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

continue if you don’t want to.” Lexi said finally in a

tone as the omega approached the table with a

in the other.

Lexi watched her pour him a new glass and add

reached out and

leave the bottle and the ice bucket if you wouldn’t mind.” She said as

omega bobbed her head and hastened to do

table before her before scurrying

as he took another sip from his glass and this

of us need to learn

a faint smile, “As it is, I’ve started telling

as well finish.”

a deep breath and exhaled heavily as he tilted his head backward,

time before returning his gaze to

the corners of

it at the time, but as they

as she

his protests quietened as he

was dragged away.”

sister?” Lexi asked softly, seeing the tenderness in

the memory of

gently as he fiddled with his glass

thirteen years and full of an insatiable

everything.”

Allen paused as his face hardened and Lexi waited patiently for

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

time.

waited patiently in the corridor whilst

the hammering I took and were protruding through the skin

They had to work quickly to ensure

possess as wolves didn’t fuse the bones in the positions

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

he continued.

as I was brought out of the theater, she was

on diplomatic matters, so she

stayed home, and not attended the tournament as I had

off bitterly as Lexi’s hand found

touch of her skin spreading an almost euphoric feeling of

fraught emotions

can’t blame yourself. . I don’t know everything

for whatever happened.” Lexi offered in

had begun to relax only seconds earlier, hardened

Lexi. I blame Jasper. He was the