Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate By A E Randell Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 Urgent Matter

‘Don’t you miss your father? Does he speak with you at all?’ Ann asked hesitantly.

She felt a pang of pain and a soft whine, swiftly followed by a snarl of anger.

‘He is worse than your father. Constantly silent and never responds my to attempts to link with him. It’s as if he’s dead.” She snapped. ‘If that’s what he wants, then so be it. A shitty excuse for a father for both of us.’

Ann’s mouth set in a grim line as she focused on the road ahead. Just then her phone rang and the call transferred to the cars in the built infotainment system, linked with the onboard diagnostics HUD screen.

She touched the screen to accept and answered the call.

“Hello?”

“Ann, where are you?” the worried voice of her best friend came through loudly.

Ann flinched and quickly turned the volume down as she answered.

“I’m driving at the minute, is everything okay?”

thing! Listen, I’m at work at the minute, but I finish in about an

take me about an hour to get

part daemon. An unlikely tryst between a mid-level daemon and a human had resulted in

born and the daemon was not able to raise her in his realm as it was simply too dangerous, so she had been taken in by a

so eager to leave work. She had quite a comfortable job at a small

Lexi sighed heavily, “Sorry, Ann, work is boring. I’ll see

to herself and found a spot to turn around

were always an opportunity to let off some steam and she could almost predict exactly the words of comfort that her

‘More like plans for

Ann grinned to herself. Maeve

decided on well before Lexi did. She found a table by the window so that she could people-watch and ordered

quite changed to the autumnal vibe that she loved so much, the rich smell of the milky chai tea had a

had left home, to move in with a man she knew only by reputation and was going to be married to him for the next 5 years. Right now, she wanted the security that the feeling of home gave,

the gaze of the cafe’s visitors on her. It was starting to make her feel a little uncomfortable when

before landing on Ann, and her face split into a huge grin. She lifted her arm and waved, shouting across to her loudly, uncaring of the disapproving glances she was receiving from

you order yet?!” Lexi

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