Blood Contract(Wolf Creek Pack 8)(10)

“Before I signed the contract, my father offered to pay for all of my schooling if I would sign it. I turned him down. I don’t want his



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money. It’s never brought me anything but grief. I told him that if he agreed never to contact me again, I’d sign.”

Sully whistled low. “You hate him that much?”

“What do you think? You’ve met the man.”

Sully sobered as he rubbed the back of his neck, looking contrite.

“Danny, you do understand that the contract was not between you and your father, right?”

Danny waved a hand at Sully as his eyes trailed over to the sick man lying in the bed. What was it about him that made Danny want to give him whatever he needed? “Yeah, yeah, I got that part.”

“Do you understand that Dominic is paying your father five million dollars for your signature on that contract?”

Danny’s head spun as his mouth dropped open. “You’re not serious,” he whispered.

“I am perfectly serious,” Sully replied. “We asked your father to help us find a blood donor for Dominic. We offered five million dollars upon signing.”

“That’s why he said he expected to hear from you by the end of the week.” Danny stepped back to sit in the chair by the marble fireplace. He missed the chair and slid down onto the floor with a soft thud. He blinked a few times, looking at Sully and then the sick man in the bed, and then finally down at his own hands as the reality of his situation took hold. “My father sold me.”



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Chapter 3


Dominic could hear the pain in Danny’s voice, and it ate at his soul. No one should have to discover that their father was a cold ruthless bastard that sold them. It wasn’t unheard of to buy a blood donor in his circle, but Dominic still didn’t like it.

That’s why he had demanded the donor sign a contract. He wanted a willing donor. Many of his kind thought nothing of forcing a human to donate, but Dominic thought himself above the barbaric ways of his race.

It didn’t look like he got a willing donor, though.

“Get him off the floor, Sully.”

Dominic did the best he could to scoot himself up against the pillows as Sully walked across the room and lifted Danny up and helped him into the chair. Danny just bent over and buried his face in his hands.

“Tell him I will rescind the contract,” Dominic said silently. He had to do something to take the anguish off Danny’s face. The mere sight of Danny’s pale face made his stomach clench, a strange sensation for him to be feeling, but he did feel it.

Sully swung around and glared. “Are you out of your mind? You need his blood.”

Dominic shook his head weakly. “Not like this.”

“You will die, Dominic.”

“We’ll find someone else.”

“There is no one else. We’ve been looking for months. Danny is the first human we’ve found that is compatible with you. We do not have time to find another donor. Be reasonable.”



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“Tell him, Sully.”

Sully’s lips pressed together in a mutinous protest. Dominic just continued to stare at Sully until the man’s shoulders slumped and he heaved a heavy sigh, turning to look down at Danny.

“Danny.”

“Huh?” Danny’s head came up.

“Dominic does not want to force you to be here.”

“That is not what I said, Sully,” Dominic growled. “Tell him what I said.”

By the time he had finished shouting at Sully through their shared telepathic link, Danny was staring over at him. Dominic crooked his finger then watched Danny stand up, slowly walk across the floor, then sit on the side of the bed.

“Is this okay?” Danny asked, patting the side of the bed next to his thigh.

Dominic nodded.

“Look, this thing between me and my father,” Danny said, “it has nothing to do with you. If your contract is legal, I will honor it.”

The corner of Dominic’s mouth curled up as he snorted. “Tell him it is legal, but I will not force him to honor it. I refuse to have an unwilling blood donor.”

Sully rolled his eyes and walked over to stand behind Danny.

“You’re out of your mind. He’s human. Just offer him more money.

Offer to pay for his schooling.”

“Somehow, I don’t think this one is interested in money, Sully.”

“He’s human!” Sully snapped.

“Enough!” Dominic shouted out loud. He realized his mistake almost immediately when Danny shot off the bed and moved several feet away, shaking from head to toe. Dominic also realized that his little outburst had drained his remaining energy.