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

don’t have to continue if you don’t

as the omega approached the table with a bottle in

in the other.

Lexi watched her pour him a new glass and add

out and took hold

bottle and the ice bucket if you

her head and hastened to

before her

another sip from his

of us need to learn to

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

as well finish.”

and exhaled heavily as he tilted his head backward,

returning his gaze to meet

sparkling in the corners of his

at the time, but as they carried

clutching onto my hands desperately as she sobbed and I clung to

consciousness remained, his protests quietened as he

was dragged

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

the memory

with

such a little thing, almost thirteen years and

everything.”

Allen paused as his face hardened and Lexi waited patiently for him to continue.

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

time.

in the corridor whilst I underwent surgery for the bones

been misplaced during the hammering I took and

quickly to ensure that the natural healing abilities

the bones in the positions they

of confusion in Lexi’s eyes, and as

he continued.

I was brought out of the theater, she was at

had been away on diplomatic matters, so she felt duty-bound to be there for me. If

not attended the

found his and her

of her skin spreading an almost

fraught emotions

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

fault for whatever happened.” Lexi offered

which had begun to relax only seconds earlier, hardened

blame myself, Lexi. I blame Jasper. He was the one who incapacitated me