The Alpha’s Contract novel Chapter 522

Dane

“She has a home.” I growl

“It’s not her true home is it? She is not in a place where she is one hundred percent protected.” Silas tells me

"She has me and the pack!" I snarl

“I can protect myself.” Neah huffs, putting her hands on her hips.

“Just like you did in the ocean?” Silas replies. He waves his fingers dismissively. “I am not here to force you to come with me. It will always be an invitation. A choice. Your own freewill. I am purely offering you an opportunity that you may not have been aware of.”

“An opportunity?” The sarcasm rolls off of her

“Bullshit.” I snap. “You said it yourself, the Alpha you follow is temporary. You need Neah to take over his position in White Cliffs.”

“I will admit that it is what the Alpha wants and needs. He is old. He has outlived all his friends, his mate. He is desperate to spend his final years not having to be a leader and gaining some well earned rest. Until that pup is born, you are the rightful heir, Neah. I, however, am just the messenger.”

“Messenger?” I snort. If my father knew what had happened to his other son, he would be disgusted.

“What happens if he dies while still holding the Alpha position?” Neah asks

“There are protocols in place, but I will assume that everyone will leave to come and locate you. They all heard your link. Well the Lycans did. There were celebrations for days. You still lived. They saw hope for the future. Some even prepared to leave.”

"Prepared, but didn't actually leave?" I ask

He nods but doesn't answer me.

“The people of White Cliffs are desperate to know they have someone to follow. It’s how they thrive. From what I know, when your mother ran away, there was uproar, chaos, even suicides.”

He dips his chin, “Many did, especially in the southern regions. Others united. White Cliffs grew stronger over time.” His eyes shift between us. “Ah, you thought you were the first ones to be mated to each other. To bring Wolves and Lycans together.” He shakes his head. “It’s been going on far longer than that, but at the same time, it does surprise me that someone with the Kitson bloodline has been mated to a Wolf.”

“You said my mother ran off with ‘another’ man?” Neah asks. “You mean she ran off with my father. I am still trying to understand how that worked out. My father was already seeing someone. He gave me a half sister.”

“Half sister?” He raises a brow at her and she nods her head.

“I can’t speak for your father,” He tells her, “but after it was discovered that your mother did not have a mate in White Cliffs. A male was chosen for her, one that she was not happy about. She started skipping town, going further afield and one day, she just didn’t return. Though it was probably for the best that it didn’t work out, or you and I would not be having this conversation. And White Cliffs would perish when your grandfather passes.”

He smiles at Neah, “You may not want to believe me, but there is no denying who you are. I see it, I feel it, I smell it.”

“So you do want to take her to White Cliffs!” I demand

“Of her own freewill. I’m not someone who is going to put a pup through hell before it is even born because she doesn’t want to accept the invitation. That pup carries your legacy and as I have already told you, I like my head where it is. Maybe this is why you were selected for one another. My guess is that it has something to do with that pup you are carrying. Maybe they are even more special than I first realised.” He gets up from the table, moving away with a smile stuck to his face as he fills a cup with water.