Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 204 Welcome Back

Bartholomew waited patiently at the front steps for the car to arrive that contained the

latest visitors to the Enclave, with two omega’s waiting patiently behind him with their

heads lowered respectfully and their hands clasped together in front of them.

The cool air wrapped itself around his robes he inhaled deeply and savored the fresh,

chill air that flooded his lungs. As much as he loved the Enclave, he had to admit that

he missed being outside as much as he used to.

His duties at the Enclave kept him busy enough and forays into the outside world

were few and far between. The most that he could manage nowadays tended to be a

walk around the gated gardens or one of the many secret courtyards and private

arboretums that were hidden away in the maze of tunnels and corridors.

Quite frankly Ann’s ascension to the throne had changed a lot of things within the

Enclave and Bartholomew was one of the few that welcomed it with open arms,

having always had a propensity for adventure and drastic change. The same could

not be said for some of his colleagues, but what choice did they have otherwise?

There were no viable replacements for Ann if the Elders decided to try and forcibly

usurp her from her rightful place on the throne, but that didn’t mean that they were idle

in the background.

Bartholomew had already gotten wind of whispers of rebellion amongst people that he

had expected to be unhappy about a female holding such a high position

unsettlingly, even from some that he had thought would support Ann

mission.

ensure that

supporting Ann and her consort to

keep her safe

that Alpha Felix and his wife had arrived now to discuss the

at the border was fortuitous indeed, and her handling of Cornelius in the

as well as Linus’s indiscretions, had

a weak ruler like her father. Bartholomew

the timid child that

Enclave, and clung to her mother as if her life depended on

surrounded by unfamiliar

over with sadness as he

blossomed into would

determined not to fail Ann, as they had all failed

crunching under the tires of

into pulling himself together and with a few deep

deep within him, where he was sure it would

he was alone.

and Allen emerged he nodded politely and watched

friendlier interaction between Lexi and himself as he offered

her out

two produced the faintest of smiles at the

mouth. It would appear that Lexi had made a choice when it

remained to be seen what would happen with

Bartholomew would watch with interest as

developed.

the only friend of Ann’s that he knew of,

the forming of this

her input or

figure emerged from the back of the car, Allen’s heart

mouth, and his breath caught in his chest as he locked eyes with the

that now

did not appear to have aged a single day from the last time