Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 81 I Want You by My Side

After showering and changing, Adam came up with the idea of taking her to see the

offices that he had bought. Ann agreed with very little hesitation. There was no point in

wasting time moping about her losses.

She had to adapt quickly and keep moving forward, whether she wanted to or not.

Title of the document

Ann was curious to see what he thought would const*itute a good working

environment for her and as the final decision on whether or not to start a new

company had been f0rced upon her, she also wanted to see what she had to work

with.

“I didn’t think you would want to be in the same building as me for business purposes,

especially after our last conversation on the matter,” Adam said nonchalantly as he

drove them toward their destination. The slightly pensive expression on his face and

crease in his forehead told Ann that as casual as he sounded, he was clearly a little

hurt by the thought that she didn’t want to spend every waking second with him.

“Don’t take it personally Adam. I would have been happy with my own office space

within your building if you were able to keep your hands to yourself during work

hours.” Ann smirked across at him.

He cleared his throat awkwardly as he sneaked a glance across at her.

I’d never

murmured hesitantly,

spoke. She wasn’t quite sure what to say, so she

as her heart seemed to

actually, I had no intention of taking

He paused briefly and smiled to

on the road

thin air, like some sort of fated encounter… a

showing up in a wedding dress, admittedly

and disheveled, but at the exact moment

a Luna… in the men’s

chuckled lightly as he glanced across at her with a deep meaningful

in his eyes as a slow grin spread across

coincidence at the time not to

her lips as

“Hey, that’s not completely true. I did not propose to you!”

her. “What was it you said? ‘I’ll do

imitating her almost perfectly

need a chosen mate and I need a way to get out of this

it! I’ll marry you.’ If you’re going to mock

head

as he turned down a

of the upmarket business

“I’m not mocking you, Ann. I would never mock

to share my life

a strange way.”

grunted sulkily at him and he reached across

way, I don’t ever want this contract

my side till I take my

turned slowly back to face

these little things that made her heart beat

warning.

Like when he had held her to him

hear, as if his very life

saying essentially the same thing, and honestly,

She never wanted to leave his side, but