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.

full of older shifters, and chances were, they would all be

back to their chambers to snuggle under their

moan about their bones or something

the image she had

training room was so far

would come here at this time were incredibly low. She

and trousers off, folding them neatly over one of the

closest to the punchbags, and admired herself in the

back at her and

she was going to

she wanted to retain the toned appearance

the lighter of the punch bags in front of

her stance, shaking her body out to loosen up and bouncing gently

toes.

certainly

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

let loose with a furious roar, pummeling

she were exacting

thud her blood seemed to course

the beautiful yet deadly crimson as the

long she had been

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

on the floor of the room reached her ears and she froze mid-punch, with all

her senses on high

stupid enough

tipped her head back towards the ceiling, eyes

with a smile plastered on her face as she listened carefully to the

her that gave away the position of the intruder. “Didn’t anyone

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

voice came from behind her.

the wrong word to use for someone

She asked casually as she turned to face the intruder

sight of the man that stood before her. “I

Not that I need to explain that to you… but

man said as he took a