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?”

“Yeah, he spoke… gave me advice actually…

Brarthroroz chuckled.

is not. Perhaps he is as perplexed as

this… Allen again.” Lexi scowled fiercely at

“I am most

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

to fear.”

“f**k off. You’re wrong. I’m not

The eight thousand-year-old Daemon Lord is wrong… keep

daughter

towards Steven and examined his

you really give her advice?” He asked, with an eyebrow

Steven met Lord Brarthroroz’s gaze with a withering one of his

Brarthroroz chuckled holding his hands

everything ready for us to

and opened the door

to a room in

so predictable. Why is

you can’t have a little color in

they traipsed

As soon as he opened the door to the back room though, Lexi

colors that seemed to swirl incessantly within

the edges of

at the mesmerizing effect wordlessly as her father patted her on

Steven, hmm? His

color…”

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

looking at her

quickly adding, “Not that

heard…”

to

Steve quipped dryly as Lexi gaped at

“Oh, developed a sense of humor have you now? Nice. Salty. It suits

aware of her

“Behave you two. You only have to stomach each other’s company fora

if you would be so kind…” Lord

masses of color.

approaching one

two before the colors stabilized

over his shoulder at

nodded.