Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Chapter 267 The Corpse…

Ann and Adam had been mid discussion regarding potential baby names for each of the pups when a frantic looking Felix practically fell through the doors and into her room.

“They… f*uc*k… Jasper… it was him! He was here… he still IS here!” he rushed out between breaths almost incoherently as he leaned on the table as he tried to catch his breath.

Ann and Adam froze mid conversation as they took in his panicked appearance and they exchanged a look of concern.

“What the f**k has crawled up his a*ss?” Maeve grimaced as she flicked her ears in annoyance.

Ann ignored Maeve’s snarky comment and sat up, pushing the sheet back a little as she held her hands out in front of her in a placating gesture.

“Felix, slow down…” Ann began in a soothing tone but she was cut off by Felix’s furious glare.

“No, you don’t understand. He’s STILL HERE!” He yelled impatiently as Adam growled warningly at his tone.

“Growl all you want Adam, this is f*****g serious. He killed Aoife, but she wasn’t his target. He meant to kill Ann!”

“What?” Ann murmured in disbelief as Adam stiffened beside her and she could feel his unease rippling outwards like a discomforting blanket.

“Where?” Adam snarled, his eyes flashing gold Baldur’s fury at the threat to his mate and pups began to rise.

“I don’t know where he is now.” Felix hissed in frustration as he began to pace angrily

“Felix, when did you see him? I thought you were with Allen and Lexi?”

were about as much use

see her father and see if there was any news yet from Greyson’s squad,” Felix answered as he shook his head, “I thought it best if I went to get cleaned up and

sense.” Adam nodded with a thoughtful frown,

in my room. When I got my hands on them, it turned out it was my dear

towards Jasper that had reached him through his intelligence network.” He continued glancing across at Adam, “I told you all this before we returned. I had intended to reach out tomorrow to my contacts in our intelligence network and compile

“Any evidence we have of his movements or any allegations that have been leveled against him will help us to build a picture of everything that

breath and threw himself

a complicated expression, “He was gloating about the fact that everyone around Adam seemed to die, so I let him keep talking. When I told him that you were still alive, he was irritated… but then when I told him it was Aoife that had died…” he trailed off, clenching his jaw as he struggled to

Ann asked as

to turn red, the unshed tears glistening in the light as he fought to hold

her voice cracking, “If I

your fault, your highness.” Felix laughed bitterly, “The perks of having

He reveled in telling me how he violated her before he…” Felix stood suddenly and walked over to the window, his

had spent the past few hours trying to keep her mind off things, knowing full well how helpless she would

her hand and squeezed it reassuringly,

he now, Felix?” Adam asked, his tone bordering on

as you can imagine, and… well, he’s a slippery

is that even possible?” Adam

suddenly he was gone. Once I’d collected my thoughts enough I came straight here. If Ann was the original target then she could still be

Adam bowed his head respectfully to indicate his gratitude, “We will find

An urgent voice called from the doorway