Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

CHAPTER 25 I Can Smell Your Desire…

Ann had woken to the sound of her alarm ringing incessantly at the side of her. She blinked sleepily and checked the time.

Sh*t! She was going to be late if she wasn’t careful.

She threw the covers off her and jumped out of bed, grunting loudly as the soreness from the previous night rippled through her aching muscles.

Ann took a few steps across the bedroom floor before realizing that she was completely naked and froze… what if Adam was watching?

She suddenly felt terribly self-conscious and turned to look over her shoulder apprehensively.

With a sigh of relief, she realized that his side of the bed was empty and she turned, collected some clothes, and headed for the shower.

‘I don’t know what you’re worried about. He’s seen all of you and more last night.’ Maeve yawned sleepily.

‘Well, it’s a little different in the light of a new day, Maeve. It’s embarrassing.’ Ann murmured as she entered the shower, allowing the warm water to cascade over her and soothe her aching muscles.

‘Humans are st*pid. You were born with skin and choose to cover it with fancy-looking pieces of itchy material. You should be true to yourself. You are a shifter, if you are cold, shift to your animal with warmer fur, if you are hot, then walk as nature intended.’ Maeve pouted.

prefer not to get arrested thanks.’ Ann shot back and she massaged her scalp

could not keep us in a cell. They are

‘Maybe for you, but I don’t particularly fancy getting shot at just because my impatient wolf

we’ll kill them first. A simple solution to a simple problem.’ Maeve answered

human society rather than

them understand?’ Maeve

got out of the

got dressed quickly and dried her hair, styling it smartly so that she

and greeted everyone happily as she made

her rushing about. He quietly mind- linked the kitchen staff to make sure they had a large breakfast prepared every morning for her to take with her, as well as an

in a disorganized fashion and turned, freezing as soon as she saw Adam. A guilty look crossed her face and her cheeks flushed a light shade

nonchalantly as

I’m used to, so… I’m in more

the company early, to make sure that Ada didn’t get her grubby little claws into her business as well. It was a

nodded slightly

have

yes, I think so. I just need