Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 143 Perfect Mate

By the time Ann woke the following morning, the sun was already up and the spot in the bed next to her, for a change, was also empty.

She groped around blearily with her hand and to her surprise, the sheets felt cold already. Adam had obviously been gone for quite a while. Ann pouted sulkily as she stretched and threw the covers back, making her way to the bathroom to get herself ready to face the day.

Even though she was now technically a queen in waiting, she still had responsibilities to see to and there were a few issues in regard to her business ventures that she wanted to sort out.

Naturally, she would now become the CEO of her father’s previous company, as part of her takeover of the throne also came with the added responsibility of taking over the head of the business that funded their positions.

She wasn’t too worried about taking over the position, despite her lack of experience in leading entire companies. She had spent enough time around her father observing him when he actually bothered to show up.

In the past few years, her father had rarely been in house, only appearing when important decisions had to be made that his board of departmental directors didn’t have the authority to make on their own.

So much seemed to have happened in such a short space of time, that Ann’s focus had been diverted from the financial side of her role and Eva had been left on her own. She knew that she had been diligently chasing prospective employees for the company that Ann had hoped to start under her position of Luna of the Dark Moon Pack, although she was almost sure now that she wasn’t going to pursue the niche real estate that she had been embroiled in previously.

full control of that section of the company that she had previously only overseen in a minor Executive position and there were a few changes to quite a few departments that she wanted to make based on just her

to run a second business to benefit the Dark Moon

and more of the royal duties and it was clear that she was going to have to come to a decision fairly soon about what to do with that ridiculously oversized glass palace that Adam had purchased on a whim

she put the finishing touches to her outfit and, finally satisfied with her appearance, made her

reached the bottom of the staircase, Adam appeared in the doorway of the

as he lifted his eyes and his gaze fell on Ann’s smiling face in front of him, his expression

chuckled as she strode over to him with a smile plastered on

were you when I woke up this morning, my Alpha? Deserting our bed already?” She teased

Adam snorted.

you breakfast. I figured you would be hungry after last night.” He said, his face still showing his disappointment that he hadn’t

and planted a kiss on his cheek as she wrapped her arm around his broad shoulders. “How about we have breakfast on the terrace instead? I have a

eye’s seemed to light up as he agreed quickly and shouted back to the Omegas in the kitchen to ask if they could bring some hot coffee and some

and before he could do anything, Ann had already taken both plates

to provide for my mate… you already ruined the surprise and now

and grinned at