Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

CHAPTER 59 A Promise Is A Promise

“How long is a piece of string, furball? We don’t know. This isn’t a common request at all, so we’re pretty much working on unknown grounds. Just… keep an eye on it.” She paused before frowning slightly.

“You said the existence of your true mate is concealed from you, right?”

Adam nodded slowly.

“So, if she was standing right in front of you, how would you ever know?” She asked hesitantly, a hint of concern in her voice.

Adam frowned. It was an odd question, but he was sure that Lexi was only concerned for her friend’s well being. After all, she had been through so much already, and judging by their close relationship, she would hate to see her hurt again.

“I wouldn’t know even if she was laid next to me,” Adam said softly, with a hint of regret in his voice. “Don’t worry, Lexi. Hurting Ann is the last thing that I’ll ever do. Even if my true mate appears, then I’ll make sure that Ann doesn’t suffer. I promise that she’ll be well taken care of.”

Lexi stared at him for a long time with an unreadable expression on her face as she smiled softly.

“I trust you… don’t worry.’

The silence seemed to extend between them for a little while and Adam shifted awkwardly on the bed. He was still completely naked, as was Ann, and the presence of Lexi inside of his room. confused him.

long? I’m still a little uncomfortable with the fact that you can portal in

for the rules, and most daemon’s don’t have access to a portalmancer. It takes centuries of training and you have to find a

you when you got back. Ann made it perfectly clear that you didn’t want to be vulnerable and as much as this is your home… with everything going on at the minute with

Adam nodded in agreement.

it was his home, he had known for some time that there were some shifters here who

as soon as one was found, more seemed to spring up to step into

she stood up from the bed and gestured to the corner of the room. It was only then that Adam realized that the portalmancer

room distorted slightly and Lexi made her way

I’ll be back in this realm in a day or so. Try to be good

close as Steven disappeared through it, he stared blankly into the

it? Had it really been

from where Ann had pulled it tightly around her shoulders and gently moved her hair from

heart seemed to swell with a strange feeling as he saw his mark imprinted, albeit messily, on

quite well with the normal healing of a shifters mark. If the Elders demanded to see it, then there was no way that they

settled himself back down into

Adam fell asleep again with