Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate By A E Randell Chapter 164

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 164 You Owe Me Big Time

The three of them made their way down the never-ending, twisting corridors with the

Royal Guards following closely behind.

“Don’t you get sick of tweedle-dum ad tweedle-dee following you all the time?” Lexi

murmured as she glanced over her shoulder at the two stoic guards with

expressionless faces.

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“I guess I haven’t had long enough to get sick of it yet,” Ann answered with a shrug.

She was sure it would probably be irritating at some point, but for now, at least she

had someone to ask if she got lost in the maze of corridors that the Enclave was

turning out to be.

After descending the third set of stairs that seemed to twist in upon itself, she was

almost positive that if she tried to find her way back she would most likely get lost.

She wasn’t sure how she was supposed to tell Adam how to get here. “Bartholomew, I

wanted Adam to meet us wherever you’re taking us.” She said a little hesitantly as she

pulled her phone out and began flicking through to the message center.

“Yes, yes. Absolutely fine.” He answered waving his hand dismissively as he plodded

resolutely onwards.

“Okay, well it would help if I knew exactly where we were going. You haven’t told us

where it is that everything is being held…” Ann said, trailing off at the end.

She was well aware that even in places as secure as the Enclave, the walls

sometimes had ears. Who knew who was listening at any given time? It wasn’t worth

the risk of speaking it out loud until they were safely inside.

Bartholomew stopped short in the middle of the corridor and turned to look at them

with a thoughtful expression.

“Hmm. You’re quite right. Actually, he may have difficulty finding it now you’ve

mentioned it.” He said as he rubbed his chin.

Lexi glanced at Ann with a raised eyebrow as he gestured to one of the guards behind

them.

“You there, will you go and fetch the Queen’s Consort, please? It quite escaped my

mind that this is a restricted part of the Enclave that he may have difficulty accessing

without an escort.”

The guard frowned slightly, but with a curt nod, turned and began to make his way

back down the corridor. “Almost there now, your highness,” Bartholomew announced

impassively as they descended another set of stairs and turned a corner into a

corridor with a large, solid metal door at the end.

“Looks pretty ominous.” Lexi quipped as she wrinkled her nose in disgust, “Stinks as

well.”

Bartholomew turned to look at her curiously for a little while before humming to

himself.

“Interesting that you should say that because as far as our wolves are concerned,

they can’t smell anything around these… creatures.” He commented slowly as he

turned to smile softly at Ann, “It seems you were right to bring your friend here. She

has already yielded a little information before she’s even entered the room, making

headway where we could not.”

Lexi snorted softly.

“You sound surprised old man, although it would be nice if you didn’t sound so gleeful

about my discomfort,” Lexi grumbled,

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undetectable to wolves making ambush far easier for the creatures concerned. If their

target is wolves that is.” She continued carefully, trying not to breathe in through her

nose as much as possible, although it had little effect.

Yet with trying to utilize that method to avoid her obvious physical reaction, instead of

smelling it, she could now taste the stench and it seemed to stick in her throat.

“Although, I can’t guarantee that I’m not going to gag when the full stench hits me

inside. If it’s this bad out here, I dread to think what it smells like when that

monstrosity of a door is opened.” She grimaced with a scowl, her hands doing little to

hide the foul expression that had settled over her face.

“You owe me big time for this Ann.” She hissed.

Bartholomew chuckled as they reached the door and before they could open it

themselves, it swung open, revealing a startled-looking Commander Greyson on the

other side who had clearly not been expecting the trio and one Royal guard on the

other side so soon.

Lexi’s eyes widened slightly before she covered her mouth and nose and desperately

tried not to gag on the wave of putrid fragrance that washed over her.

“Oh, you’re here already. I was just going to make my way up to your study to see if

everything was okay. Is she okay?” Commander Greyson asked with a frown as he

took in Lexi’s now bloodshot eyes as tears began to trickle down the side of her face

whilst she dry heaved and gagged silently behind them.

“Apparently these strange beasts do indeed have a scent!” Bartholomew answered

cheerfully as Greyson stepped back to allow them to enter.

“You don’t need to sound so cheerful about it. Believe me, you furballs should count

yourself lucky that you can’t smell it.” Lexi snapped between breaths.

“Greyson, this is Lexi. She is our Queen’s longtime friend and resident expert on…

well…you’ll find out soon enough.” Bartholomew continued jovially, ushering them

inside.

“Pleasure to meet you,” Greyson said as he offered his hand and then hesitantly

withdrew it when he caught the furious scowl that Lexi was directing his way.

“There is not a chance in hell that I am removing my hands from my face. We can do

all the social niceties later, fur bag …unless you want me to vomit all over your shiny

little uniform that is.” She hissed in irritation.

She hated to appear weak or incapable in any capacity, especially in front of people

that made her feel nervous and now she was going to be surrounded by them.

Ann rubbed her arm consolingly as they made their way further into the room and

stopped short as she laid eyes for the first time on the creature that lay motionless on

the slab before her.

She turned to Lexi in a mix of horror and shock and saw the same emotions mirrored

in Lexi’s eyes as she cast her gaze over the corpse in front of them.

“What the f“k is that?!” Ann breathed in trepidation as she fully grasped just how

otherworldly this thing was.