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.’

and turned back to

them castrated… you want their blood.” She shrugged as Lexi

Bartholomew and see how many people are actually attending this afternoon.” Ann grinned as Adam threw his arm around

seriously amongst themselves about the council meeting later

turned the corner into the corridor that housed Bartholomew’s office, they could hear the distinct tone of raised voices emanating from

Felix and Grayson involved in an intense argument whilst Bartholomew looked on with a troubled expression. The arguing paused as they turned towards the newcomers, and quickly attempted to compose themselves. “What’s going on?” Ann asked warily as they entered and shut the door behind them. “You do realize that we could hear the commotion from

set in grim expressions as they bowed toward Ann and greeted her stiffly. “Our apologies, my Queen, there’s been troubling news from the border, and within

news?” Ann asked with a frown, her heart hammering in her chest in a painful

that the rogues have launched 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 Ann’s face fell. “It was handed to

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

as he ran his

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

all, your highness, one of the hidden containment facilities notified us of the towns close by being attacked and requested reinforcements early this morning and… well… there’s been radio

“Have reinforcements been sent?”

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 slowly. “How far out

quickly, “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 of

f’****g rogues to take another town and kill more innocents?! For all you know there

their hands with this! What if it’s a trap?”