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

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

with a bottle

in the other.

Lexi watched her pour him a new glass and add the ice, but when she

and leave, Lexi reached out and took

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

head and hastened to do as she

the table before her before

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

“I think both of us need to learn to trust one another

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

as well finish.”

and exhaled heavily as he tilted his head backward,

long time before returning his gaze to meet

sparkling in the corners

the time, but as they carried me off

as she sobbed and I clung to

quietened as he became fixated on

dragged away.”

asked softly,

recalled the memory

He nodded gently as he fiddled with his glass

almost thirteen years

everything.”

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

If he was telling her now, it would

time.

whilst I underwent surgery for

the hammering I took and were protruding

quickly to ensure that the natural healing

as wolves didn’t fuse the bones in the positions they were in.” He

flicker of confusion in Lexi’s

he continued.

the theater, she was

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

not attended the tournament as I

Lexi’s hand found his and her

skin spreading an almost

fraught emotions

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

whatever

which had begun to relax only seconds earlier, hardened instantly

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