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.

Enclave was full of older shifters, and chances were, they

to snuggle under their blankets with

their bones or something

Lexi sniggered to herself at the image she had conjured up and reassured herself

far from the

would come here at this time were incredibly low. She rolled her

trousers off, folding

on the treadmill closest to the punchbags, and admired herself

at her and

Apparently, she was going to have

working out if she wanted to retain the toned

she approached the lighter of the punch bags in front

settled her stance, shaking her body out to loosen

toes.

certainly been a

target in front of her,

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

the 2001b solid weight as if she were exacting her fury on the elders

to course with a liquid fire through her

the beautiful yet deadly crimson as the

know how long she had

but

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

her senses on high

crusty old bastards been stupid enough to send

She relaxed her arms and tipped her head back

face

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

she’s busy?” Lexi purred. “I don’t

voice came from behind her.

is the wrong word to use for someone

She asked casually as she turned to face

the man that stood before her. “I wasn’t expecting anyone to

Not that I need to explain that to you… but this

man said as he