Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 189 Elder Cornelius

Adam had returned to the room shortly after Eva and Coral left and found himself confronted with his beautiful wife focusing intently on the phone in front of her.

He pushed his hands further into his pocket and readjusted himself as he leaned against the doorframe. She was stunning in every way, even focused so intently on whatever she was doing, he just wanted to pepper her neck with kisses and hear her moan underneath him again. It had taken an incredible amount of self-control not to ravage her last night.

His instincts told him that they both needed the release that being together would bring, but he was also acutely aware that when it came to their intimacy, they were both anything but quiet.

There would be nothing holding them back tonight though.

He allowed himself to indulge a little longer, drinking in the sight of her and storing it away in his mind to recall at his convenience before he cleared his throat and she looked up at him with a sultry smile on her face.

“Are you ready for dealing with the Elders, my Queen?” he asked with a smirk, “I’ve already spoken with Allen and as soon as he has any information, he’ll let me know.”

Ann nodded.

“I’m ready.”

When they swept into the Enclave’s a*s*sembly chambers a hush fell over the Elders as they stood and inclined their heads in her direction.

feel of the unforgiving hardwood against her skin, knowing full well that the longer she sat in this chair, the more uncomfortable she would

adjusted her position slightly and smiled tightly at the Elders in front of her, finding Bartholomew almost instantly as he sat amongst the first row as

room began to list off the issues set to be discussed and at the end of the list, asked a generalized

voice rose from the row. “I’m sure that can wait until tomorrow, my Queen. He is safely held in the holding cells and there’s little chance of any repeat offenses occurring while he’s down there. It

answered cooly as the

Queen.” the elder bit out,

would be pushed back, but it didn’t matter. Another day of delays meant another 24 hours to gather evidence and dig up information about Elder

the room sided with Ann and felt that the issue needed discussing immediately, but the vote fell in favor of the irritated Elder who couldn’t help the smug smile that settled on his face when it was written onto the agenda

he moved to take

wouldn’t sit just yet, Elder…?” Ann asked, leaving the question open so that he

your Grace.” He answered

with a smile that didn’t quite meet her eyes, “Well, seeing as how you seem to

led to an exchange of uneasy

issues not wait, your highness? I understand that you are new at your posting and vastly inexperienced, yet there are proper channels that everything should go

amusement as she allowed Cornelius to continue. “It might have escaped your notice, but we have a very meticulous way of doing things around here so that urgent issues are discussed quickly and are not lost in the system.” He replied pompously. “Ah, so there are never any missives that are missed?” Ann asked

she smiled benignly and the faintest

questions concerns me greatly. Perhaps we acted too soon in installing you to

occurred before I was installed, is somehow my fault?” Ann asked