Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 219 Reinforcements

Adam and Allen’s faces were stony as the door closed to the cell, and Lexi was still fuming about Linus’s comments.

“Don’t let it get to you,” Ann said gently, “Those comments were meant to infuriate and provoke us into a reaction. Most likely so that he can claim mistreatment at our hands.” she continued with a grimace. “He’s a disgusting piece of s**t. How can an Elder hold such a high position and still live by those archaic standards? It’s people like him that make the world such a horrendous place for people with mixed heritage to live in…” She fumed before pausing and turning to Ann with a sigh of regret, “I wish you’d have let me rearrange his face just a little bit.”

Ann smiled wryly and raised an eyebrow at her as Lexi smiled half-heartedly at her.

“I would have settled for choking him until he passed out, you know…” Lexi offered as Allen looked at her with a mixture of pride and horror.

“No, you wouldn’t.” Ann laughed, “You and Maeve seem to be cut from the same cloth. You both make it incredibly hard for me to respond rationally and calmly when I have you both baying for people’s blood constantly.”

‘It’s not their blood I’m baying for… it’s mainly their balls.’ Maeve interjected with a smirk, ‘Castration is incredibly effective in softening the male’s attitude.’

‘Maeve, that’s horrific.’ Ann admonished, ‘People can change given enough reason, but you have to give them a reason to change They aren’t likely to do that if you’ve mutilated them, you’ve only given them a reason to hate you.’

‘Like I give a shit.’ Maeve snorted, ‘I’m merely saving future generations from having to deal with their bloodline’s stupidity. Stupid shouldn’t breed.’

lips and turned back to Lexi with a

I stand corrected. Maeve wants them castrated… you want

are actually attending this afternoon.” Ann grinned as Adam threw his arm

seriously amongst themselves about the council meeting later that day and discussing the arrangements for the

corner into the corridor that housed Bartholomew’s office, they could hear the

on with a troubled expression. The arguing paused as they

bowed toward Ann and greeted her stiffly. “Our apologies, my Queen, there’s been troubling news from the border, and within our territories too, it seems,” Bartholomew explained with a troubled

Ann asked with a frown, her heart hammering in her chest in a

another attack along our border. They’ve taken the town of Elwood along our shared border and sent the head of the Alpha wrapped in a pretty little box.” Felix fumed as

before rolling her eyes at her own stupidity, “I’m sorry. That was

his hand through his

little shaken, but thankfully that’s all. She has a strong

towns close by being attacked and requested reinforcements early this morning and… well… there’s been radio silence since then.” Grayson interjected as Ann’s mind whirled with possibilities, but in her heart, she was positive that the attack at the containment

“Have reinforcements been sent?”

an hour of receiving the distress call. Two of our rapid response teams have been sent and will report back when they arrive.” Greyson answered stiffly as Ann paced

“The only issue is we’re down to two rapid response teams within the capital, and releasing them to the villages on the border will leave us with a shortage

those f’****g rogues to take another town and kill more innocents?! For all you know there are women and children still alive within that village that need saving!” Felix

playing right into their