Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 173 Full of Surprises

Lexi had wandered with Greyson for a little while, making small talk as she allowed

him to take the lead with the direction that they were headed.

She found herself pleasantly surprised by his ability to hold a conversation and he

didn’t seem to fawn over her, nor reject her which intrigued her greatly.

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Men usually reacted in one of those two ways, and to find one who didn’t was indeed

a rarity.

It did cross her mind briefly that he may indeed be hiding his true feelings about her,

but there was no discernible cause to do so in her mind unless it was to try to get

information out of her about Ann of course. But, he hadn’t brought her up in the

conversation until now, so she was hesitant to condemn him so quickly.

“Is everything okay?” Greyson asked, stopping suddenly as he noticed her frown and

his expression seemed to mirror her own as he frowned back at her in concern.

“Er, yeah? Why?” Lexi stammered defensively, a little shocked that he had even

noticed.

“You’re frowning. I didn’t really think that discussing the topic of your favorite drinks,

and whether or not girly c*oc*ktails were your style was anything to frown over.” He

chuckled lightly.

Lexi snorted.

“See, that all depends. It’s a tricky question. It’s kinda difficult to make up my mind on

which is my favorite honestly. I’m more of a whisky on the rocks kinda girl, or at a

a full-bodied red from the Bellevue’s

than serve as a liquid subst*itute

Greyson snorted in

“Cake? Are you seriously equating c*oc*ktails to

Not that I don’t love cake, because trust me, I do,

the most part sweet. So all you’re really

stomach by filling it up with flavored sugar water that

and has probably been

going to commit to getting drunk, then that volume you’ve lost on the liquid

entirely to getting yourself wasted on the good stuff.”

continued seriously, “I mean, think about it rationally, if you’re going

the mix, like… I

well just drink

stared at her with a perturbed look on his face, and opened and

mouth a couple of times in an effort to reply but

that?

his slowly

I never expected that I’d be rescuing the new

argument with a complete asshat, only to end up discussing how

waste of stomach space when you could

liqueur instead.”

at him

I’m just full of surprises. It’s part of my unique charm. You either love

it. Allen most definitely hates it if

flicker of emotion crossed Greyson’s face briefly as they continued walking and

his throat, glancing sideways at

was pretty obvious, to be honest,” He winced as they made

that offered food and drinks to the

anyway? Do you two have

He wishes!” She snorted as she perused

her as she

she turned to him with a sigh and rolled

prejudiced against my kind and clearly my sense

wasted on him. He’s a bitter little puppy with a stick lodged so far up

could pass for a ventriloquist’s dummy if you

lost between you two then.” Greyson snorted

the best of friends, can’t you tell?” Lexi grinned

the bar area passed her the

enjoy getting a reaction out of him. It’s probably more emotion than

dealing with in

slowly as