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

her to a more secure cell

inhibit her use

escaped and despite our best efforts, she

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

k*il*led

Ann gasped in

at least tell me about this? Warn me at all?”

that we know the containment facility exists, I’m fairly sure that

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

“Hindsight is a wonderful thing…” he smiled bitterly. Ann sat back on the

thought for a while before she spoke

is out there somewhere… more

Coven in order to either further their

mused, clicking her

headed over to

to the side, disappearing inside momentarily

hand to Adam.

put this back on for

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

his palm. In his hand was

If he hadn’t have been certain of

then, Narcissa’s words

and if even Narcissa had

resistance to dark magic, then this necklace

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

around her neck.

at you, Adam…” Ann said softly as he smoothed her

“I’m just sad that you didn’t tell me. We

crowned,

running around

Adam nodded silently.

not telling her, but at the time he truly thought that it was

would do anything to protect his Luna… his mate. Even if that

from her

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