Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

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 s*e*xual tension between them both.

Maeve had made things even more difficult with her 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 learn how to deal with.

had shut her out in irritation and was still seething when she entered the company headquarters. Ann swiped

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 position at

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

fit the needs of the wider supernatural community. Displaced packs and other shifters, new nests of Vampires or established nests that had been f0rced to move, there was a huge market for properties that had already been adapted

to form 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

as it reached her floor

a*s*sistant Eva, looked up in surprise and hurried over to greet her

at all actually considering everything that’s happened

Ann chuckled.

I’d rather be busy with something productive rather than moping about

seemed to hesitate a little

it’s worth Ann, 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

in embarra*s*sment. She had never

and taken

Ann laughed.

I feel about that. The circ*umstances 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

smiled warmly at

too much for you

such a hot topic of gossip,” Ann answered cooly, with a single