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.

of older shifters, and chances were, they

their chambers to snuggle under their blankets with some hot

about their bones

sniggered to herself at the image she

this training room was so far from the Guard’s quarters,

here at this time were incredibly low. She rolled her

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

the punchbags,

the image reflected back at her and swore internally at

appearance. Apparently, she was going to

working out if she wanted to retain the

grin to herself, she approached the lighter of the punch bags

shaking her body out to

toes.

certainly been

target in front of her, she imagined the hidden faces

let loose with

as if she were exacting her fury on

to course with a liquid fire

flaring the beautiful yet deadly crimson

she had been releasing her pent-up aggression on

someone entered the room, but the faintest squeak of the

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

her senses on

the crusty old bastards been stupid enough to send an

tipped her head

plastered on her face as she

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

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

voice came from behind her.

is the wrong word to use for

She asked casually as she turned to

the sight of the man that stood before her. “I

that to you… but this is a training room… I

said as he took a