Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 140 Not Mad at You

Adam looked at her with a complex expression before leaning his neck back on the

edge of the cushion and staring at the ceiling in resignation.

“I didn’t want you to worry…”

Title of the document

“Well, it’s a little late for that now.” Ann snapped, crossing her arms in front of her.

“Ann, be realistic, we’ve barely had time to breathe with everything that was going

on..” “I don’t care, Adam… what happened? Why won’t you tell me?”

Adam lowered his chin again and reached for her arms, pulling them apart and taking

hold of her hands with his. “I guess it’s more important now that we know the full

details of NArcissa’s coven’s plot. Honestly, I thought the woman must have just

slipped the guards and escaped…”

“What do you mean escaped, Adam? What about the Elders?”

Adam sighed heavily and stared at her intently.

“The Elders were contained easily enough, and we were even able to question a few

of them. They said that Esmerelda had wormed her way into Tomas’s life a few years

ago and that he had gradually changed his opinions and his stance on a lot of topics

once he began spending more and more time with her. Eventually, it got to a point

where they were barely ever apart. None of them thought to question it as he was old,

had never found his fated mate and… well… male urges and all that.” He said

clearing his throat.

the guards the slip

her to a more secure cell with better magic-nullifying

wasn’t strong enough to inhibit her use of magic. We

despite our best efforts, she remained unaccounted

night, every single one of the Elders that were left in the cells, including

brutally k*il*led

gasped in

“And you didn’t think to at least tell me about this?

“Well now that we know the containment facility exists, I’m

a one-way ticket there…” Adam grimaced as he

he smiled

for a while before she spoke

“So Esmerelda is out there somewhere… more than likely having returned

further their plans

clicking her

stood and headed over to their walk-in wardrobe

inside momentarily before coming out and

hand to Adam.

this back on

“What is it?” Adam asked as he took the item from her outstretched hand and

opened his palm. In his hand was the necklace that he had given

been inherited from his grandparents. If he hadn’t

authenticity back then, Narcissa’s words had only strengthened his

grandmother had never taken this off, and if

magic, then this

stood and gently moved Ann’s hair to the side as he

around her neck.

said softly as he

a kiss on the top of her head. “I’m just sad that you didn’t tell

into this as soon as I’m crowned, and we’re installed at the

left running around

Adam nodded silently.

time he truly thought that

do anything to protect his Luna… his

from her

work hard to change that mindset because he had