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.

managed to give the guards the slip one night in the cells when

to a more secure cell with

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

best efforts,

single one of the Elders that were left in the cells,

k*il*led and

Ann gasped

to at least tell me about this? Warn me

we know the containment facility

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

wonderful thing…” he smiled bitterly. Ann sat back on the

a while before she

somewhere…

to either further their plans or concoct some

clicking her tongue

over to their

disappearing inside momentarily before coming out and offering

hand to Adam.

this back on

Adam asked as he took the item

palm. In his hand was

If

back then, Narcissa’s words had only strengthened his

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

dark magic, then this necklace

stood and gently moved Ann’s hair to the side

around her neck.

at you, Adam…” Ann said

on the top of her head. “I’m just sad that

crowned, and we’re installed at the palace. She can’t

running around

Adam nodded silently.

her, but at the time he truly thought that

protect his Luna… his mate. Even if that meant hiding

from her that

He knew that he would have to work hard to