The Alpha’s Contract

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Eric hadn't said anything for a while. He had sat completely still the entire time, holding my hand as we waited for some news from Klaus.

It had felt like hours, maybe it had been. I wondered if Dane had felt this way every time I had ended up in here. Wondering if he was never going to hear my voice again.

And somewhere along the line, I had become concerned about Mallory's survival.

I watch the room like a hawk, waiting for the slightest change. Klaus must be nearly done, though I still wish that Raven was here to help. She is good at what she does.

The door finally opens and Klaus steps out in a gown that is soaked in blood. I pull Eric off the floor and to his feet as we wait in silence while Klaus moves towards us. "She is alive. Just." He lets out his own sigh of relief

'Thank goodness for that.' Nyx whispers.

"Thank you Klaus."

"It wasn't easy, but she is a fighter. She didn't want to go."

Eric's hand tightens around mine. "Her heart stopped."

“And we got her back. She is very weak though and she has lost a lot of blood. I will have to see if any of the Lycans are a match to help her.” "Me." I mutter

"No, Too risky." Klaus mutters

"Can I go see her?" Eric mumbles

"Of course. Just give the nurses a couple minutes to clean up in there. She is out cold and will be for some time."

"I will tell Damien." I will do it in person rather than through a link. "I will ask him to come over and get checked."

I wait until Eric is given the all clear to go and sit with his mate. I decide to head over to the house. I had a feeling Damien had gone to question Raven about why she wasn't helping. I wanted to know why too.

Something feels off as I enter the packhouse. It almost reminded me of the day the boys were killed in Dane's office. It just had an eerie feeling to everything.

I could hear Dane calling someone delusional, followed by Raven screeching. "I am not the delusional one! You are the one who can't see what is right in front of you."

Slowly, I make my way up the stairs, listening to them argue. It wasn't just Dane and Raven. Damien and Abraxas were here too. Though they could barely get a word in over the siblings arguing.

"Raven, this isn't you." Damien mutters, though he sounds a little lost. Like his usual tricks to calm his mate down wasn't working.

"Maybe this is me, right. I mean you said it yourself, didn't you Abraxas. My soul died. Or was that another lie."

"It wasn't." Abraxas replies coldly. He

was probably staring at her in the

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same way he did when he was curious about my reactions. Or maybe his hand was already resting on a gun, ready to blow Raven's head off.

I hoped not.

'Something is off about this whole thing.' Nyx groans. 'Why wouldn't she help? It's what she does.'

'I don't know. I want to say she is grieving, but that doesn't seem right. She checked over Maddie after the fire.'

"So you can tell the truth about some things." Raven's tone is full of sarcasm

"That's enough Raven!" Dane warns her

"I don't think it is." She shouts back and I hear glass breaking.

Hurrying to her room, I find Dane and Abraxas holding onto Raven, the window behind her is shattered. Her dark eyes settle on me and a grin spreads across her face. "You should never have come here. We were happy before you. We powerful before you. We had control before you."

'Doesn't this seem a little out of place for Raven?' Nyx asks. 'It's not like her. She's gone from quiet and grieving to flat out being a bitch.'

I stare at Raven, struggling between

the two men. Something was wrong

l.n

and it was more than just her losing her twin. The way she talked sounded just like Jenson. Too much like him when he didn't get what he

wanted.

'You don't think....' It didn't feel like it was Raven. I could smell her scent. It looked like her, but the words coming out of her mouth sounded nothing like her.

'I don't know if that's even possible.' Nyx mutters back

'There's only one way to find out.'

I move closer to Raven. "You couldn't help Mallory because you didn't know how, did you?"