Ch. 431..435: The Alpha Contract Chapter 431-435

Chapter 0431

Klaus

"And he said nothing else?" Cooper asks

"No. Just to be there at six tomorrow morning or your sister dies. He is waiting for confirmation."

He paces back and forth. "I'm impressed, Klaus. You woke me up to tell me that. You could have just not bothered and let him kill Sam."

"He asked me to tell you. He is my Alpha and that is what I did."

"Right, but he wouldn't have known if you had kept that a secret. As your mate, I think you are trying to make me happy bvy telling me the truth. You know I want Sam back by my side." He winks at me. "But the question is, what does your Alpha want in return? I assume you, because you are an important asset to him. Hmm" He runs a hand through his short blonde hair. "I've never had to contemplate who is more important to me before. My sister or my mate? Thais is difficult."

"I am not your mate. I have already told you what my birth name is."

"But Klaus, you lie. It's not good to lie." He checks the chains binding my wrists. "Tell your Alpha that I will be there."

"He won't give you Sam if I'm not there with you."

"Yes he will." He states confidently. His eyes are shining bright. "If he knows what's good for him."

"You don't know Dane like I do. He will take one look and see that I'm not present and he will rip her apart. Trust me, I have seen it done."

"Then he would be in for a world of pain. You may not think it, but I love my sister even though she is hard work. I will do everything I can in my power to make sure she lives."

"You have not done anything while she sits in a dungeon." I mutter in frustration. He had given me barely anything and had kept information coded and going around in circles.

He squats down in front of me and leans in close until his stale breath hits my face. He really needed to brush his teeth. "But she is safe there. Everyone else is safe while she is in there. It will be a bloodbath if she gets out." He rises up. "Tell your Alpha that we will be there. I will decide when everything is out in the open."

I link Dane and confirm that we will be there.

"You keep saying that she is safe in the dungeon. What does that mean? Why are you not in a hurry to get her out? Why a bloodbath. You think she is capable of killing everyone?"

"I don't need to be in a hurry when I know where she is." He didn't expand any further and it was an odd comment. I didn't buy it. I needed to know why Samara was safer inside the dungeon and why everyone else is too.

"She's a Lycan, you have already confirmed that. She confirmed that."

"Yes."

"Is she some kind of weapon?"

He smiles at me. "You don't need to be concerned Klaus. I can keep you safe. She won't be able to hurt you. She won't be allowed to."

Allowed? He obviously thought he was poerful enough to stop her.

"Are you afraid of her? Is that why you wanted to block her abilities? You kept saying it was because she was touching your stuff. I do not believe that. I think you are hiding something from me."

"So curious, all will be revealed in good time. You should get some sleep, it seems that we have an early start tomorrow."

"I can't sleep when you talk in code. Is my pack in danger?"

"I haven't decided."

"Is it really for you to decide if you said Samara is capable of turning everything into a bloodbath?"

He smiles at me and with the wide sage green eyes, it makes him look even more unhinged. Why the hell would the Moon Goddess think he is a good match for me?

"Who are you after?" I push, but he doesn't answer me. "I could just tell Dane to kill her!"

He roughly grabs my face, lifting me inches off the floor, with more strength than I expected. "You will do no such thing. Do you understand!"

He drops me with a thud and strides out of the room. When he returns, he is carrying a syringe. "Better yet, let's make it so you can't!"

Cooper stabs me in the neck before I even have a chance to say or do anything. Instantly, I feel myself getting weaker and weaker, and my senses fade until they are barely present. I try to link Dane but there is nothing again.

"Another reason why I am grateful not to be your mate!" I spit at him. I am met with a quick and painful slap across the face. It burns and I knew he had probably left a clean red handprint on my face. One that wouldn't heal for a few days.

Chapter 0432

Opening and closing my jaw, it clicked a few times, but it wasn't broken, just painful.

"Don't tell lies." He growls at me

"You think hitting me is going to get me to say anything!" I snarl back at him. "You know nothing about me. And if we were really mates, you would be disgusted with yourself for doing that."

"You are not making it easy for me to love you right now." He growls at me.

"Love?" I snort "Is this when your Lycan shows itself? When you don't get your own way?" I pull against the chains but now they were heavy against my wrists. "You've been saying that your Witch side is stronger, but I'm starting to think that's wrong. You use your Witch abilities to try and shut down your Lycan side. But it's not working anymore. It angers you that you can't win me over and I'm starting to understand why!"

"Why?"

"Going to beat it out of me?" I sneer at him.

He doesn't answer me and sits back on the chair by the door. Kicking his boots off and settling his feet on the coffee table. His eyes are on me. He wanted to ask, but now he was unsure. Up until this point, he was the one with information. I wonder how he will feel to know that I'm a Hunter. Especially as he punished Maddie for being with one.

I stare back at him. Every so often the corners of his lips would turn up, like he was enjoying the silence, but then they would disappear when I didn't speak.

Eventually, he moves, sitting himself in front of me. "You have a secret."

"Only from you. I guess that's not really a secret, just information that you are missing."

"Tell me."

"No."

"Tell me now." He demands and I shake my head at him. "Is it about you or the pack?"

I shrug my shoulders. He really hated not knowing something, this could really work in my favour.

He laughs and drags a hand through his hair. "You are so fucking frustrating."

"It's a two way street." I mutter. "You are not giving me anything. So I don't need to give you anything in return."

"I'm starting to see why you haven't met a mate until now." He smiles to himself

I don't answer, I didn't need another slap.

"Tell me this secret and I will tell you about Sam."

I press my lips together and shake my head and the closer he gets, the more I realise how much I want to kill him. To gut him and watch everything fall out while he was still alive. Where the fuck did that come from?

He taps his fingers on his knee, weighing up the decisions. "Okay, you have one question. I will swear to be truthful and in return, you have to tell me your secret."

"Three questions." I mutter. This could very well get me killed.

"Two." He replies

"Three."

"Fine. Three." He finally agrees

"Who do you want that's in Black Shadow?"

"Sam."

I roll my eyes at him, "Now who is lying."

""It's not a lie."

"Why did you want Blair to lead you down here?"

"I didn't."

I stare at him. He didn't let Blair lead him to Black Shadow. Which means Samara did. When Dane and I were talking last night, he told me that Brax had confirmed Samara was telling the truth about not knowing what Cooper wanted. But she would be telling the truth if it was her plan, she wouldn't necessarily know what Cooper was up to.

"Final question." He muses

"I'm thinking." How was I going to let Dane know before he let Samara out of the dungeon?

"You attacked Maddie." He seems surprised by my statement. "Because she was with a Hunter."

"That's not a question."

"But that was your doing. The same as taking away your sister's abilities. But you said it was because Samara kept touching your stuff. But it was more. You love her because she is family but she is a danger to you." I watched the colour drain from his face as he knew I had figured it out. "But none of this is your plan, it is all hers. You followed her down here, not Blair. Maddie was just an unfortunate bonus for you."

"The lack of Samara's abilities means she could hide herself better. All the questions she is being asked are about you, not about her. She's the one behind all this."

I look up at him and everything goes dark.

Chapter 0433

Neah

"Hey, it's time." Dane kisses my cheek as I stir.

"Time for what?" I yawn

"The trade."

I sit up, half confused because I had fallen asleep on Dane yet I was in our bedroom. And half confused by the fact I had only asked him last night to bring it forward.

'It's happening?' Nyx's voice rattles through my head

"You've brought it forward? When did you agree that?"

"While you slept. You wanted it moved forward so that's what we are doing. But there is a slight problem."

"He's not bringing Klaus, is he?"

"I think he is, but Klaus has dropped off my radar again. I have been searching for the connection to him for the last thirty minutes. I just wanted to check in with him." "You think Cooper blocked him again because he learned that Klaus could communicate with you?" I ask as I continue to yawn. "You don't think he has killed him, do you?" He shakes his head, "Maybe Klaus has found something out and Cooper is stopping him from warning us."

I frown and get out of bed and start pulling off yesterday's clothes. I was surprised Dane hadn't stripped me. Maybe he had been tired too. Or he had been busy planning this. "So what do we do? We need this to go in our favour. Not his." I mutter

'And we get to kill him, right?' Nyx asks

'I don't know yet.' I tell her

She rolls her eyes at me. Killing Cooper was all she wanted to do, but would he even get close enough so that could happen? My guess is that he is not stupid.

"Nyx talking to you?" Dane asks.

I nod. "She wants to know when we get to kill him."

Dane grabs my hand and pulls me flush him. His warm flesh pressing against my own. A hand settles against my throat, holding me in place as his lips mould against mine. I could feel his length hardening and it takes everything in his power to step away from me. "When this is done, I want you to myself." He growls and disappears into the closet while I brush my teeth.

He is dressed in a simple black tee and black jeans when he steps out. In his hands are a pile of clothes for me. His crimson eyes trail over my naked body and although he doesn't say anything, his smile certainly does. I think he secretly enjoyed that I did things the opposite way around to him, because it means he gets to watch me for longer.

Dane doesn't speak as I dress, but he makes a point of turning the large chair in my direction and watching me.

As I pull the sweatshirt on, I frown.

"You don't think we should take Samara out of the dungeons do you?" He asks.

"I think we need to see that Cooper has brought Klaus first. That it's not a trick."

"I agree. Damien is already waiting at the dungeon for my signal."

'He knows us so well.' Nyx murmurs, almost annoyed that we had become predictable.

'He can read our mind.' I retort.

She rolls her eyes at me as I push my feet into my boots

"Ready?" He holds out a hand to me.

We check on the twins before we go. Evrin had shifted back but he was wearing a nappy now. Dane squeezes my hand. "After I carried you to bed, I checked on them. He was back in Human form." "We can't leave them." I mutter just as I hear footsteps coming up the stairs.

Mallory appears carrying Luca. "And that is why I am here. Go bring Klaus home."

Dane and I walk across the grounds hand in hand. There is no one about, though the scents of wolves and Lycans are strong. I'm certain they are just hiding. Waiting for permission from Dane. We head down to the gates where Ryken is already on duty.

"No sign." He tells Dane.

Dane looks at his watch and links me, 'Four minutes.'

I nod and don't speak. Keeping my eyes on the road that leads to our gates. I had a clear view, I can see everything and with four minutes to go, Cooper should already be walking towards us.

Two minutes and I hear rustling in the trees. Klaus is pushed forward. His wrists bound in chains but instead of deep green eyes, they are an almost greyish colour. Klaus moves like he is unable to coordinate his feet. Scuffing the ground and stumbling as he moves, almost like he was in some kind of trance. It reminded me of how Blair had described the nurses at the prison.

Cooper steps out of the trees with puffed out cheeks. "Sorry, we almost didn't make it. It was a lot harder to walk with this one than I was expecting."

 

Chapter 0434

"You're making a joke?" I stare at him.

"Don't you think it's a little funny?" He smiles at me and I don't answer

Cooper's eyes flicker between me, Dane and Ryken. "Where is my sister?"

"What have you done to him?" Dane demands, gesturing to Klaus

"Nothing much. He will be right as rain in a few days. And none the wiser that we were ever here."

"You hurt him?" I ask. He claimed to be Klaus's mate and yet he hurt him. Some men were just assholes.

"I couldn't have him passing secret messages to you, could I?" Cooper beams at us. "Now where is my sister?"

"She is being held in the dungeon." Dane replies

'This is a trap!' Nyx splutters.

"Well chop chop, go and get her." Cooper demands

I step forward to the gate. My hands coil around the bars. "Why are you doing this? You don't know us. We don't know you."

"You are right. We don't know each other." Cooper mutters

"Why Maddie?"

"Right time, right place." He smiles back at me. "Come on, are you trying to tell me you have never taken advantage of a situation? Because I wouldn't believe that. I have heard a lot about you, Neah. I know how you like to rip out people's hearts." "Klaus told you that?"

"No."

'Jenson told Blair. Blair probably told him'. Dane links me.

Cooper shakes his head at me. "In fact Klaus didn't give me much information no matter how I persisted. It's really quite annoying that he would treat me this way. I am his mate."

I snort. He was nuts.

"You think that's funny?" He frowns at me

"I think you have a fucked up idea of what it is to be mates." I glance at Klaus who has his head tilted down and is swaying on the spot. He was present and not present at the same time. "None of this makes sense." I mutter to Dane.

"None of it has to make sense." Cooper smiles, "Now is someone going to bring me my sister or do I have to kill you all."

"Your sister for Klaus." Dane spits.

"Uh, No."

"It's a trade." Dane frowns.

"I want both. I want my sister and I want my mate. It's cruel of you to make me decide. I would never expect you to decide between Neah and Jenson or maybe Neah and Raven." "That's not how this works." Dane is growing angry. I could understand why. This guy had been in our pack, learning everything he could about us.

"Incorrect, this is how it doesn't work for you. I leave with my sister and my mate."

"He isn't your mate!"

Cooper points his finger at Dane. "Now that is not the first time I have heard that. Klaus keeps denying it too, yet I can smell him and oh, it's the best smell ever. So someone is lying and I don't like lies." "Says you who constantly lies." I mutter

"You are wrong, and I will let that slide this time." Cooper tells me. "I skirt the truth, but I don't lie. I share what I want to share."

"You make your prisoners think that they are mated to you. What's that if it isn't a lie?"

He frowns at me.

'Did he honestly not think that was a lie?' Nyx muses

I glance at Klaus who had his eyes tilted up towards me, the grey was fading and slowly being replaced with his usual deep green colour. Whatever Cooper had given to him, it wasn't as strong as he hoped or planned. Klaus's swaying slows and I watch him blink a few more times as Cooper demands for Dane to get Samara.

"I will get her as long as you agree to hand over Klaus." Dane tells him. "It's as simple as that."

"You don't get it do you, Dane. This decision isn't yours. It's mine and only mine and I will be leaving here with both."

I look to Dane. 'We can't let him walk away with both of them.'

"I can keep him safe." Cooper continues. "He can have the best life with me. I can provide him everything he needs. Trust me, he will be safer with me."

"You call that safe? He is bound and drugged. You are beyond delusional. I am your Alpha." I glare at him. "You may not feel it right now, but trust me, I will find a way to make you feel it and I will find a way to make you suffer." He laughs at me. "Go and get my sister, princess."

"Don't" Klaus yells, "She's behind all of this!"

Chapter 0435

Dane

My eyes lock on Klaus, he is furiously shaking his head at me while watching Cooper. "She's dangerous." He dodges out of the way as Cooper tries to grab him. "Everyone is safe if you keep her in the dungeons. Don't let her out." 'What the fuck does that mean?' Aero demands as we watch Klaus dodge Cooper again.

I pull on the gates, dragging them open and squeezing myself through the small gap just as Cooper takes a blade from his jeans and dives at Klaus again.

"Klaus." Neah whispers, her voice cracking as his name tumbles from her lips.

I look up to see the blade sticking out of Klaus's chest. His shirt steadily grows red as blood oozes from the wound. He stumbles back only for Cooper to grab him and hold him upright.

"You bastard!" I roar. My eyes shift from him to Klaus. The colour was quickly fading from his skin.

Cooper just frowns at me, "Look what you made me do!" He continues to hold Klaus upright. "You made me kill my mate. You made me mateless. You took him away from me. You will pay for that."

I just stare at him. How could he blame me when he had just stabbed Klaus?

'Klaus is right. This guy is unhinged.' Aero scoffs

Neah pushes past me. I grab her hand, stopping her from going anywhere. I didn't need him stabbing her too. Her blue eyes find mine and I shake my head.

'He's killed Klaus' She whispers through the link. I could see she was fighting the tears and I was having to use all of my strength to stop her throwing herself forward.

'Look at the angle of the blade. It should have missed Klaus's heart.' I mutter even though Klaus had stopped moving and his head hangs low. 'There is still a chance.' At least I hope there is. Cooper combs his fingers through Klaus's long dark hair. Begging him to open his eyes. "I can fix this Klaus. You just need to open your eyes." He taps Klaus's cheek, pleading with him. "You stabbed him you idiot!"

"Because he shouldn't have done that. He shouldn't have listened to you. He shouldn't have been awake." Cooper's eyes flick up to me and growls. "I will make sure she gets out and rips your pack apart."

"No you won't." Neah growls back at him. "I am your Alpha and you will do what you are told. You will listen and you will follow my orders. Look at me!"

"What are you doing to me?!" Cooper demands as his wide eyes shift to Neah

"Reminding you of your place." Neah snaps. "Let go of Klaus." She orders

Cooper trembles as he tries to fight the order, but his body is forced to lower Klaus to the ground whether he wanted to or not. "I am a Witch. You can't do this!"

"No, you are part Witch!" Neah growls back at him. "I have been wondering why I couldn't get through to your Lycan half and now I see that it's obvious. You need to be at your weakest. You need to be vulnerable. When your Witch half is failing, your Lycan thrives, no longer blocked by a stupid spell." Her eyes are darkening as she stares at him. It had been a while since I had seen Nyx so close to the surface.

"Let go of him." Neah demands.

Cooper's fingers retreat from Klaus, leaving scratches across his arm, "You bitch!" He growls, but forces himself to straighten up when out of the corner of my eye, I see Klaus, ripping the blade out of his own chest and slicing it straight across Cooper's abdomen. Cooper frantically grabs at his wound, thick crimson blood spilling freely over his hands as Klaus faces him. "I will never be your mate even if you were the last man on Earth. But I do want to be the last thing you see." He takes the blade and plunges it through Cooper's left eye and forces it as deep as it will go.

With a smile, Klaus's legs buckle underneath him, forcing him to the ground while Cooper's body falls in the opposite direction. Hitting the ground with a dull, heavy thud.