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.

and Ann had resigned herself to the fact that her

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

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

Her

or established nests that had been

a close relationship with the Vampire Council and let them know in advance of any properties that would be available in the coming months, they too, kept Ann aware of their need for locations and they shared a profitable

out of the elevator as it reached her floor and swiped her

looked up in surprise and hurried over to greet her

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

Ann chuckled.

us all, Eva. Besides, you know I’d rather be busy

seemed to hesitate a

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

felt the color rise to her cheeks in embarrassment. She had never been good at taking

Eva… it’s

workers are taken care of too and taken on completely inexperienced members of the packs who wouldn’t have ever stood a chance in the

Ann laughed.

the time I’m too old to run this, I hope that

smiled warmly