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.

blinked at her friend in shock and stifled a

“A bun or ten? Goddess Lexi, are you trying to kill me? If

every time I stand up

animals you know… physiologically speaking our pregnancies are much like

explained, her mouth twitching upwards into a smile as much

fought against it.

f”**’g know the semantics of it, okay? I’m just

sullenly as she folded her arms in

and threw her arms around her, pulling her

stiffened and resisted it initially, eventually the tension

arms around Ann, burying her head in her

“Lexi, it will be fine, I promise you. We’ll find them and make

spread any further.” Ann soothed as muffled sniffles came

Lexi’s

the corridor that they were in was relatively empty, with only the odd

at either end and after a few minutes had passed,

and hid her face as she wiped

Lexi muttered as she pointed vaguely to an

something on your shoulder.

and

a clutz. Whatever

“f****d if I know,” Lexi shrugged as she

were very graceful though.”

Lexi’s arm and they set off down the

that I can do to help you

responsible for putting you in this situation and this is

happen.” Ann grimaced.

be pedantic about

you, I would never have been sucked into this… this… well, whatever

the same time, I would have had a f”“*g

grown into a bitter and twisted harlot with

man each night,” Lexi remarked

side-eyed her as they walked and as soon as she noticed the look that

at her, Lexi jabbed an accusing finger in her direction

defense and

not to laugh, “Don’t you dare say a

damn well what I meant without

see much of a difference right now if

the shoulder as they both collapsed into

“You know, I think I will

Lexi announced suddenly with

face.

a while since we pounded on

men?” Lexi replied with

“I’m not sure you should be sparring in

as a flash of