Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 78 Only You

Ann blinked rapidly a few times as she felt Maeve receded from her awareness and she was pushed forward again.

In an instant, Adam’s arms wrapped around her to steady her as she got her bearings. He smiled down at her as he saw her eyes regain their focus and watched the corners of her mouth curve upwards in a faint smile. “Thanks…” Ann murmured as he chuckled in response and leaned down, kissing her forehead.

“You need to handle your wolf better.” Leopold’s still shaky voice grumbled from across the room.

Ann tensed slightly as Adam whipped his head around to stare warningly at him.

“No, she doesn’t. They are perfectly balanced as they are. Despite what you may think, I hold no interest in wrenching your crown from you, ‘my king’. I’m content enough to watch your grip on power slowly slip away. We won’t be the cause of the end of your reign, you will have that honor yourself.” Adam answered him with a low growl.

Ann shivered slightly in Adam’s arms, and he rubbed his hands against her arms rapidly, in an effort to warm her slightly. She had been through a lot emotionally in the past hour or so, and all he wanted to do was get her home and somewhere safe so that they could work this through together.

He flicked his gaze back to her father and raked his eyes over him in disgust.

“I won’t ever abandon my mate, unlike you. Ann will always have a place at my side whether you approve of it, or not.” He said finally as he steered Ann past her father and opened the door abruptly.

“Where do you think you’re going? I haven’t finished with you both yet!” Leopold roared after them.

look at her father

and intend to disinherit me. You’re no family of mine anymore.” Ann hissed as she took hold of Adam’s hand fiercely and

let out a long breath as Adam slid in next to her and

she pulled out her phone and began typing furiously on it as his brows creased

“What are you doing?”

Eva. I can’t leave her like that without saying anything else to her.” Ann snorted, a look

had half expected her to break down in tears in the privacy of the back of his car after the intense morning that

crime, lost her job and her reputation, as well

he looked at the determined face of the woman before him, he felt his heart leap and the stirrings of

presence before Ann appeared out of the blue. The more time that he spent

he didn’t want to get his hopes up too much just in

beside him, putting her phone away and reaching

took a deep breath before turning

to worry about,

on her face

call me princess now can you Adam? It looks like I am no longer heir

tenderly as he cupped

sense of peace wash over him. Ann was all he needed.

insistent, Ann pulled away and

take this personally, but I’m not in the mood right now.”