Ch. 41..45: The Alpha Contract Chapter 41-45

Chapter 0041

"You killed Kyle so that you can claim me?" Neah blurts out

"Yes."

"I'm not..... I'm no one special. You are an Alpha. A powerful one and I'm not...."

"You are an Alpha too."

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She didn't say much after that. She just asked if she could be alone, to think. Which was just frustrating. It was not supposed to go like this. She was supposed to be happy, not fearful and angry. She was supposed to want me to claim her. Not want to run and hide. 'This is your fault.' I snap at Aero. 'You couldn't just leave it. You had to go on and on and on. And now look at the mess we have caused.'

'In my defence, I thought she would be happy to find out she is mated to the greatest Alpha. Maybe you should have led with that instead of telling her about the prisoner first!' He snaps back at me.

Heading to the kitchen to grab something to eat. I spot Raven, stuffing her face with food.

"Are you ever not eating?" I snap at her

"I'm hungry." she shrugs "And something has clearly pissed you off!"

I slam a mug down a little too hard and the handle snaps clean off. Raven gets up and adds 'Mugs' to the shopping list.

"We won't have any left at this rate." She mutters as she sits back down. "So what's happened now?"

"I told her."

Raven stares at me with her dark eyes. "You told Neah that she is your mate?"

"What else am I talking about, Raven?!"

"Woah, okay. I take it that it didn't go the way you hoped."

"Do you see her?" I snap, gesturing around the room

She wipes a crumb from her bottom lip. "I would be mad too."

"Thanks for the support, Raven."

"I'm just saying, not everyone is like Charlene or Daisy or Veronica or......"

"That's enough Raven!"

"Sometimes, I wonder if you actually know anything about women." She shakes her head at me as she takes another bite of her sandwich and I wait for her to continue.

"What?" I snap, "I know you are dying to tell me Raven. So come on, let's hear it, seeing as you think you know her better than anyone."

"I didn't say that, did I? I said you don't know much about women. And that is something I do understand."

She moves to dump her plate in the sink and immediately starts looking through the cupboards for something else to eat.

"Do you think she expected to find a mate? For most of us, the idea of finding a mate is a number one priority, yourself included. It most likely has never been her priority and I'm guessing you just sprung it on her." "She can't sense the bond. How else was I supposed to tell her?"

"It doesn't matter anyway, it's too late, you can't change the way you told her. But you should be with her and not down here talking to your baby sister."

"Alright, smart ass. I'm going."

Neah stares at me with wide eyes when I enter the bedroom and once again, I feel that pull. She is perched on the edge of the bed, her legs dangling over, almost like she was waiting for me.

I will not admit to Raven that she was right, she already had a big enough ego.

"It makes sense." Neah whispers. "You wanted me to sleep in here. You didn't want me to be alone with Jenson. You said you didn't want anyone else touching me. That was never because of the contract, was it?" "No."

"Because you knew?" Oddly, she doesn't sound angry. It was more like she was trying to put the pieces together.

"Yes." There were very few people that I would allow to talk to me this way. To allow them to second guess my decisions. "I thought about telling you, so many times. I thought about just claiming you and never having to reveal the truth. I didn't want you to feel obligated to be with me because of the bond."

"So you used a contract instead?" She asks with a slight frown.

"When you say it like that, it sounds just as ridiculous." I mutter. Scratching the back of my head, I try to think of something to say, but there was nothing that sounded right. Nothing that seemed like it would make her feel better about my poor choices.

She gets off the bed, pulling her sweatshirt off and revealing a white fitted tee, where I could clearly see her erect nipples. I watch her walk over to the laundry basket and dump the sweatshirt inside.

She turns back to me and places her hands on her hips. "If.... if you claim me, does that mean you can sense my needs? Will you be able to tell if I need help?"

"I will know everything about you. I will feel your every need. I will know all your desires. I will know when you need me."

She loosely ties her hair back and closes her eyes. "Claim me then."

Chapter 0042

His hands grip my thin waist as his crimson eyes search mine. "Are you sure this is what you want?"

I nod my head.

"Neah, I need you to say yes or no."

I feel the lump building in my throat. My stomach was tying itself up in knots. Was this really what I wanted?

"Will it hurt?" I whisper. I knew he needed to bite my neck. I knew he needed to sink his canines as deep as they can go. I knew he needed to taste my blood and to leave his Wolf venom in its place, permanently connecting us. There was a catch though, to confirm the bond, we had to have sex.

"A little." He tells me

"Wh...what will happen to me?"

"Immediately? Nothing other than feeling satisfied. Within forty eight hours you will go into heat. Are you prepared for that?"

"You mean, I will want sex?" I whisper

"Want it, need it, become desperate for it."

"I don't have my....monster."

"Doesn't matter, it's what happens to a female when marked by a male Wolf. If you were human, it would still happen."

He cups my face with a large hand. "I promise, I will be gentle, the first time. So is it a yes or a no?"

"Yes."

His lips hit mine with force as he pulls me in against him, holding me flush against his body. His lips quickly move down over my neck. Once again little bolts of electricity shoot through me in the exact spots his lips have touched. He pauses just above my collarbone, his teeth rake across my skin, searching for the perfect spot.

His tongue flicks over my skin and as his teeth begin embedding themselves, I let out a little whimper.

Alpha Dane holds me in place as his teeth sink a little deeper. A few seconds pass and he starts to suck. I could the warmth of my own blood run down over my skin.

When his teeth start to retract, he licks the wound, cleaning up any drops of blood that had escaped and plies my neck with soft kisses, working his way back towards my lips.

As he kisses me, I feel that same dull ache inside of me. He pulls the band from my hair, letting it fall freely. His hands comb through it, suddenly balling up as his kiss deepens.

Was I daydreaming again?

"No you are not." He mutters breathlessly

He could hear me?

"I can." He smiles as he kisses me. "How many times have you fantasised about me, Neah?"

"I....I haven't." I lie

"Really?" He murmurs as his lips make their way down over my neck, his hot breath makes my skin tingle. "So you didn't think about me slipping my finger into your throbbing pussy? And you definitely didn't think of my tongue flicking over you." I could hear the amusement in his voice.

The dull throb becomes more of an ache and when his hands slide up under my white tee, I don't stop him.

His fingers quickly find my nipples, kneading them between his thumb and finger. His eyes lock with mine. "You have blood on your top, take it off."

I do as I'm told, keeping my eyes on his the entire time. His hands move to my jeans and he slowly unfastens them, letting his fingers skim across my skin, sending more bolts of electricity through me.

He pushes them down a little, just enough to get his hand inside and cup my mound. Over my panties, he strokes a finger right over the centre and the ache inside me grows. I wanted to feel him inside of me.

He pushes a hand down inside my panties, sweeping a finger just inside. "Is this what you want?" He mutters with a smile. Amused that he can read my mind.

I nod my head and he pushes his finger in a little deeper, making me groan

"But it wasn't just the one you wanted, was it?" He is still grinning as he pushes in a second finger, making me gasp and clutch on to him.

He moves them in and out of me, enjoying the quiet moans that come from my lips. When suddenly he picks me up and falls on top of me on the bed. I could feel his hardened cock pressing up against me, but he moves away, taking his fingers out of me and burying his face between my thighs.

His tongue flickers over my clit, licking up my juices until he pushes it inside of me.

A long quiet moan leaves my lips as my back arches and my thighs clamp around his head. He repeats the process, even when my body starts juddering against him. His tongue becomes more urgent. Intense pleasure rolls through me in waves and as I still, he positions himself between my thighs, the tip of something hard pushing against my swollen pussy.

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"This may hurt a little." He whispers to me and pushes himself a little into me. Whimpering at the pain, he plants his lips on mine. "It will only hurt the first time."

He pushes himself in, a little at a time, allowing me time to adjust. When he is fully inside me, he rocks his hips a little, sliding himself back and forth as he watches me. As my lips part and I moan his name, he drives himself in a little harder, slamming himself into me. The more I moaned, the more eager he became, slamming himself into me over and over again until once again, my body is spasming from the orgasm. Exploding inside of me, he falls forward on top of me.

His lips kiss every bit of skin as he continues to rock his hips, emptying himself inside of me.

"Is that what you wanted?" He asks quietly

My fingers feel the bite mark on my neck and I nod my head.

"Next time, don't try and hold your moans in. I would rather you let yourself go." He tucks a strand of my hair behind my ear. "Come on, you need a shower."

He walks across the room and turns the shower on. Alpha Dane sticks a hand out to me. "Come."

I catch sight of the dried blood on my neck and shoulder as I walk past the mirror.

Alpha Dane pulls me into the shower with him. Pushing me up against the cool tiles as he forces a knee between my thighs. He passionately kisses me under the hot water as my arms lock around him. "I'm not done yet." He mutters, lifting my legs around his his hips

He suddenly stops to look at me and I was grateful that he was holding me steady, I felt like I was going to pass out. My head felt fuzzy and everything sounded so loud. The shower droplets sounded like gunfire as they hit the floor. Even Alpha Dane's breathing seems to echo.

There was a funny smell that filled the shower, a woody smell, trees, maybe?

""NEAH?"

My hands go over my ears, why was he shouting at me?

"NEAH?"

Alpha Dane continues to shout my name as my ears ring. Eventually, he stops and turns off the water. Grabbing some towels, he wraps one around me first. He is frowning, but I don't think it's aimed at me. I was just grateful for the silence.

He walks me back to the bed and sits me down. I watch him go to the closet and pull out some clean clothes for me before he proceeds to dress himself.

He motions for me to stay here and quickly hurries out the room. He returns a few minutes later and beckons me to follow, but he doesn't speak.

Alpha Dane leads me into his office where Raven was waiting. The room had that strange woody smell that I had smelled upstairs, but it was mixed with something else.

"Why.... why is no one talking?" Why did it sound like I was shouting?

Alpha Dane and Raven were talking to each other but through mind link. I watch how Raven's head bobs up and down and frowns.

"Will someone...." I cover my ears, I couldn't stop shouting yet I was certain I was talking normally.

'I think I have finally figured out why Kyle didn't reject you properly.' Alpha Dane's lips didn't move, but his voice is warm in my mind. Reassuring and calm, when it felt like my head was going to explode.

'To break the binding.' He continues, 'You needed to be claimed. You couldn't be claimed while he was still in the picture.'

Raven steps towards me and holds out little orange foam shapes 'They will help. Just until you adapt.'

Raven carefully pushes them in my ears. "Better?"

"Thank you." I mumble

"Everything looks and smells different too, right?" Alpha Dane asks

I nod.

"That woody scent you smell is most likely my personal scent to you. The other scent in this room belongs to Raven. Everyone has them, though mine will be stronger because I marked you." "I'm...I'm no longer bound?" I mutter

"It seems like my mark broke the binding. Everything seems loud and different because you never had to adjust to it. It will take time, but you will get used to it."

"I'm not bound?" I repeat my question, trying to make absolutely sure I understood what he was saying.

"No. But I do think that you should meet Devon now."

Chapter 0044

"Who?" Raven splutters.

"Our prisoner." I had told her some information but not all. I may have neglected to tell her who he was.

"Right. And why does Neah need to meet him?"

"Because he claims to be Neah's brother." My mate is standing completely still, almost like she is frozen in time. She hadn't wanted to meet him and I didn't blame her, but now, he might be the only one who could answer questions about herself. "Neah?" "No" she shakes her head at me. "No I....I don't want to. You said... you said it was up to me."

"I did, but now I think it will be beneficial. I can't prepare you."

"Prepare me for what?"

"For your first shift."

Her mouth drops open

'She has somehow forgotten that bit of being unbound.' Aero mumbles

"It will happen Neah, and you won't be able to stop it. The least I can do is make sure you are prepared."

She looks pained. Instead of lowering her eyes, they go up to the ceiling as she shakes her head.

Her thoughts were just words that made no sense. She couldn't even think in sentences. Except for one glaring statement. 'He did this!'

She blamed me.

""Raven, leave!" I order

When she hears my tone, she doesn't even question me and hurries out the door, slamming it shut behind her. Leaving me and my mate alone. Taking a seat, I stare at my newly marked mate as she fights with her own thoughts.

'She blames us?' Aero sighs. 'We only claimed her.'

'And that's the problem. Claiming her, unbound her after she had just told me she wanted to stay bound.'

"You blame me?" I ask after a few moments.

Her blue eyes leave the ceiling, settling on me and her fingers go directly to the mark on her neck. Tears prick at the corner of her eyes. "You think that I made you a 'monster'?"

She still doesn't speak to me

"Have you ever considered there might be more to why you were bound? I believe that Trey did it because he feared what you would be capable of."

"I'm....I'm not an Alpha." she shakes her head again. "You keep trying to make out that this is a good thing. But if it is true, and....and you really believe that's why Trey had me bound, then tell me how bad of a monster could I be?" Walking around the desk, I cup her face, letting her feel our connection and hoping it would be enough to calm her overthinking mind. She leans into me, closing her eyes and I feel her fear. A fear of the unknown.

Linking Eric, I ask him to bring Devon to my office. If I couldn't get Neah to go to him, then I would have to bring him to her.

After a few minutes of watching Neah internally beat herself up, Eric shoves Devon through the door.

"Ah, Alpha Dane." Devon looks back over his shoulder at Eric, "You could have at least told me this was where we were going. There was no need to be all mysterious about it." He turns to look at Neah. "It's been so long."

Neah doesn't answer. She sits in the chair in the corner of the room in complete silence. She may not be physically saying anything horrible, but she was definitely thinking it. "You don't know who I am, do you?" Devon asks her

Neah silently shakes her head.

"Can you sense her?" I demand.

"Yes." Devon mutters without taking his eyes off of her. "And I see you have claimed her. Finally caved to your feelings?"

I see how Neah pulls her knees to her chest, and yanks her shirt collar up around her neck, hiding my mark. She felt exposed.

"I assume you haven't brought me here so your Beta can have his way with me." He shoots Eric a suggestive wink.

'Does this guy ever stop talking?' Aero mutters. 'He is just like Jenson!'

Eric smacks Devon across the back of the head, telling him to sit.

Chapter 0045

"Okay, okay." Devon mutters, holding his hands up and sitting in the empty seat.

"Here's the deal. You tell us everything you know about Trey and his little gang. You tell me and Neah everything about being a Lycan and if you comply, I might just let you live."

"Now that seems a little unfair. You 'might' let me live." Devon replies "After I've given you all my secrets. I've only been too happy to share information." He grins at me "Surely you can at the very least guarantee my life?" "It won't be my decision." I mutter.

He turns to look at Neah. "You are letting my sister decide my fate?"

My eyes move to my mate who hasn't moved. She was busy watching Devon.

"You won't know who will be making the decision." I tell Devon, "That way you can't try and butter them up or bribe them into making a decision."

"Well played, Alpha Dane. It seems like you already know my style. So what would you like to know?" "Everything. You say that Moonshine is the only pack of Lycans left. Where did they come from?"

"The same as Wolves I'm guessing. Packs develop over time, created of multiple different......"

"No... Where did the Lycan originally come from? We are children of the Moon Goddess."

"We are too. There's a story, maybe it's true, maybe it's a myth. The story goes a little something along the lines of a Wolf claimed a human, but when they marked the human during a full moon, the human began to change. Shifting into what I know to be a Lycan, part human, part Wolf. As more were created, they began to procreate and more were born. Neither a Wolf, nor a human, but something in between."

'A Wolf claimed a human?' Aero mutters

But that wasn't my concern.

"We have many of the same characteristics as you, Alpha Dane." Devon continues, "We can shift at will, females go into heat exactly the same as Wolves, though I believe our females tend to stay in heat a lot longer than yours. I can't be certain about that one, females are not my preferred choice. We hunt. We feed. We mate, we mark our claimed ones. We are strong, we can heal. The only real difference is that our bloodlines started differently." He shrugs his shoulders at me, like it was standard knowledge. 'It's impossible to tell if he is lying.' Aero tells me

"You know a lot for someone who grew up adopted." I mutter

"I told you, I had someone on the inside, but you killed him." He looks over to Neah, "I'm so sorry that I couldn't protect you."

"Were you there?" Neah asks quietly. "Were you there the day I killed my parents?"

Devon shakes his head. "Though I was informed about it, when I was much older. Cassandra should never have put you through that."

"Cassandra?" I ask

'Remember what they said about the poison was supposed to be for Cassandras parents?!' Aero mutters

"It's no secret she wanted to become Luna. Apparently all the Lycans knew and really wanted her to take over. She couldn't do that while our parents were still around and she couldn't do that with Neah in the picture and set to become the next Alpha." "They knew? They all knew what Cassandra wanted?" Neah asks

Devon goes quiet. "I can't say for certain."

"They...they all knew I was set up and they still......." She trails off and her blue eyes fill with tears.

"I'm sorry....I thought...." Devon looks back at me. "I thought you had worked it out?"

"There were still some gaps." I mutter. I could hear my mates heart racing.

"Claim it back." Devon mutters to Neah

"I'm not an Alpha." Neah mumbles.

"You may feel like that now, but I promise you, the blood running through your veins says otherwise!" Devon gives her a small smile but Neah keeps her face unreadable. Only I knew all the comments that were running through her mind.