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

are you trying to kill me? If I’m carrying

going to be so huge that every time I stand up I’ll fall over with the extra

you know… physiologically speaking our pregnancies

mouth twitching upwards into a smile as

fought against it.

know the semantics of it, okay? I’m just being

pouted sullenly as she folded her arms

and threw her arms around her, pulling her into a hug, and although

eventually the tension dissolved from

around Ann, burying her head

be fine, I promise you. We’ll find them and make sure that their

attitudes can’t spread any further.” Ann soothed

that Lexi’s face

in was relatively

passing at either end and after a few minutes had passed, Lexi withdrew herself

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

to an area

something on your shoulder. Careless of you to be

and smirked up

clutz. Whatever happened to my Queenly

shrugged as she turned and

very graceful though.” she

Lexi’s arm and they

sure there’s nothing that I can do to help you feel better? I

you in this situation and this

happen.” Ann grimaced.

to be pedantic about it

would never have been sucked into this… this…

the same time, I would have

bitter and twisted

man each night,”

her as they walked and as soon as she noticed

an accusing finger in her direction as

defense

to laugh, “Don’t you dare say

damn well what I meant without correcting

“I mean… I don’t see much of a difference right now if I’m

her on the shoulder as they

“You know, I think I will

let off some steam,” Lexi announced suddenly with a look of

face.

“Ooh! It’s been a while since

with a raised

you should be sparring in

she continued as a flash