The Alpha’s Contract

Dane

“Shit, shit, shit!” Raven panics, frantically searching through the cupboards, pulling out small bottles and tubs, looking for something. “Neah, breathe.” I beg. She was in agony. I could feel it. I could feel her slipping away.

She lets out a harrowing gasp. Spluttering blood all over me, just as more blood starts to drip from her nose.

‘I can't find it! Where is it?" Raven cries

“Raven,” My voice drops to a whisper. “Raven, there is nothing we can do.”

“I have it, where is it?” Raven sobs as she tears through another cupboard

It had been a long time since I had seen Raven cry like this. The fear, the panic, the unknown. She hadn't reacted this badly when Salem rejected her. In fact she hadn't been like this since our parents died.

“Raven, stop!” “No, it’s here, there is still time!”

Neah’s rapid heartbeat had slowed. It was barely beating and her breaths are growing shallow. She was in agonising pain and blood was now leaking from the inner corners of her eyes.

“HERE!” Raven turns around and jabs a huge syringe straight into Neah’s heart Her heart stops completely.

“What the fuck have you done?” I growl at my sister

‘It's an antidote!

“There's no antidote for this!

“I paid a Witch in the city to help me make it.” Big fat tears are rolling down her cheeks. “After you guys were almost poisoned, I had to find something. It has to work. It has too!”

I stare at my sister. An antidote was just not heard of, not for Blood of Wolfsbane. If there were one, every Wolf pack would have it readily available. Listen.’ Aero mutters

Her heart slowly starts to beat. Faint, but nonetheless beating. Neah’s lungs are beginning to fill properly too as she sucks in oxygen. She coughs a little, bringing up less blood than before.

Raven keeps her distance, afraid to come any closer. “She will need to rest.” She mumbles, refusing to meet my eyes.

“Why would he do this? He has spent all his time telling us about Lycans, begging me to keep his sister safe. Why would he do this?” I mutter more to myself than Raven.

“Where is he now?

“With Eric, they are on their way to the city to try and track Trey and his bitch.

‘I don't know him, but hasn't he been in the dungeers for ages? He wouldn't have had access to any of this. Anckyou said he grabbed her> wrist, She wasn't injected in her» wrist Raven moves to ano her cupboard, pulling out wipes“ She

Stéps towards Neah, “May1?”

I give her a nad and she starts wiping the bléod from Neah’s face as it finally stops leaking out. “That. was nureBlood of Wolfsbane, nots leaves t that had been leftto marinate, That's fresh from thé stem, ‘m certain you told me that it only lasts so long this way Like i has to be used immediately.”

She was right, I had.

“It doesn't add up. Who else has she seen recently?” Raven asks “Eric, Klaus. Shit!

“What?”

“Veronica, she saw us coming from the dungeons. she fell into Neah.

“No, surely she wouldn't do this. Surely.....Actually, I don't know why I'm even defending her.

“Does anyone else know about the antidote?” I ask

“No, well, just you now.” She combs Neah's hair back, trying to wipe the blood out.

“Keep it that way.”

Raven scowls at me, her eyes widening. “You are going to tell Veronica she killed her?’

“Well that was her plan, wasn’t it? I might as well let her think it worked.”

“I assume you are....”

“Of course I am. She isn’t spending another night with air in her lungs.”

Pressing my hand against Neah’s forehead, I could feel that her fever was retreating. I didn’t want to leave her, but this had to be done.

“Don't let anyone in and definitely do not speak to anyone.” I tell Raven

Walking out the hospital, I link some of the pack as make my way across the grounds to where ~ Veronicahad conveniently bumpel into us, There was nothing on the ground, nothing buried in the-snow, but:she already knew that itwould b@a mistake to drop something.