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,

chambers to snuggle under their blankets

about their bones

image she

room was so far from

would come here at this time

her top and trousers off,

to the punchbags, and admired herself in

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

Apparently, she was going to have to

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

to herself, she approached the lighter

her stance, shaking her body out to loosen up

toes.

It had certainly been

in front of her, she imagined

her and let loose with a furious roar, pummeling her

solid weight as if she were

seemed to course with a liquid

the beautiful yet deadly crimson as the adrenaline

had

or when exactly someone entered the room, but the

shoe on the floor of the room reached her ears and she froze

her senses on

stupid

relaxed her arms and tipped her head back towards the ceiling,

a smile plastered on her face

position of the

to sneak up on a lady whilst she’s busy?”

came from behind her.

perhaps lady is the wrong word to use

here? What do you want?” She asked casually as she

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

I need to explain that to you… but this is a

said as he took a few steps