Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 186 The Attacks

The atmosphere in the dining hall was almost unbearably tense, but it gave Ann the

perfect vantage point to see which Elders were openly displeased by her actions with

Linus.

Thankfully the tension didn’t seem to impact Alpha Felix or his wife in the slightest

They sat to Ann’s right, making polite conversation with both herself and Adam as they

ate.

“I don’t know about you, your highness, but I always find these official functions a little

stuffy.” Felix chuckled as he tore into a chicken leg appreciatively.

Ann smiled graciously, still a little on edge. She didn’t know what to expect from Felix

as she hadn’t had any cause to meet with him previously and knew his father by

reputation only.

“They can be tiring, yes, especially after such a long journey. Did you encounter any

issues on the way here?” She asked politely.

“No. Well, not after we were about 5 miles in past the border anyway. There are a lot

of smaller villages that are pretty much ghost towns out there now. The downside of

that though is that the rogue population seems to have moved in and taken over.”

Felix grimaced.

“Then they’re trying to form their own communities?”

“Communities of mass murderers? Sure, if

because they’re living in houses, it doesn’t make them

less savage.” Felix snorted, “You know, some of the former occupants who didn’t

time were killed, and their bodies hung from posts

grimaced as

on them without affecting our own kind,” Felix

movements were to gain new territory,

manner. Their kind

society since their existence was discovered and it had taken them

of trust with the non-supernatural

as less of a threat to

attacks that had struck fear into

supernaturals lessened, and those that were

the human world were given immunity from

then, the

found themselves outmatched and outnumbered by savage

from their own nightmares. As

these unknown foes, the call for help had gone out

communities

enabling the humans to rebuild their

become an ally, not a suspicious

into territories for the leaders of each race

saw fit.

If the newly emerged Rogue “Traditionalists”

of hard work that had been put into building and

could be

outside their walls either, my queen. There

older than 12.” Aoife

nodded somberly.