Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 25 I Can Smell Your Desire…

Ann had woken to the sound of her alarm ringing incessantly at the side of her. She blinked sleepily and checked the time.

sh*t! She was going to be late if she wasn’t careful.

She threw the covers off her and jumped out of bed, grunting loudly as the soreness from the previous night rippled through her aching muscles.

Ann took a few steps across the bedroom floor before realizing that she was completely n*ake*d and froze… what if Adam was watching?

She suddenly felt terribly self-conscious and turned to look over her shoulder apprehensively.

With a sigh of relief, she realized that his side of the bed was empty and she turned, collected some clothes, and headed for the shower.

‘I don’t know what you’re worried about. He’s seen all of you and more last night.’ Maeve yawned sleepily.

‘Well, it’s a little different in the light of a new day, Maeve. It’s embarra*s*sing.’ Ann murmured as she entered the shower, allowing the warm water to cascade over her and soothe her aching muscles.

choose to cover it with fancy-looking pieces of itchy material. You should be true to yourself. You are a shifter, if you are cold, shift to your animal with warmer fur, if you are hot, then walk as nature intended.’

prefer not to get arrested thanks.’ Ann shot back and she ma*s*saged her scalp luxuriously, working the shampoo

not keep us in a cell.

you, but I don’t particularly fancy getting shot at just because my impatient wolf decided

first. A simple solution to a simple problem.’ Maeve answered

into you today, Maeve? Look, it’s better to blend in with human society rather than live apart. The hunters are a direct result of what

them understand?’ Maeve shot

got out of the shower and hurriedly

quickly and dried her hair, styling it smartly so that she would look the part when she

happily as she made a last-minute attempt to grab some

table and smiled gently at her rushing about. He quietly mind-linked the kitchen staff to make sure they had a large breakfast prepared every morning for her to take with her, as

as she stuffed everything into a bag in a disorganized fashion and turned, freezing as soon as she saw Adam. A guilty look crossed

okay?” Adam asked nonchalantly as he sipped at

she wanted to be at her department in the company early, to make sure that Ada didn’t get her grubby little claws into her business as well. It

slightly

have everything