Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 223 Thank You For Being You

After the Elders had been informed of Linus’s trial being scheduled for the following

day, and no new issues were raised, Ann and Lexi left the council chambers.

Lexi had seethed silently, a murderous aura exuding from every pore on her body as

Ann had tried to wrap things up quickly so she could get her friend somewhere

relatively safe so that she could explode without judgment. Ann glanced across at her

friend, who strode furiously forwards, the vivid crimson of her eyes still burning

brightly.

“Do you want to go and hit things until you feel a little better?” Ann asked softly. Lexi

snorted.

“Unless part of the beating involves a knife in between the eyes of those bigoted

motherf*uc*kers then I’m not in the mood.” She hissed, not breaking her stride.

‘She’ll probably end up pinning Allen to the bed and giving him the wildest night of his

life to cool off.’ Maeve sniggered as Ann sighed quietly.

“How about a drink? Do you want to go into the city and find a bar to drink in until you

stop caring? We can go and watch the pretty boy’s at the dance bar that you like?”

Ann suggested playfully.

Two things that never failed to put Lexi in a good mood were copious amounts of

alcohol and the beautiful men that frequented some of the livelier spots in town. It

wasn’t really Ann’s cup of tea, but she would do anything to ease her friend’s pain, if

only for a short time.

Lexi snorted again and stopped, whirling to face Ann.

“I highly doubt that Allen would approve of me gallivanting around town to drool over

the pretty boys that I can look at but not touch, and Adam will like it even less if I drag

my best friend along because she’s probably got a teeny tiny little bun or ten in the

oven baking that he helped to make.” She snapped.

Ann blinked at her friend in shock

Lexi, are you trying to kill me? If I’m

huge that every time I stand up I’ll fall over

animals you know… physiologically speaking

explained, her mouth twitching upwards into a smile

fought against it.

semantics of it, okay? I’m just being facetious.”

sullenly as she folded her

her,

stiffened and resisted it initially, eventually the tension dissolved from her

and she wrapped her arms around Ann, burying her head in her

fine, I promise you. We’ll find them and

attitudes can’t spread any further.” Ann soothed as muffled

Lexi’s face was

they were in was relatively empty, with

end and after a

and hid her face as she wiped her eyes. “You should be

to an area on Ann’s top, “I think

on your shoulder. Careless of you to be

snorted and smirked

I’m such a clutz. Whatever happened to my Queenly composure and

“f****d if I know,” Lexi shrugged as she turned and smirked halfheartedly

very graceful

Lexi’s arm and they set off

“Are you sure there’s nothing that I can do to help you

this situation and this is exactly what I didn’t

happen.” Ann grimaced.

if you want to be pedantic

never have been

is, but at the same time, I would have had a f”“*g miserable

bitter and

each night,” Lexi

and as soon as she

Lexi jabbed an accusing finger in

in defense

warned as she tried not to

damn well what I

see much of a difference

Lexi slapped her on the shoulder as they both collapsed into giggles

corridors. “You know, I think

steam,” Lexi announced suddenly with

face.

while since we pounded

our men?” Lexi replied with a raised eyebrow as

“I’m not sure you should be sparring in

she continued as a flash of concern registered in