Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 140 Not Mad at You

Adam looked at her with a complex expression before leaning his neck back on the edge of the cushion and staring at the ceiling in resignation.

“I didn’t want you to worry…”

“Well, it’s a little late for that now.” Ann snapped, crossing her arms in front of her.

“Ann, be realistic, we’ve barely had time to breathe with everything that was going on..” “I don’t care, Adam… what happened? Why won’t you tell me?”

Adam lowered his chin again and reached for her arms, pulling them apart and taking hold of her hands with his. “I guess it’s more important now that we know the full details of NArcissa’s coven’s plot. Honestly, I thought the woman must have just slipped the guards and escaped…”

“What do you mean escaped, Adam? What about the Elders?”

Adam sighed heavily and stared at her intently.

he had gradually changed his opinions and his stance on a lot of topics once he began spending more and more time with her. Eventually, it

the cells when they were transferring her to a more secure cell with better magic-nullifying qualities as the dampening cell wasn’t strong enough to inhibit her use of magic. We a*s*sumed she had escaped and despite our best efforts, she remained unaccounted for. The

Ann gasped in horror.

didn’t think to at least tell me about this?

know the containment facility exists, I’m fairly sure that Esmerelda should have been put on a one-way ticket there…” Adam grimaced as he sighed heavily, “Hindsight is a wonderful thing…” he smiled bitterly. Ann sat back on the sofa and thought for a

likely having returned to her Coven in order to either further their plans or concoct some other scheme.” She

warning she stood and headed over to their walk-in wardrobe and slid the door to

you put this back on for

Adam asked as he took the item from her outstretched hand and smiled as he opened his palm. In his hand was the necklace that he had given to Ann, which had been inherited from his grandparents. If he hadn’t have been certain of

moved Ann’s hair to the side as he carefully fixed the necklace around

just sad that you didn’t tell me. We need to look into this as soon as I’m crowned, and we’re installed at the palace. She

Adam nodded silently.

but at the time he truly thought that it was for the best. He would do anything to protect his Luna… his mate. Even

would have to work hard to change that mindset because he had a feeling that neither Ann nor Maeve, would stand for any sort of

be prudent to always keep this necklace on, removing it only for cleaning, in order to protect herself from any future attacks that might be directed her way from the Excidium