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

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

the table with a bottle in one hand and an

in the other.

pour him a new glass and add the ice, but when she was

leave, Lexi reached out and took hold of

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

her head and hastened to do

on the table before her before scurrying

another sip from his glass

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

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

as well finish.”

took a deep breath and exhaled heavily as he tilted his

for a long time before returning his gaze to

the

the time, but as they carried me off

desperately as she sobbed

as he became fixated on her

dragged away.”

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

the

nodded gently as he fiddled with his glass

a little thing, almost thirteen years and full of

everything.”

as his face hardened and Lexi waited patiently for him to

he was telling her now, it

time.

the corridor whilst I underwent surgery for the

misplaced during the hammering I took and were protruding

quickly to ensure that the

the bones in the positions they were

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

he continued.

as I was brought out of the theater, she was at my side again.

matters, so she felt duty-bound to be there for

just stayed home, and not attended the tournament as I had told

found his and her fingers

spreading an almost euphoric feeling of calmness

fraught emotions

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

fault for whatever happened.” Lexi offered in commiseration as

which had begun to relax only seconds earlier,

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