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

as he sat amongst the first row as one

Elders.

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

the list, asked a generalized

expected anyone to

soon as he asked if there was any more business for the day, Ann raised

imperiously. “Yes, actually. I believe that

murmur rippled around the room

until tomorrow, my Queen. He is safely held

any repeat offenses occurring

should be added to the schedule for

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

hardened almost imperceptibly.

settle this in the traditional way, my Queen.”

his voice. Ann smiled and

this would be pushed back, but it

another 24 hours to gather evidence and dig up

room sided with Ann and felt that the

the vote fell in

smile that settled on his face when it was written onto

for

he moved to take

yet, Elder…?” Ann asked, leaving

was to introduce

“Elder Cornelius, your Grace.” He

Ann answered with a smile that

seeing as how you seem to have appointed

the Elders in attendance here today, I have another issue that I wish

audibly which led to an exchange of uneasy

the Elders that

“Can your issues not wait, your highness? I understand

inexperienced, yet there are proper channels

should go through.”

so?” Ann asked in mild amusement

notice, but we have a very meticulous way of

urgent issues are discussed quickly and are not lost in

so there are never

“Absolutely not!” Cornelius answered

“Every incident that occurs

actions approved or dismissed by the

Cornelius openly scoffed at Ann as she smiled benignly

where Adam sat

fact you are asking these

acted too soon in installing you to

so your lack of action on issues that occurred before I

fault?” Ann asked smoothly as she

with a steely