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.

shifters, and

snuggle under their blankets with some hot

about their bones or

the image she had conjured up and

was so far from the

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

top and trousers off, folding them

closest to the punchbags, and admired herself in the

the image reflected back at her and swore internally at the loss of

previously toned appearance. Apparently, she was going to have to be consistent

if she wanted to retain the toned appearance she was

With a grin to herself, she approached the lighter of the punch

body out to loosen up and

toes.

It had certainly

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

scorned her and let loose with

2001b solid weight as if she were exacting her fury

each thud her blood seemed to course with a liquid

deadly crimson

she had been releasing her

when exactly someone entered the room, but

the room reached her ears

her senses on high

been stupid enough to send an assassin after

She relaxed her arms and tipped her

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

that gave away the position of the intruder. “Didn’t anyone tell you it

she’s busy?” Lexi purred. “I don’t see a

voice came from behind

to use for someone like me.

here? What do you want?” She asked casually

sight of the man that stood before her. “I wasn’t expecting

need to explain that to you…

man said as he took a few