Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 215 Bartholomew’s Help and Support

“Nobody will force you to change who you are Lexi. I would never allow that.” Ann said

as she and Lexi clasped their hands together.

‘I forbid it too. Life would be insufferable without her backing me up when you need

some sense knocking into you…’ Maeve nodded wisely.

‘Hey! That was one time!’ Ann protested.

‘Yeah… and the rest…’ Maeve sniggered as Ann fumed silently and blocked her out, a

sullen pout forming on her lips as she turned back to Lexi.

A halfhearted smile finally graced Lexi’s lips as she saw Ann’s expression.

“I suppose I have to stick around and at least try it for Maeve’s sake. She’d go mental

if she was left alone to handle you.”

Ann scowled at her and pushed her shoulder in mild irritation.

“You two are going to drive me to insanity, do you know that?” she said finally as she

wrapped her arms around Lexi and hugged her tightly. “You won’t be alone in any of

this Lexi, I promise you.”

She nodded silently into Ann’s shoulder, her face still a little pale as she seemed to

find the strength to pull herself together. When they eventually released each other,

she stood and smoothed her clothes down with a sniff and fixed a sardonic smile on

her face.

“Well, I suppose there’s no sense in moping. Papa would encourage me to just get on

with it, so I will. It’s not like I can fight fate really, is it?” she said with forced

enthusiasm, “So, no ripping Felix a new arsehole just yet, got it. So, what am I

supposed to do with all of this pent-up anger?”

Ann chuckled.

“Well, I intend to interrogate Linus myself today…” Ann began with a sly smile and a

wicked glint in her

don’t you think you should rest… you still need to recover…”

heavy edge

glanced across at him

interrogation requires the use of my lady

sweetly as Lexi sniggered. “Suppose it depends if your name is Ada

a smirk as Ann snorted. Adam frowned at

going to cause chaos here…” he

clapped him on

can drown our sorrows together at the end of a long

grinned teasingly as Lexi stuck a middle

“If you can’t handle the heat puppy then go find some

sweetly.

interrogate Linus. You both are welcome to

his behavior towards us without your presence in the

Feel free to wait outside whilst we get what we need

exchanged a look that told them they weren’t happy

protested, instead nodding curtly with

each other

moved to leave the office, the door swung

“Ah, my queen! How

his eyes shone

on our way to the cells to

explained apologetically, “I feel terrible for having been called away from

been too difficult

at all. Lord Brarthroroz continues to be quite the entertaining

subject

“Nice… images of Papa dressed as a clown and juggling heads just

my mind…” Lexi muttered quietly to

raised a questioning eyebrow at her as

be a long day Barty boy, don’t question

of it is Queenie’s fault though… just so you know…”

Ann in

seem to be quite fond of nicknames.” Bartholomew

life interesting for everyone involved.

life, am

as she scowled

to pull together the Elders for

dealing

that shouldn’t be

with a sweeping

Preferably today,” Ann answered him coolly with

her cautiously and seemed to

disappeared into the recesses of

expression.

little difficult. Some of the Elders may