him. That is what you said."

"And I stand by that."

There's a knock on the door and I inwardly sigh. "Stay put." I mutter, getting out of the bath. Neah sinks a little deeper into the bubbles as I wrap a towel around my hips.

"What?" I pull the door open to Klaus

"More Lycans have arrived."

"How many?"

"A small pack. Maybe thirty-forty."

"A pack of Lycans?" Neah calls out

"The guy said they are called Everwood Pack." Klaus shouts back

"That can't be right. According to Brax, Everwood was wiped out...." Though it seems Blair's mother had gotten away, what if more had? "We will be there shortly. Take Damien and Eric and make sure Brax...." "They are already with them." He runs off down the hallway and I turn to find Neah already out of the bath and dressing.

"Are you sure you are ready for this?"

She nods. "I asked them to come."

We make our way over to the training hall. Cars I don't recognise are parked out front while arguments take place inside. More Wolves are hovering outside, waiting for permission to do something. Neah doesn't hesitate, ripping the door open and marching in.

A bald man with deep blue eyes approaches us. But he won't look at Neah properly. He offers his hand to me and introduces himself as Ryken. As I take it, he yanks me forward and whispers. "Why the fuck is there a Hunter here?" "Precautions." I mutter back.

My eyes quickly find Brax. He's looping the training hall. His eyes darted between each one of the Lycans. Making them move around like a school of fish. Trying to put distance between themselves and their predator. "Has anyone here gone Rogue?" I ask Ryken

"No, not any of us." He tells me confidently

"Then you will have nothing to worry about."

"Wait, what do you mean by 'not any of us'?" Neah presses. "Are there more of you?"

His thick brows settle into a deep v.

"He's talking about his stepdaughter." Brax mutters as he makes his way to us. "Blair Everwood."

Chapter 0294

Damien

"Well it had to happen at some point. Though Blair gave me the impression that her family is dead." I mutter to Eric

"Exactly what I thought." He's carefully watching everyone. I half expected him to be annoyed that I was given his position in the pack, but he seemed to be happy enough with a secondary Beta role.

A woman makes her way through the crowd, clutching a small baby to her chest while two young boys hold on to either side of her dress. They were mini versions of the man talking to Dane. But I recognised the woman from the photo Blair had given Neah. Blair's mother. We move closer as Arbraxas moves off to do another lap of the training hall. He gives me a quick wink before putting all his attention on the crowd of Lycans.

It was an odd feeling to see this many in one place. There had been just a dozen Rogues where I was, a tiny amount in comparison, and probably even less than the amount that might turn up. The bald guy also said they are a small pack.

"I want to make it clear that we," the bald man gestures to all the waiting Lycans, "had nothing to do with what Blair has done."

"She turned up a couple of days ago, right before we received your link. Looking for somewhere to stay. She's not welcome in our house." Blair's mother adds

""Why?" I hear Neah ask

The woman clutching the baby stops in front of her. "She put us all in danger. Years ago, she almost brought a Hunter to our door." She glances back over her shoulder. "In fact, it was him. He was hunting her. Before she turned up the other day, we hadn't seen her in over five years. We knew she was alive, but that was it."

"She blames me for what our father did." Neah tells her.

The woman reaches out a hand and cups Neah's face, "I know and I'm so sorry for that."

"It's not your fault." Neah sighs. "You didn't know and from what I understand, my father lied to you too."

"He did. And there is something else you should know. Your...."

"Tara and I tried to talk sense into her." Ryken cuts her off and gives his mate a strange look. "My mate took a long time to recover from what he did to her, but Blair she has never been able to let go. She didn't even know the man, but still she has been on a lifelong vendetta to achieve something that is impossible. And I'm sorry to say, death will be the only thing that stops her."

A tear runs down the woman's face at Rykens final words. It must be hard to admit that killing your child was the only thing you knew would work. But everyone seemed to be glossing over the interrupted answer of Blair's mother. Or maybe I was just imagining things. "She knew you were coming here?" Dane asks

"She had already come to us that morning and I had sent her away. She reappeared when we were packing the car. I'm guessing because she heard the link too. She didn't want us to come, but if there is a chance I can protect my children from her then I will do what needs to be done." Ryken tells us

"She is your child too." I mutter, testing Tara

"She stopped being that a long time ago."

"They ain't lying." Abraxas mutters as he comes back past us. He doesn't stop and keeps moving, making the crowd of Lycans move from one side of the hall to the other as they try to put distance between themselves and him.

Ryken's deep blue eyes follow Abraxas. "I'm not sure why he is here, but Everwood is not the pack it once was. We live in the suburbs. Most of us have jobs and a family to support." He gestures to the others. "Some rarely shift because of the risk of being caught." It was the life that Mallory had dreamt of.

"Did Blair speak of any plans?" I question

"No. Though she said that you would kill us. I told her if we died, it would rest on her." Ryken shakes his head. "That girl had so much potential for good and she threw it away."

"Because she became Rogue." Neah mutters

"Yes, she learned what happened to the original Everwood Pack that her mother was part of." Ryken reaches out and gives his mate a shoulder squeeze. "She completely lost it. Caught up in her own fantasies. It was something neither of us understood. How can someone be so content on righting past wrongs when it's nothing to do with them?"

 

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"She thinks it will make her look better." Neah replies, though she isn't looking at them. "Make herself look like a hero." "To make her look worthy of being an Alpha." Dane adds

"I tried." Tara whispers. "I tried so hard and..."

"It's not your fault." Ryken tells her. "So many people tried to help her. We cannot help those that don't want to be helped." "SHUT UP!" Neah screeches and the entire room goes silent.

"Get her out of here!" Abraxas demands

"I've got her!" I mutter, "You stay here," I tell Dane and hoist Neah on my shoulder and charge out of the training hall.

"Put me down Damien." Her hands smack against my lower back as I carry her across the grounds. I really hope she doesn't shift. She would be able to rip my back apart in seconds.

"Not until we are back in the house." I mutter, locking my arms around her legs so she couldn't kick me.

"Damien!" Her tone is dark, I drop her on her feet as soon as we are inside and slam the door shut. Her eyes are a solid black as she stares back at me.

"Get out of the way!"

"Neah," I grab her face, forcing her to look at me, "Don't let her out. Think of your boys. They need you, they need their mother. You can't let her win."

She stares back at me, a tiny hint of blue appearing around her eyes. "My babies need their mother." She whispers back

"Yes and Dane needs you and the Lycans need you."

She rubs her temples, closing her eyes. When they open again, they are back to their usual colour. "It's her isn't it. She is my darkness."

"We believe so." I have had my suspicions for a long time. Everyone's darkness is different and triggered by different things, but Neah's seemed to be her own Lycan spirit and Abraxas was certain of it. "Why did you tell her to shut up?"

"She keeps accusing everyone of being a liar. Telling me to kill them. Telling me not to trust them. Sometimes she talks when I'm trying to listen and...."

"The words blur into one dull noise?"

"Yeah. It makes it difficult to hear anything. How did you know that?"

"You were close." I had been silently keeping an eye on her since we first discovered that she was close to going Rogue. Every now and again she would discuss it or ask questions, but mostly I had watched at a distance. And until today, I had never heard her shout at her Lycan.

She throws her arms up as she moves away from me. "How am I supposed to be an Alpha of Lycans when I can't even control what is happening in my head?"

I can't believe I was even considering it. But the asshole knew a hell of a lot more about Lycans than I did, especially those that are pure bloods. I can't believe I'm even considering asking for his help.

Neah's pacing the office when Abraxas raps his knuckles on the open door.

"Where's Dane?" I ask, glancing out into large hall

"Talking to the other Lycans." He replies, but his frown is focussed on a pacing Neah. "She's still close to the surface."

"Why do you think I'm still here?"

"Has she said anything?" He continues to watch her.

"She asked me if Nyx is her darkness and I told her." He finally looks at me. "How do we deal with it? How do we stop her Lycan from breaking her?"

"We don't." He goes back to watching her movements

"Are you fucking mad?"

"You are not following me, Rogue. Her soul isn't like anyone else that I have met or come across. Maybe it's the bloodline, I'm still unsure. But what I do know is that Neah is the only one that can control her Lycan." "I can hear you." Neah snaps

"It wasn't a secret." Abraxas smirks at her and I really wanted to punch him in the face.

She comes to a halt in front of us. Her hands on her hips as she drags her teeth over her bottom lip. "She doesn't control my abilities, does she?"

""No." Abraxas answers

"But she only appeared when....." She trails off and her cheeks flame "And then everything else came around the same time. The smells, the hearing."

"If that were the case and she controlled that part of you, every Wolf and Lycan would have an inner spirit." He tells her.

"Right?!" She starts pacing again, "Can I bind her?"