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.

The Enclave was full of older shifters, and chances were, they would all

their chambers to snuggle under their blankets with some hot

about their bones or something

herself at the image she had conjured up and reassured

was so far from the Guard’s quarters,

would come here at this time were incredibly low. She

and carefully peeled her top and trousers off, folding them neatly over one of the

treadmill closest to the punchbags,

back at her and swore internally

appearance. Apparently, she was going to

she wanted to retain the toned appearance she was so

grin to herself, she approached the lighter of the

stance, shaking her body out to

toes.

It had certainly been

she zeroed in on the target in front

loose with a furious roar, pummeling her fists

if she

each thud her blood seemed to course with a liquid fire through her body,

beautiful yet deadly crimson as the adrenaline

she had been releasing her pent-up aggression on

but the faintest squeak

shoe on the floor of the room reached her ears

her senses on

Had the crusty old bastards been stupid enough

her arms and tipped her head back towards the ceiling, eyes closed

a smile plastered on her face as

of the intruder. “Didn’t

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

came from behind

to use for someone like me.

casually as she

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

Not that I need to explain that to you… but this is a training room… I

man said as