Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 209 The Dubois

Lexi’s stomach sank at his words and she could practically feel the pain radiating from

him as he spoke. “I didn’t even know you had a sister..” She murmured quietly as

Felix’s head shot up and he glared at her with an anger that quite frankly chilled her to

the bone.

“I don’t Lexi, not anymore.” He growled furiously before downing what was left of his

whisky and slamming the glass down on the table in anger.

Lexi’s heart sank as her heart broke for him She had always regarded Ann as a sister

and a lump began to form in her throat as she pictured the possibility of losing her.

“Allen… I’m sorry… I didn’t know…” Lexi stammered quietly, suddenly at a loss for

words.

“Yeah… well… there’s nothing to be sorry about. It won’t change anything. It is what it

is.” He snapped gruffly as he raised an arm to signal the omega for a refill.

Lexi fully understood now why he hadn’t wanted to discuss this with her. It was painful

for him obviously, and it was obvious the Dubois family had something to do with her

death She could have kicked herself

This was one time that she really shouldn’t have pushed for more details She snorted

quietly to herself in disdain. She had wrongly thought that Allen was just being difficult,

and that perhaps he still continued to underestimate her, but ironically, this time, she

was the arsehole.

She shifted awkwardly in her seat and brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear

as she swirled the wine in her glass thoughtfully.

“I’m sorry Allen. If I had thought for one minute that it was something like this that you

didn’t want to discuss, I would have waited. I wouldn’t have pushed so hard for you to

me. You don’t have to continue if you don’t want to.” Lexi said

tone as the omega approached the table with a bottle in one hand and an ice

in the other.

glass and add the ice, but when she was

out and

the ice bucket if you

omega bobbed her head and hastened to do as she was

table before her before scurrying

took another sip from his glass and this

on the table. “I think both of us need to learn to trust one another when

Allen said with a faint smile, “As it is, I’ve started telling you now, so

as well finish.”

breath and exhaled heavily as

before returning his gaze to

the corners of his

time, but as they

hands desperately as she sobbed and

quietened as he

was dragged

was your sister?” Lexi asked softly, seeing the tenderness in his eyes as

recalled the memory

as he fiddled with his

thing, almost thirteen years

everything.”

and Lexi waited patiently for him to continue.

rush this, or force it from him. If he was telling her now,

time.

corridor whilst I underwent surgery for the bones

the hammering I took and were protruding through

quickly to ensure that the natural

didn’t fuse the bones in the positions they

as he saw a flicker of confusion in Lexi’s eyes, and as she

he continued.

soon as I was brought out of the theater, she was

been away on diplomatic matters, so she felt duty-bound to be

not attended the tournament as I had told her

bitterly as Lexi’s hand found his and her

of her skin spreading an

fraught emotions

yourself. . I don’t know everything but… it

like you were at fault for whatever happened.” Lexi offered in commiseration

which had begun to relax

Jasper. He was the