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,

to snuggle under their blankets with some hot

their bones or something

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

this training room was so far from the

would come here at this time were incredibly low. She

off,

to the punchbags, and admired

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

was

if she wanted to retain the toned appearance she was so used to

the lighter of the

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

toes.

certainly

in on the target in front of

her and let loose with a

she were exacting her fury on the

thud her blood seemed to course with a liquid

yet deadly crimson as

had been

room, but

the floor of the room reached her ears and she froze

her senses on

crusty old bastards been stupid enough to send an assassin after

and tipped her head back towards the ceiling, eyes closed

plastered on her face as she listened

that gave away the position of the intruder.

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

came from behind

lady is the wrong word to use for

casually as she

the sight of the man that

that to you… but this is a

The man said as he