Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 78 Only You

Ann blinked rapidly a few times as she felt Maeve receded from her awareness and

she was pushed forward again.

In an instant, Adam’s arms wrapped around her to steady her as she got her bearings.

He smiled down at her as he saw her eyes regain their focus and watched the corners

of her mouth curve upwards in a faint smile. “Thanks…” Ann murmured as he

chuckled in response and leaned down, kissing her forehead.

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“You need to handle your wolf better.” Leopold’s still shaky voice grumbled from

across the room.

Ann tensed slightly as Adam whipped his head around to stare warningly at him.

“No, she doesn’t. They are perfectly balanced as they are. Despite what you may

think, I hold no interest in wrenching your crown from you, ‘my king’. I’m content

enough to watch your grip on power slowly slip away. We won’t be the cause of the

end of your reign, you will have that honor yourself.” Adam answered him with a low

growl.

Ann shivered slightly in Adam’s arms, and he rubbed his hands against her arms

rapidly, in an effort to warm her slightly. She had been through a lot emotionally in the

past hour or so, and all he wanted to do was get her home and somewhere safe so

that they could work this through together.

gaze back to her father and raked his eyes over

“I won’t ever abandon my mate, unlike you. Ann will always have

approve of it, or not.” He said finally as he steered Ann past her

opened the

“Where do you think you’re going? I haven’t finished with you both yet!”

roared after them.

turned to look at her father over her

“No? Well, we’ve finished with you, Leopold.

Ann hissed

out of the office

seats of Adam’s car she let out

to her and ordered

silently, she pulled out her phone and began

brows creased in a slight

“What are

can’t leave her like that without saying anything

snorted, a look of determination on her

to break down in tears in the privacy of the back

the intense morning that she

a heinous crime, lost her job and her reputation,

court of Elders to be

the determined face of the woman before him, he felt

his

his head and scowled as he stared contemplatively out of the window.

barely indicated his presence before Ann

that he spent with her, the more his wolf responded and it had

desperate for his hunch to be right, but he didn’t want to get

much just in case

“What are you scowling at?” Ann asked curiously from beside him,

and reaching

before turning to face her

you to worry about,

ironic smile breaking out on her face as she looked at him

princess now can you Adam? It looks like I am no longer

to the throne.”

Ann. My

cupped her face with his hand and leaned down