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?”

me advice actually… that’s

Brarthroroz chuckled.

as perplexed as I am about your excitement

Allen again.” Lexi scowled fiercely

“I am most definitely NOT

I can feel the tension Lexi, and you’re giving off a scent

to fear.”

I’m not afraid

eight thousand-year-old Daemon Lord is wrong…

sweet daughter of

he stepped towards Steven and examined his

really give her advice?” He

gaze with a withering one of his own

his hands up in

Is everything ready for

and opened the door to his room, escorting

to a room in

Why is everything Black and

you can’t have a

they traipsed through

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

the myriad of colors that seemed to swirl incessantly within a multitude of

the edges of the

Lexi gaped at the mesmerizing effect wordlessly as her father patted

be so prickly with Steven, hmm? His world and

color…”

it’s like someone gave us LSD,” Lexi breathed

at her

look and quickly adding, “Not that I know what that’s like…

heard…”

it easier to relax. Unlike you, I prefer not to

dryly

humor have you now? Nice. Salty. It suits you.”

of her father’s amusement

only have to stomach each other’s company fora few

Steven, if you would be so kind…” Lord Brarthroroz said as

masses of color.

in approaching one of the gate-like structures and

a second or two before the

back over his shoulder at Lexi

nodded.