Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 189 Elder Cornelius

Adam had returned to the room shortly after Eva and Coral left and found himself

confronted with his beautiful wife focusing intently on the phone in front of her.

He pushed his hands further into his pocket and readjusted himself as he leaned

against the doorframe. She was stunning in every way, even focused so intently on

whatever she was doing, he just wanted to pepper her neck with kisses and hear her

moan underneath him again. It had taken an incredible amount of self-control not to

ravage her last night.

His instincts told him that they both needed the release that being together would

bring, but he was also acutely aware that when it came to their intimacy, they were

both anything but quiet.

There would be nothing holding them back tonight though.

He allowed himself to indulge a little longer, drinking in the sight of her and storing it

away in his mind to recall at his convenience before he cleared his throat and she

looked up at him with a sultry smile on her face.

“Are you ready for dealing with the Elders, my Queen?” he asked with a smirk, “I’ve

already spoken with Allen and as soon as he has any information, he’ll let me know.”

Ann nodded.

“I’m ready.”

When they swept into the Enclave’s assembly chambers a hush fell over the Elders as

they stood and inclined their heads in her direction.

She took her seat in the central high-backed chair and Adam took his seat next to her.

She suppressed a grimace at the feel of the unforgiving hardwood against her skin,

knowing full well that the longer she sat in this chair, the more uncomfortable she

would be.

She adjusted her position slightly and smiled tightly at the Elders in front of her, finding

Bartholomew almost instantly as he sat amongst

Elders.

at the side of the room began to list off the issues

list, asked

anyone to

if there was any more

voice imperiously. “Yes, actually. I believe that the issue of Elder Linus

rippled around the room before a

sure that can wait until tomorrow,

cells and there’s little chance of any repeat offenses occurring

be added

due respect, I disagree Elder,” Ann answered cooly as the

hardened almost imperceptibly.

let us settle this in the traditional way, my Queen.” the elder bit out,

clear in his voice. Ann smiled and

pushed back,

another 24 hours to gather evidence and dig up information

in the room sided with

needed discussing immediately, but the vote fell in favor of

help the smug smile that settled on his face when

agenda for the

he moved to take his seat, Ann spoke

Ann asked, leaving the question open so that

understood he was

Cornelius, your Grace.” He answered

Cornelius. Very good.” Ann answered

you seem to have appointed yourself as the

attendance here today, I

Cornelius sighed quite audibly which led to an

the Elders

“Can your issues not wait, your highness? I understand that you are

inexperienced, yet there are

should go through.”

in mild amusement

your notice, but we have a very

so that urgent issues are discussed quickly and are

“Ah, so

asked lightly. “Absolutely not!” Cornelius answered in a horrified

“To even suggest…” “Every incident that occurs within the kingdom

or dismissed

Ann as she smiled benignly and

emanated from where Adam sat beside

Queen, the fact you are asking these very basic questions concerns me

soon in installing you to

“Ah, so your lack of action on issues that

smoothly as she examined her fingernails closely

him with a steely