Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

CHAPTER 26 It’s My Job

“No, thank you! I have to work!” Ann squeaked suddenly, shaking her head voraciously as she backed away.

Maeve roared at her furiously and Ann angrily shut her out as Adam watched her every

movement, as if he wanted to devour every inch of her. She was struggling to think straight under this amount of pressure.

“I can make my own way to work, Adam, I don’t want to inconvenience you,” Ann announced, trying and failing to keep the tremor from her voice.

Adam chuckled.

“It’s no inconvenience. I insist on being the one to take you to work. I won’t have my Luna wandering around with her arousal so easily recognized.” He answered firmly, almost possessively

Ann shuddered.

This was not how her morning was supposed to have started.

As Ann shut the car door behind her and she watched Adam speed off, she let out a sigh of relief.

The journey had been almost unbearable because of the sexual tension between them both.

lewd suggestions for scratching that itch and Ann had resigned herself to the fact that her wolf was insatiable and it was something that she was going to have to

out in irritation and was still seething when she entered the company headquarters. Ann swiped her key card and nodded to

waited patiently for the elevator to arrive that would take her up to the 18th floor. Veritas Estates had flourished since she had

properties and renovating them, before selling them on for a profit. Her predecessor had focused only on commercial properties or acquiring failing businesses before stripping them

established nests that had been forced to move, there was a huge market for properties that had already been adapted to suit their needs, and often they

and let them know in advance of any properties that would be available in the

it reached her floor and swiped

Eva, looked up in surprise and

I wasn’t expecting you in this early…if at all actually considering everything that’s happened recently…” Eva trailed

Ann chuckled.

rather be busy with something productive rather than moping

seemed to hesitate

I think you deserve better… I always have. You’ve raised this failing department up to one of the most successful and most profitable under the Veritas Brand… you should be proud of yourself. It was no

the color rise to her cheeks in

Eva… it’s

taken on completely

Ann laughed.

I feel about that. The circumstances of your birth shouldn’t limit what you can achieve. By the time I’m too old to run this, I hope that I’ll have children who share the same ethics

warmly