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…”

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“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 slip one night in the

her to a more secure cell with better

enough to inhibit her use of magic. We

our best efforts, she

of the Elders that

k*il*led

gasped

didn’t think to at least tell me about this? Warn me

know the containment

should have been put on a one-way ticket there…” Adam grimaced

heavily, “Hindsight is a wonderful thing…” he smiled bitterly. Ann

a while before

“So Esmerelda is out there somewhere… more than

Coven in order to either further their

mused, clicking her

and headed over to their walk-in wardrobe and slid

inside

hand to Adam.

you put this back on for

it?” Adam asked as he took

palm. In his hand was the necklace that

inherited from his grandparents. If

authenticity back then, Narcissa’s words had

had never taken this off, and if even Narcissa had heard of

to dark magic, then this necklace most definitely

Ann’s hair to the side as he carefully

around her neck.

not mad at you, Adam…” Ann said softly as he

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

into this as soon as I’m crowned, and

left running

Adam nodded silently.

the time

anything to protect his Luna…

from her that

knew that he would have to work hard to change that mindset because he