Ch. 86..90: The Alpha Contract Chapter 86-90

Chapter 0086

Dane

Devon leaves us when we make it to my office. Neah lowered herself into a chair so painfully slow that I wanted to help her. She had lied to Raven when she said she had felt fine. She knew I could read her mind, though I didn't say anything because I knew she wanted to be back here. She somehow felt safer here in the house.

"Can I get you something?" I ask while she pulls her legs up to her chest.

Her head shakes from side to side making her dark hair fall around her face.

She hadn't mentioned anything more about the hunt, she hadn't questioned if the others had died the same way, but she didn't need to, she had already figured it out and yet, she still does not comment on my decisions. In fact, her mind is completely elsewhere. "Neah, I know you are not feeling yourself."

She picks at a thread in the black jeans she is wearing. "I'm alive."

'Is she having some kind of mental breakdown?' Aero asks

"Yes you are." I mutter, ignoring my Wolf

"I shouldn't be. I....I should be dead." She grips her stomach and her face screws up in pain.

""What's wrong?"

"It's just...a little uncomfortable."

""Let me see."

She puts her legs down and rolls up her top. "There is nothing there," she whispers and tenses up again. This time her hand grabs my arm. Her nails sink into my skin, creating little half moon shapes. My nose catches the whiff of blood. "Neah, are you on your period?"

Her nails sink a little deeper into my arm and blood rises to the surface. "I've....I've never had one." she gasps

I hadn't thought about it until now, but it hits me that she hadn't had a period since she had been here and she should have done.

Her body had been so shut down and frail that its basic systems hadn't been working. And now, everything was falling back into place. Exactly how it should be.

"Is...." She squeezes my arm again. "Is it always this bad?"

"Come on, I can help you with the pain."

I don't let her walk this time, not letting it even be an option. Lifting her from the chair, I turn her quickly so that she doesn't see the deep red blood that had leaked through her jeans. Standing her in the shower, I turn the water on, letting it soak the both of us as I strip her from her clothes. She would dig her nails into me each time a new cramp ripped through her. "Take your time." I mutter, letting my lips graze hers.

Stepping out, I ran her a bath. I had enough experience to know the hot water would help ease the cramps and if it didn't, I always had my fingers. A good orgasm would usually do the trick. Turning the water off, I hear her weeping. A hand pressed against the glass door as she sat in at the bottom. A steady amount of blood trickling from her pussy.

I move her from the shower to the hot bath, her skin almost sizzles as it hits the water and she lets out a little gasp.

"Move forward." I mutter, pulling off my own wet clothes.

"It's...it's blood."

"Do you think a little blood scares me?"

She stares at me for a second and slides herself forward, allowing enough room for me to get in behind her.

She sits between my thighs, her back pressed against my chest. Resting my hand on her stomach, I press down, massaging it. She was still so thin that I could feel her cramps beneath the surface, coming in waves and crashing, one after the other. Her hands grip my thighs, and once again, her nails pierce my skin as her whole body tenses. She lets out a whimper and I slide my hand down to cup her mound.

She grabs my arm with both hands. "What...what are you doing?"

"Easing the pain."

She doesn't let go. "But...."

I let the tip of a finger dip in between her folds, running it back and forth. "It doesn't have to be a bad thing." I whisper in her ear. "Pain can be turned into pleasure."

Her hands stay glued to my arm, preventing my fingers from getting in any further as she mulls over my words.

"Do you trust me?" I ask while flicking my tongue over the mark on her neck.

She doesn't answer, but her hands retreat into the water and rest on my thighs as she parts her legs a little more.

Pushing two fingers deep inside her, I curve them around to press against her sensitive clit. Her body tenses up again, but not in the same way it had been with the cramps.

Gently stroking her swollen clit, she pushes her hips up, thrusting herself against my hand.

"Slow." I mutter to her. "It will help more."

Her back arches against my chest. She lets out soft moans as I continue to take my time. Sometimes it wasn't about my needs, but about watching her, knowing that she will only ever be satisfied by me.

She throws her head back against me as I push a third finger in, she is tight as expected, though she responds well and clamps her thighs around my hand.

My name rolls off of her tongue as she rocks her hips back and forth, splashing water over the side of the tub, just as she spasms around my fingers. A combination of her juices and blood trickle down over my fingers. She stills, her breathing heavy, her heartbeat running rampant.

"Better?"

"Uh huh." She mutters in a strange voice.

I could see the pink blush making its way up from her chest and over her neck, heading towards her face.

I smile as I listen to her thoughts. "If you want me to fuck you, all you need to do is ask."

Rinsing off in the shower, I press myself up against her, squashing her between me and the cool tiles as my lips smashed against hers. She parts her lips a little to let my tongue in, allowing me to taste her.

My hard cock is already pressed up against her leg, she wraps her fingers around it, just like I had shown her. Her hand moves in a steady rhythm up and down my shaft, paying particular attention to the tip. "You," I mutter as I kiss her, "Are supposed to be taking it easy."

"Uh huh." She mutters, pushing her breasts into me

We end up in the bottom of the shower with Neah straddling my legs as my cock pushes up against the front of her pussy.

Her blue eyes lock on mine as she adjusts herself and starts sliding down my dick. Her mouth wide as she takes in my full length. She lets out a little growl as she adjusts to me. A sound I hadn't heard from her before. Guiding her hips, I encourage her to move up and down, slow and steady, letting her have complete control.

She was beautiful and she was mine.

 

Chapter 0087

He spends hours making sure I have everything I need. Snacks, drinks, blankets and sometimes, he would just lay with me. Ensuring that I was comfortable, trailing his fingers along my skin

The cramps had stopped the moment I orgasmed and I'm still not entirely sure what came over me, or why I took control in the shower like I did. In that moment, it was like something else had taken over my body. "Neah?" He murmurs my name, rousing me from my sleepy state. "I have to go, it's almost time for the pack run."

"Okay," I yawn, letting go of him.

"There will be guards on the house at all times. And your brother will be here too. He has agreed to stay."

I yawn again, nodding as I pull a pillow against my chest. The pack run was a big thing here, I wasn't going to ask him to stay.

"Are you sure you will be alright?" He presses his lips to my cheek

"I will just sleep, I think."

"I will let Devon know."

There is a small frown on his face, but he doesn't say anything other than telling me that he will see me in the morning.

By midnight, I am wide awake. The full moon is high in the sky but I had this bad feeling. A sinking feeling, heavy inside of me. I couldn't put my finger on what it was, I just knew something wasn't right. There's a frantic knock on my door. "Neah turn your fucking lights off and let me in!" Devon whisper shouts through the door.

"What's wrong?" I mutter, opening the door to a naked Devon.

I covered my eyes, because seeing my brother this way was not something that I needed. Nor did I want it permanently etched in my mind.

He slams the door shut behind him and quickly hits the light switch, plunging us into darkness. His hand grabs mine. "You can see me, right?" He whispers

I nod. Though I still wasn't used to being able to see so clearly in the dark.

"Why are you naked?" I match his whisper

"They are here Neah. They have used the full moon to make a move. I had to shift to cover my scent. Though they are aware of my presence and probably yours. They are here fo you."

I didn't think my stomach could fall any further, but it sinks to a new low.

"You need to shift."

"I...I can't. I..I don't know how." I look around in the darkness, tears threatening to leak from my eyes. "The guards."

He shakes his head at me. "Dead"

We both hear movement outside. Devon's eyes search the room, looking for somewhere to hide. But there was nowhere, it was too open.

I watch as his limbs suddenly lengthen and his body widens. Dark tufts of hair sprouted along his thickening skin. His head started to take the shape of a very large Wolf head. I try to move away, but he grabs me, pulling me in against him as he wraps his huge frame around me. A mixture of male pheromones, sweat and something musty fill the air.

'I'm trying to hide your scent.' His voice fills my head in the exact same way as Alpha Dane's

He rubs his long arms all over me, smearing me in his awful scent. They would be dumb to fall for it.

The footsteps continue straight past the bedroom door. Devon holds me steady, refusing to let me go and for a second, I thought I had screwed up and that this was a trap of his.

'Come with me.' He links me after a few more minutes as his arms finally let me free. He moves to the window, quietly sliding it open. Flashing his blue eyes at me, he holds out a large hand with massive claws sticking out each finger.

From here I could see a few scattered bodies on the ground, in either Wolf or human form, but no Lycans.

"W...where are we going?"

'Up!'

I didn't understand, there was nothing up but the roof.

'Alpha Dane told me that if there was ever a problem and he wasn't here, to go up.'

What choice did I have? Stay here and let them take me, or hope that he was telling me the truth.

Devon crouches down, telling me to climb on his back. I wrap my arms around his large neck and pray to the Moon Goddess that I could hold on. Because I was either going into more danger or Devon really was a man of his word. He climbs the house quickly, only pausing when we are on the flat roof. He scans the rooftop and then does a quick loop, looking over the sides to see if he could see anything. There was nothing here other than a small duffle bag.

Chapter 0088

Shifting back to human form, he quietly asks if I'm okay and pulls clothes from the bag. "Why are we up here?"

"Like I said, this is where Alpha Dane told me to bring you if I needed to get you to safety"

Why hadn't Alpha Dane ever mentioned it to me? "When?"

"Hmm?" He is still looking out at the grounds and not paying attention to me. I hadn't heard anything apart from those footsteps outside my bedroom door. I hadn't seen any other Lycans and the growing pit in my stomach was making me feel sick. "When...when did he tell you?"

"Yesterday. When you were in the hospital."

I didn't know if he was lying or telling the truth. I just knew this was wrong. Being here, everything felt wrong. And where was Alpha Dane? He must be feeling my panic. I wish I could link him.

"Hungry?" Devon asks, as I lower myself to the floor.

"No."

"Are you sure? You haven't really left your room all afternoon."

He had been watching?

"I'm fine." I murmur, glancing over to the forest. Hoping that some of them would come back. Alpha Dane, Klaus, Beta Eric, anyone. "Suit yourself." He mutters.

I could feel his eyes on me, waiting for me to move. If I don't fight, maybe it would buy me some time, maybe he would leave me alone.

"You gave me quite a scare." He mutters, biting into an apple. "That fucking bitch drugging you, that was never the plan."

"Plan?" I pull my knees to my chest and keep my eyes low.

"Alpha Trey's plans were nearly ruined." He takes another bite of the apple

Alpha Trey, he was working for him all along

"Are you....are you even my brother?"

"Nope. I just have a very strong resemblance to your family. Alpha Trey made sure of it, he knew it would be the only way for you to believe me." "I could sense you."

"Of course you can, you dumb bitch. You have Alpha blood coursing through you. Really, Neah, I expected more from you."

"You... you linked me."

"And yet you still haven't figured it out." He tosses the apple core off the roof and points to me. "Alpha blood." As if that answered everything

"It was just a game!" I feel anger bubbling inside of me, like nothing I have ever felt before. "Just a fucking game!"

He takes a step back from me, laughing

"Is that it, that is all you think I'm worth! I believed in you. I...." I shake my head, lost for words.

"So did everyone here. Eric, Klaus, but you were the biggest believer of all. As if I would hide out in a forest all day watching Alpha Trey's house for years, no no, my job was far more important." I had been so stupid

"You are just going to hand me over to him?"

"Kicking and screaming if you don't come willingly." He shrugs his shoulders

"You are a fucking arsehole!" I push myself up on my feet. "I should have let Alpha Dane rip you apart."

"But you couldn't, because you felt sorry for your little brother." He mocks my voice

A pain shoots through my head as I stare at him. White hot rage burned inside of me. I had spent my entire life being used as a pawn. Being a punch bag for when they needed to vent or when they just felt like it.. "You don't get to do this!" I snap

"And what are you going to do to stop me? Alpha Trey will be here the minute I call him."

I wasn't being sucked back into that life. I'm not going to let it happen. I look around, there is nothing here I could use to defend myself. Nothing.

Another pain rips through my head almost bringing me to my knees and I fight with every ounce of my being to keep myself upright, to not show any weakness to him.

"There's nothing you can do, Neah." He muses. "Your life has already been planned for you and you are all alone."

'I'm here.' A female voice rings through my head and pain shoots through my entire body.

My body hurls itself at Devon, large claws appearing at the tips of my fingers, that plunge straight into his chest. As my hand comes out, fragments of his heart are attached to my claws.

He croaks as he stares at me. The claws quickly disappear, leaving pieces of his heart sitting in my hand.

'Push him.' The voice mutters inside my head. 'Push him over.'

Chapter 0089

Neah

His eyes were on my hand. Weird hollow rasps come out of him as blood trickles down the front of his top.

Very slowly he looks down. Like time had stopped to allow him to process what had happened. His hands shake as he touches his chest, he croaks and his body sways. Without a single thought, I shove him off the roof. Standing still until I hear his body hit the ground with a deafening crack. Sitting down, I pull my knees to my chest, letting the cold night air rustle through my hair. I had just killed someone.

I turn my hand over to look at it, it had partially shifted. Dried spots of blood still lingered. Running my thumb over the tips of my fingers, I feel nothing, no pain, no sharp edges under my skin. The claws had disappeared as quickly as they came.

'I'm sorry about that, but that prick needed dealing with.' The voice rumbles through my head, unbothered by what had happened.

There was no one on the roof but me. And it certainly wasn't Alpha Dane who was speaking to me.

'You are right, I am far from a man.' I hear the amusement in her voice

'Who...who are you?"

'I'm Nyx, your Lycan. And it looks like we found each other at the right time.'

'We don't.... You are not supposed to be in my head.'

'It's funny what a little Alpha blood and a few bindings can do.'

I was annoyed, if I had a Lycan, why hadn't she shown herself. 'Where have you been?'

'I've been right here, but those fuckers had me shut down.'

It was an odd sensation, feeling her roam my mind. 'The period?' I whisper

'Bingo!'

Stunned into silence, I keep my arms wrapped around my legs. Is this what Alpha Dane and the others feel like when their Wolf is talking?

'You will get used to me, Neah. My job is to keep us both alive.'

I let out a snort. I had done alright on my own until now. Sort of.

'From now on.' She adds

By the time the sun rose, my entire body was shivering. I only had on the tee and joggers I had worn to bed. My feet were bare and even though my body could give off a lot of heat, it wasn't enough to combat the cold night air and I wouldn't let Nyx come forward so we could climb down. I was still too afraid to become a monster. I would rather freeze to death

'Neah? Neah are you okay?' Alpha Dane's words race through my mind.

Looking over the edge of the roof, I could still see Devon's mangled body along with the people he had killed. There were no others, the grounds were quiet. What about the kids? What about the ones who were too old to take part in the pack run. Where were they? How many had Devon killed?

'I'm on the roof.' I mumble through the link

"Why didn't he feel my fear or my panic?" I ask out loud

'I blocked it. It was time for you to stand on your own two feet. As much as he is hot, he can't protect us all the time.'

"You blocked him?" I shout out in annoyance

She doesn't answer me and she doesn't say anything else.

Alpha Dane and the others come out of the forest. They halt when they see the dead bodies that surround the packhouse. Very slowly, Alpha Dane's eyes search the rooftop, looking for me. The moment he sees me, he just stares back at me. He thought I had killed them. 'I'm coming up.' He mutters

He expertly scales the side of the house like he had done it a million times before. His feet and his fingers quickly finding ledges to hold on too. As he climbs over the top, he just watches me.

"It...it wasn't me! Well, just Devon." I whisper.

"Did you shift?"

"No, a little..... She talks so much. What about the kids and the others?"

Chapter 0090

His eyes narrow at me. "Eric is checking. Who are you talking about?"

"Nyx." I mumble. "In my head. A Lycan." I was really struggling to get the words out, between her talking to me and trying to tell me what to say and my own thoughts, things were becoming muddled. He grabs my shoulders, his eyes quickly go to my bare feet and he groans. "How long have you been up here?"

"Midnight." I whisper. I had looked at the clock moments before Devon barged his way into my room.

I cling to Alpha Dane like a monkey as he lowers us back down to his bedroom window. Inside he wraps a blanket around me and quickly closes the window.

"Tell me what happened. Tell me everything?" He settles into the large chair, watching me with his crimson eyes

I stutter a lot, trying to get all the information out. He just nods his head, letting me get everything off my chest

"And claws appeared." I mutter. "I....I pulled out bits of his heart." I urge at the thought of it, remembering how the pieces stuck to the end of my claws. It still didn't feel real.

"You partially shifted?" He asks when I don't say anymore

I close my eyes and nod. I could hear in his tone that he didn't believe it. That he thought I was lying.

"And you have a Lycan who is talking to you? In the same way as Aero speaks to me?"

I nod again, because it hadn't matched anything that I had learned about myself. Trey never had a Lycan spirit inside of him. Devon said it didn't happen. Yet here I was with Nyx whispering things in my head. "Is she talking to you now?"

I puff out my cheeks and bob my head.

"What is she saying?"

"That you don't believe me. But...but you can read my mind, you have to know that I am not lying."

"Right?"

"But it's not that you don't believe me, is it, Alpha Dane. It's that you don't think it's possible for me to kill someone like Devon. Even though you can read my mind."

His crimson eyes study me. "Partial shifting is not a thing. But then again, these days, I never know what is going to happen."

I didn't want to show him, but he was leaving me no choice.

'Do it?' I whisper to Nyx. 'Just like before.'

I actually feel her eyes roll and it was the oddest feeling. I pull my hand out from under the blanket and hold it out. Within seconds, there is a sharp pain that shoots through my entire body. My hand slowly transforms, growing bigger as thick claws inch themselves out of the tips of my fingers.

The actual shift didn't hurt, it was the moment before. It was....strange

"How does it make you feel?"

I turn my clawed hand over, inspecting it. Tufts of dark fur spread up my wrist but fizzled out as it met my human flesh.

"I don't know." I murmur. I had hated the idea of me shifting. Hated the idea that I would become something else. I hated how this was kept a secret from me since I was a kid. But the partial shift, it saved my life.

'See,' Nyx mutters. 'It's really not that bad.'

""You don't know?" Alpha Dane repeats

I shake my head and my claws retract as my hand shrinks.

'I'm sorry about your men." I whisper, still staring at my hand. "I believed him. When he said Trey was attacking, I believed him."

"You had no reason not to. You fear Trey. If someone tells you he is coming. I wouldn't have expected any different."

I frown because I knew I was an idiot

"He lied to us all. And we all fell for it. I'm just as much to blame. I should have known that taking too many on a pack run would be a mistake. I put my trust in the wrong man. That won't happen again."