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

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

the table with a bottle in one hand and an ice

in the other.

new glass and add the

Lexi reached out and

and the ice bucket if you wouldn’t

her head and hastened to do as she

the table before her before scurrying away

carefully as he took another sip from his glass and this time,

carefully on the table. “I think both of us need to learn to

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

as well finish.”

a deep breath and exhaled heavily

long time before returning his gaze to

sparkling in the corners

time, but as they carried me off the

she sobbed and I clung to what

remained, his protests quietened as

was dragged

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

the memory

He nodded gently as he fiddled with his

thing, almost thirteen years and full of

everything.”

as his face hardened and Lexi waited patiently for him

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

time.

the corridor whilst I underwent surgery for the bones that

been misplaced during the hammering I took and were

places. They had to work quickly to ensure that the natural healing abilities

the bones in the positions they

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

he continued.

the theater, she was at

she felt duty-bound

not attended the tournament

bitterly as Lexi’s hand found his and her fingers curled around

her skin spreading an almost euphoric feeling

fraught emotions

don’t know everything but… it

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

begun to relax only seconds earlier, hardened instantly

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