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, they would

snuggle under

moan about their bones or

image she had conjured up and

was so far from the

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

trousers off,

on the treadmill closest to the

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

toned appearance. Apparently, she was

if she wanted to retain the toned appearance she

a grin to herself, she approached the lighter of the punch bags in front

stance, shaking her body out to loosen up

toes.

had certainly been

target in front of

loose with a furious roar,

solid weight as if she were exacting her fury

her blood seemed to course with a liquid fire through

yet deadly crimson as the adrenaline

she had been releasing her pent-up aggression on

entered the room, but the faintest squeak of

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

her senses

bastards been stupid enough to

and tipped her head back towards the

plastered on her face as

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

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

from behind

wrong word to use for someone like me.

casually as she turned to

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

I need to explain that to you… but

said as he took a few steps