The Alpha’s Contract (Taylor West) novel Chapter 260

“How do you feel about that?” She wouldn’t be the first to be marked against her will.

Mallory shrugs her shoulders. “We are working on it. Anyway, I know I have no place to say this. Can you just hold off from killing Jenson for a little while, just let me puzzle things together first. If I can’t come up with anything, then you can do what you want.”

“You are right, you don’t.” Truthfully, I didn’t want to kill him either. “Forty Eight Hours Mallory.”

Forty eight hours.” She repeats and turns to the door.

“Say hello to Eric for me.”

She spins around wide eyed, staring at me. “I didn’t say anything.”

“You don’t need to, Mallory. He was supposed to be in the party to rescue you. Turns out he had already left the pack. I’m just grateful he wasn’t out buying more alcohol.”

“I said I wouldn’t say anything.” She splutters

“And you haven’t. Just answer me this, is he still drinking?”

She shakes her head at me.

“Good. Forty eight hours.” I mutter and she hurries from the office.

I sigh, spinning my chair until I’m facing the window. How had it come to this with Jenson? My father would be livid if he was here. I felt this overwhelming sense of failure when it came to my brother. Like I had failed him and my parents.

Jenson and Raven had been raised in exactly the same way. When they were children, they had rules to follow, just like everyone else. Where Raven stuck to the rules, he never did. Time and time again he would cause problems. This time, this time he had really fucked up and he might have just cost me my family.

Neah slips into my office. Her scent quickly replaced the others. She’s quiet too. Waiting for me or maybe it was because she could feel my anger.

“You were listening?”

“I was sat on the stairs. Damien and Raven are arguing. Mallory has just run out the door, I don’t think she even realised I was there.” She pauses and even her heartbeat is quiet. “Forty eight hours isn’t that long, Dane. You gave me longer.”

She nods and slides off my lap, staying in the office as I make my way back to the dungeon.

Jenson is in Wolf form. Laid on his side while his lungs struggle to inflate. It looks like Mallory is right, he is trying to kill his Wolf spirit.

“Look at me.” I demand. But he stays completely still.

“Look at me Jenson!”

His body starts to shift to human form. It’s slow and painful to watch, like it is using every last bit of energy to make it happen. He lets out a bloodcurdling scream as his back snaps back in position. He stays on the floor. Panting and screaming with each bone break.

I had hurt a lot of people. Some of my punishments were beyond cruel, but this was horrendous and it isn’t even my doing.

“She’s coming.” He mutters and passes out.