Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 224 Training Room

As soon as the doors closed behind Lexi and she was left in the relative darkness of

the training room, she let out a breath that she hadn’t known she had been holding.

She was still furious about the way some of the Elders thought about her and the

other hybrids within the city, but she was positive that not all of them felt the same

way.

Even if it was only a small percentage of Elders that eventually sided with her and

Ann, that was all that mattered. Even one person could make a huge difference if they

worked hard and acted intelligently.

She really didn’t want to go back to Allen in this mood, he would only fuss over her

and it irritated her when men hovered around her, unsure of what to do with

themselves.

She liked the fire of their heated banter, it got her riled up in all of the best ways and

she didn’t want to be stuck with an image in her head of a submissive Allen…that

would just ruin the whole thing for her.

Lexi smirked to herself as she made her way further into the gym without bothering to

turn the lights on. She could see just fine in the dark and because she hadn’t brought

a change of clothes with her, she planned on just stripping off and working out in her

briefs and bra.

was full of older shifters, and chances were,

their chambers to snuggle under their blankets with some hot

their

to herself at the image she had conjured up

this training room was so far from the Guard’s quarters,

at this time were incredibly low. She rolled

trousers off, folding them

the treadmill closest to the punchbags, and admired herself

reflected back at her and swore internally at

Apparently, she was going to

out if she wanted to retain the toned appearance she was

herself, she approached the lighter of the punch bags in front of her

settled her stance, shaking her body out to loosen up and

toes.

had certainly

she zeroed in on the target in front of her, she imagined the

had scorned her and let loose with a furious roar, pummeling

as if she were exacting her

each thud her blood seemed to course with a liquid fire through her body,

deadly crimson as the adrenaline

long she had been releasing her pent-up aggression on the

or when exactly someone entered the room, but the faintest squeak of the sole

on the floor of the room reached her ears and

senses

Had the crusty old bastards been stupid

her head back towards the

smile plastered on her face as she

the position of the intruder. “Didn’t anyone tell you

up on a lady whilst she’s busy?” Lexi purred. “I don’t

gravelly voice came from behind her.

perhaps lady is the wrong word to

asked casually

froze at the sight of the man that stood

here. Not that I need to explain that to you… but this is a training

man said as he took a few steps