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.

had wormed her way into Tomas’s life a few years ago and that 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 got to a point where they were barely ever apart. None of them thought to question it as he was old, had never

magic-nullifying qualities as the dampening cell wasn’t strong enough to inhibit her use of magic.

Ann gasped in horror.

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

a one-way ticket there…” Adam grimaced as he sighed heavily, “Hindsight is a wonderful thing…” he smiled bitterly. Ann sat back on the

out there somewhere… more than likely having returned to her Coven in order

wardrobe and slid the door to the side, disappearing

put this back

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 its

stood and gently moved Ann’s hair to the side as he carefully fixed the necklace around her

you, Adam…” Ann said softly as he smoothed her hair back and planted a kiss on the top of her head. “I’m just sad that you didn’t tell me. We need to look into this as soon as I’m crowned, and

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 if that meant hiding things from

because he had a feeling that

this necklace on, removing it only for cleaning, in order to