Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate By A E Randell Chapter 161

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 161 I Can Do All of that Myself

They arrived at the entrance foyer to find Lexi and Allen seemingly in a bit of a stand

off. Allen was refusing to look at her, whilst Lexi had a mild look of amusement on her

face as she lazily cast her gaze over him.

“I don’t know why you’re so scared of me Beta boy.” She commented as Ann and

Adam pushed the doors open. “I’m not scared! Why is it such a big deal if I’d rather

ignore you? There’s no law saying that I have to engage you in conversation.” Allen

grumbled as he held a box in one hand and steadied two large suitcases at his side

with his other hand.

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“Don’t kid yourself. I can practically taste the fear and trepidation oozing out of you. I

don’t bite you know?” Lexi smirked, “Well… not unless you want me to.”

Allen scowled and sighed heavily, as Adam cleared his throat and they both looked

towards them expectantly. “Ironic that you both turned up at the same time really.”

Adam drawled with a sardonic smile.

“Perhaps it’s fate…” Ann teased as Allen spluttered indignantly.

“Don’t even joke about that. I’d rather..” Allen hissed before stopping himself and

taking a deep breath to calm the

flare of anger that had flashed in his eyes.

“You’d rather what, sweet-pea?” Lexi purred, “Live a boring life with no excitement?”

“Hardly.” He scoffed, “I’d rather live in blissful peace and quiet without having to listen

to your bland conversation and unnecessary innuendo’s at every turn.”

Lexi gasped theatrically and held her hands over her heart mockingly. NôvelDrama.Org content rights.

“Oh! Such devastating words! I’m irreparably wounded!” She cried sarcastically, “I

mean…if you tried hard enough Beta boy…maybe you could be in-my-end-o…” she

smirked as Allen roared in frustration and stormed past Adam into the enclave,

dragging the suitcases along violently behind him.

Adam looked across meaningfully at Lexi as he spoke.

“You’re going to give my Beta a heart attack. Go easy on him, okay?” He said as he

turned and planted a tender kiss on Ann’s forehead and continued, “I’ll go and calm

him down and make sure your things get to our room. I have some business to take

care of, but if you need me, call me, okay?”

Ann nodded and smiled up at him.

“Of course. Do you want me to call you when they take us to see… you know…” she

asked quietly as Adam nodded.

“Of course. I’d like to know what I’m dealing with too. Dark Moon will need to be

prepared too.” he said as he turned and left to follow Allen, leaving Ann and Lexi alone

in the foyer.

Ann shook her head at Lexi but couldn’t stop the grin that spread across her face as

she looked at her friend’s unrepentant smirk.

“What?” Lexi asked with a shrug.

“You really shouldn’t tease him so much you know? I keep telling you…” Ann said as

she gestured for Lexi to follow her inside.

Lexi sighed and her shoulders sagged a little as she followed her down the maze of

corridors.

“I know, I know. I can’t seem to stop myself though. Every time I’m near him, it’s like

an itch that begs to be scratched. If I don’t do anything about it, it eats away at me

inside, until it becomes all I can think about.” She mumbled begrudgingly.

“Maybe it is fate then. What if…” Ann asked with a scowl before Lexi hurriedly put her

hand over Ann’s mouth and glared furiously into her eyes.

“Don’t you f*“*‘g dare say it. Not a word. Don’t tempt the fates by giving them the

damn idea, Ann. I promise you… I’ll be pissed if it happens.” Lexi seethed as Ann

removed her hand from her mouth.

“Lexi, there’s really nothing you can do if he is your fated mate, aside from rejecting

him. Although, if he was, I’d have expected him to claim you by now.” Ann frowned

lightly as they continued walking.

”Claimed?! I’m not a f****‘g possession Ann, I’m not available for ownership!” Lexi

shrieked indignantly, causing some of the people that passed them in the corridor to

turn to look at them curiously.

Ann smiled apologetically at them as they passed before she turned to face her friend.

“You know that’s not how it works with wolves. You aren’t a possession no, but they

would feel it is their duty to care for you, protect you…”

“I can do all of that myself.” Lexi interrupted grumbling loudly.

“But…”

“Enough about this anyway, I don’t want to talk about it, there’s zero chance that me

and that furball are fated so drop it.” She snapped, ending their conversation on the

topic.

Ann sighed loudly before a thought suddenly occurred to her.

“Do Daemon’s have an equivalent of fated mates? I mean, I know you said your dad

was fated to your mom. ..”Ann asked quietly, trailing off towards the end as she

wondered if she should really be asking this.

“Yeah, Papa and Mom were heart bound… or… fated… whatever you want to call it.

Honestly, there are so many words and phrases used to describe it across the

different races.” She shrugged as Ann directed them into the office that she knew

belonged to Bartholomew.

“So, is it all Daemons? Or just the…powerful ones? Like the lords and such, or kings

and queens…” Ann fumbled as they took their seats.

“I mean… they live so long but are only ever gifted one heartbound. There are no

second chances for them. So, if their mates aren’t of Daemon blood or some other

gifted race, chances are low that they ever want to fully embrace immortality.” Lexi

grimaced, “It’s pretty brutal, but also explains why so many Daemons are so damn

bitter.”

Ann nodded in understanding, mulling it over as Lexi glanced around the comfortable

office. It reminded Ann of the sort of study you would see old grandfathers have in the

movies, permeated by the smell of leather and old books gathering dust on the

shelves.

“Why are we in here?” Lexi asked as she perused some of the books lining the walls.

“Waiting for Bartholomew. He’s one of the Senior Elders, which makes him one of the

advisors that I’ll be relying on for… we… advice really I suppose.” Ann explained.

“Senior Elder?” Lexi snorted in amusement, “Goddess, just how crusty do you have to

be in order to be a Senior Elder? Elders are already ancient enough aren’t they?”

“Oh, not too crusty, my dear,” A cheerful voice came suddenly from the doorway as

Bartholomew entered. “Although I will admit, I did think that by the time I had reached

this age, I almost certainly thought that I might rustle a little.” He chuckled.