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… that’s

Brarthroroz chuckled.

as perplexed as I am

Allen again.” Lexi scowled fiercely at her

am most

the tension Lexi, and

to fear.”

“f**k off. You’re wrong. I’m not afraid of seeing

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

daughter

he stepped towards Steven and examined

her advice?” He asked, with an

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

Brarthroroz chuckled holding his hands up in

ask again. Is everything ready

as he turned and opened the door

a

Steven… so predictable. Why is everything Black and Grey…

dead doesn’t mean that you can’t have a little color in your life.”

as they traipsed through his

he opened the door to the back room though, Lexi was immediately

with the myriad of colors that seemed to swirl incessantly within

around the edges of the

at the mesmerizing effect wordlessly as her father patted

with Steven, hmm? His world and what he works

color…”

it’s like someone gave

at

look and quickly adding, “Not that I know

heard…”

make it easier to relax. Unlike you,

constantly.” Steve quipped dryly as Lexi

developed a sense of humor have

snapped sarcastically, fully aware of her father’s amusement at

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

be so kind…” Lord Brarthroroz said as

masses of color.

in approaching one of the gate-like

two before the

He looked back over his

nodded.