The Alpha’s Contract novel Chapter 41

“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.”

*****

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……”