Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 193 Dread and Excitement

Lexi paced anxiously in her father’s lounge as she waited for him to finish gathering

his things. Steven stood at the side of the doorway to his room like a statue, his stoic

face impassive, and the only visible movement was his eyes as they followed Lexi’s

pacing.

“You’ll wear a hole in the carpet if you continue walking the same patterns.” He

observed dryly. Lexi paused and looked at him in shock, removing her hands from her

mouth where she had been gnawing on the edges of her fingernails as a wry smile

found its way onto her lips.

“Well, f**k me, Steven, you do speak.”

“I’d rather not.” He answered flatly, his eyes remaining fixed on her father’s doorway.

“What? f**k me? Or speak?” Lexi teased.

Steven chose not to answer, only sighing slightly and crossing his arms in front of him.

Lexi chuckled and waved her hand dismissively at him.

“I’d probably break you anyway.” Lexi smirked, “Things do tend to get brittle with age,

don’t they? And considering you’re a wraith… I’ll take a wild guess and say that you’re

pretty much desiccated in that area… like those little slivers of coconut. Imagine…

desiccated p***s. I wonder if it’s as flaky when…”

“Lexi, stop teasing Steven.” Her father admonished halfheartedly in an amused tone

from behind her, as she turned to grin at him unapologetically.

“To be fair he started it.”

“Oh really?”

gave me advice actually… that’s not

Brarthroroz chuckled.

not. Perhaps he is as perplexed as

this… Allen again.” Lexi scowled fiercely at

am most definitely NOT

“No? I can feel the tension Lexi, and you’re

to fear.”

off. You’re wrong. I’m not afraid

“Sure. The eight thousand-year-old Daemon Lord is wrong…

daughter

he stepped towards Steven

give her advice?” He asked,

with a withering one

chuckled holding his hands up in front of himself,

ask again. Is everything ready

and

a room

predictable. Why is everything Black and Grey… just

have a little color in your

they traipsed through his

the door to the back room

that seemed to swirl incessantly within a multitude of

around the edges

at the mesmerizing effect wordlessly as her father patted her on the

prickly with Steven, hmm? His world and what he works with is

color…”

“Geez, you’re not kidding, it’s like someone gave us LSD,” Lexi breathed

at her

quickly adding, “Not that I know

heard…”

to relax. Unlike you, I

dryly as Lexi gaped

developed a sense of humor have you now? Nice. Salty. It

fully aware of her father’s amusement at their

you two. You only have to stomach

Lord Brarthroroz said as he gestured to

masses of color.

one of the gate-like structures

or two before

of grey. He looked back over his shoulder at Lexi and her father

nodded.