Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 207 Hidden Talent

Moments after the door closed behind Adam, Bartholomew shared a look with Lord

Brarthroroz and they both stood and made their way to the door.

“You can stay here as long as you need to,” Bartholomew said pointedly as he

glanced at Allen, although Allen never lifted his eyes. “I’ll escort Lord Brarthroroz to

the holding cells downstairs and get him acquainted with the specimen we have down

there… although I’m not sure how much will be left of it. It does seem to be decaying

at rather an alarming speed.” He continued with a troubled expression.

“That happens when the magic dissipates from the necrotic flesh,” Lord Brarthroroz

shrugged casually, “Nothing to hold it all together anymore. That sort of magic can

only imitate life for so long.”

“Indeed.” Bartholomew grimaced before tearing his gaze from the emotionless face of

Allen and smiling softly at Lexi, “If you need anything at all.”

“Don’t worry Barty boy, I pretty much know where most things are here now. It doesn’t

take me long to map places in my head… hidden talent.” Lexi winked with a cheeky

grin.

“One of many I’m sure,” Bartholomew quipped with a wry smile before turning and

leaving with her father, the faint sound of his robes brushing against the stone floor

gradually fading away as the door shut gently behind them.

Lexi stared at Allen appraisingly in silence as she leaned back in her chair. So far

Allen’s personality seemed to be a lot more complex than the self-righteous prick she

had imagined him to be

was an impulsive move,

fully made her mind up about the whole mate issue, but a girl had needs

between them both had been simmering for

him, but forever was a long

got what they needed from each other, that whatever it

found herself fascinated by him,

intrigued about what made him

If she hadn’t seen him hit Greyson the first time, she wouldn’t

of it in the first place, and now this reaction to the mention of this

was

“So… wanna talk about it fluffy?” Lexi said in the softest tone that she could

words almost stuck

with her usual sass and unsubtle methods, but she had a distinct feeling that

that rumbled

not to talk to?” Lexi snorted as she crossed her

of

like that,”

You’d rather sit

the f**k is going

don’t need to know about this Lexi.” He

Lexi snorted.

didn’t need to know about the mate bond,

at his

easier if you stopped acting the martyr and

your mouth? We’re supposed to be a united front, for Ann and Adam’s

there hiding s**t from someone who is supposed to

when

his wife, my best

she hoped to elicit from him materialized almost instantly as

to face her with a complicated

“You don’t need to know everything, Lexi.

avoiding her eyes.

Lexi mocked in

him, “As if we don’t have enough to deal with,

with those sorts of men They’re cowards

self-interest, yet here you stand, acting

just to tell me why this

anger. How the f**k am I supposed to help you if you won’t tell

defensively. “Yeah and I don’t need a prick

up his ass and a cowardly temperament, but that’s what I

furiously, her chest heaving as she tried to