Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 143 Perfect Mate

By the time Ann woke the following morning, the sun was already up and the spot in

the bed next to her, for a change, was also empty.

She groped around blearily with her hand and to her surprise, the sheets felt cold

already. Adam had obviously been gone for quite a while. Ann pouted sulkily as she

stretched and threw the covers back, making her way to the bathroom to get herself

ready to face the day.

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Even though she was now technically a queen in waiting, she still had responsibilities

to see to and there were a few issues in regard to her business ventures that she

wanted to sort out.

Naturally, she would now become the CEO of her father’s previous company, as part

of her takeover of the throne also came with the added responsibility of taking over

the head of the business that funded their positions.

She wasn’t too worried about taking over the position, despite her lack of experience

in leading entire companies. She had spent enough time around her father observing

him when he actually bothered to show up.

In the past few years, her father had rarely been in house, only appearing when

important decisions had to be made that his board of departmental directors didn’t

have the authority to make on their own.

So much seemed to have happened in such a short space of time, that Ann’s focus

from the financial side of her role and

own. She knew that she had been diligently chasing prospective

under her position of Luna of the Dark

was almost sure now that she wasn’t going

that she had been embroiled in

control of that section of

a minor Executive position and there

she wanted to make based on just

knowledge of how things

really have time to run a second business

Her day-to-day responsibilities were going to increase drastically as she

of the royal duties and it was clear

to do

purchased on a whim

as she put the finishing

way out of the bedroom

As she reached the bottom of the staircase, Adam appeared in the

and carrying

his gaze fell on Ann’s smiling face in front

to one of dismay as he

crestfallen.

chuckled as she strode over to him with a smile plastered

woke up this morning,

She teased with a

Adam snorted.

a million years. I just… I

hungry after last night.” He said, his face still showing

to pull off his little plan to pamper

tiptoes and planted a kiss on his cheek as she wrapped her

around his broad shoulders. “How about we

things I wanted to run

to light up as he agreed quickly and shouted back to

ask if they

to

Adam placed the tray down on the bistro dining set on the terrace and before

Ann had already taken both plates and

he had

“Hey! It’s my job to provide for my

with this…” He