The Billionaire Alpha’s Contract Lover by Caesar Erickson novel - Chapter 308

Chapter 308 "Silas?" Taya said weakly. "It's me, love. Silas, Jackson…whoever you want me to be. My wolf…my wolf wants to be sure we find each other in the next life." Jackson's hand grabbed Taya's and squeezed. She wasn't sure what he meant and was struggling to find the words to ask him, but he spoke before she could open her mouth to try. "I've brought an elder. He's right here. I want…mate me before you leave me, Taya. Please," Jackson begged and squeezed her hand tighter.

The blood stilled in Taya's body, her heart stopped, and the breath in her lungs froze. Part of her thrilled at the thought of a union with her true love, and the other part was so very angry that it took her dying to make it happen. She wanted to punish him and tell him no, to make him pine for her the way she had pined for him for so many years. But at this point, she had no reason to hold onto those old resentments. The young girl from so long ago took hold of her heart.

If she had to die so young, so unfulfilled in life, why not end this life on a happy note? Perhaps in the next life, the goddess would be kinder to her, and this blip of content at the end would transfer into her reincarnated self. "Yes," she whispered and squeezed his hand back. "Yes. Hurry, before I'm gone." The sound of Harper's hushed weeping grew a bit louder when Taya spoke, and then she could feel Harper's hand grasping her other hand.

A rustling came from across the room, and then Taya could feel the presence of another person near her bed. "I am Elder Stiln, Taya," came a gentle, older man's voice. "I know this won't be a standard mating, so I have modified a mating ceremony." A tear dropped onto her face, and then he was gone. She lay there after Jackson had left, sobbing silently, Harper clutching her hand and caressing her forehead while she wept. Taya's chest ached, and breathing became harder.

She couldn't force out any words. Her time was almost here, and panic started to overtake her. She wasn't ready. Oh goddess, she wasn't ready to die. "Wait! I'm here to save her!" a woman's voice screamed out as someone ran into the room.