Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 144 They Would Get There

“I wanted to talk with you about the office block you bought for me actually.” Ann said

as soon as she had swallowed her mouthful of bacon.

Adam took a sip from his mug of coffee as he sat back on the chair and nodded

slowly.

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“Okay… have you decided what you’re going to do with it?” he asked curiously.

“Well actually… I’m in two minds. As much as I would have loved to run a new real

estate business out of there, its a little redundant now that we have control of my

fathers company isn’t it? It seems silly to be in direct compet*ition with each other and

they already have an established client list and a good reputation. So I was thinking of

other options actually.”

Adam nodded along as she explained and he could see the wisdom in her thought

process.

“So actually, at least to start with, I was wondering what your plans for Lexi were?”

Adam almost spat his coffee out laughing as he looked at her incredulously with a

twinkle in his eye.

“How did we get from the office block to talking about Lexi?”

“Just, bear with me Adam. Don’t tease me, I’m being serious. You said you wanted her

to stay and potentially lecture on her knowledge of Daemon’s and Witchcraft, right?”

Ann answered quickly, well aware that it seemed as though she had gone off on a

tangent.

“Yes, that’s already been agreed. She’s willing to teach us because in her words,

‘perhaps some of the raging hormones and primal instinct might be replaced by some

thinking and reasoning,’” Adam

has such a low opinion of us

because the majority of the shifters

boundaries are exactly as she describes.” Ann laughed, “You forget

as a reporter and photographer on various issues for years now so

a whole host of weird and

does the office block have

I was thinking…” Ann started

as it’s obvious to me that Lexi has a bit of a thing for

still struggling with the whole

Adam narrowed his

it” He stated bluntly, leaning forward and grabbing his

“But that’s just it… what if he doesn’t? You

ideas, or with new people integrating, especially

Lexi’s. Unless everyone is on the

not just for her,

getting into the stubborn

suggested something that might go

knew that what she was suggesting was the right

get Adam to see it

you know as well as I do that if they

let alone from their Beta, then things can go south

take things quietly and once we are officially inaugurated, then

aren’t going to be able to be here as

it would be safer, for everyone involved,

cla*s*ses elsewhere? Somewhere a little more… neutral?” Ann

in the air between

he had the final

intended to present the option to Lexi

approval. If she couldn’t obtain it this

which she would

was silent for a little while, the scowl on his face seemed to be

his cup. After what seemed like forever, he exhaled

his gaze to meet Ann’s patient stare. “I don’t think the pack

Allen. So am I right in thinking you want

block for teaching, seminars, and

up with?”

Ann nodded, forcing herself not to breathe a sigh of relief.

first time

his decisions that affected the pack and she would hate for him

was worried about

“Yes. I mean, there’s a lot of space available and if I’m not wrong, then if

on only escalating their

highly likely, then aren’t more packs going to need access

that she