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.

slip

transferring her to a more secure cell with better

strong enough to inhibit her use of magic. We

and despite our best efforts, she

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

brutally k*il*led and

Ann gasped

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

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

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

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

thought for a while before

out there somewhere… more than likely having returned

in order to either further their plans or

mused, clicking her tongue

headed over to their

to the side, disappearing inside momentarily

hand to Adam.

put this back on

“What is it?” Adam asked as he took the

his hand was the necklace that he had

grandparents. If

authenticity back then, Narcissa’s words

had never taken this off, and if

dark magic, then this necklace most definitely was the

stood and gently moved Ann’s hair to the side

around her neck.

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

“I’m just sad

look into this as soon as I’m crowned, and we’re installed at the palace. She

running around

Adam nodded silently.

not telling her, but at the time he truly thought

to protect his Luna…

her that wasn’t

would have to work hard to change that mindset because he