Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 242 A Long Story

The night was going exactly as Ann had hoped it would. Lexi had been correct in her initial assessment of Aoife, she really was a dark horse.

The Bellevue alcohol barely seemed to touch her and as the omega’s brought across the third bottle of the evening, the mood was high.

“Honestly though, I think there’s a lot of people who would kill to be in your position,” Aoife gushed as Lexi snorted in disagreement.

“Then they can have them, seriously. Having one guy watch your every move and try to tell you what you can and can’t do was unbearable enough, but now I’m supposed to have two? Well, that’s just plain rude” She moaned as she scowled at her glass.

Aoife laughed.

“I’m sure it will get easier. You just need the grumpy, stiff one to accept that it is what it is, then everything will work out, you’ll see.”

“Grumpy and stiff…? Allen? No… he’s already…” Lexi frowned in confusion as Ann and Aoife burst out laughing.

“No! Greyson! He’s completely the brooding type. Allen looks at you like a lost puppy when you aren’t paying attention.” Aoife giggled.

“Pfft. You should have seen him at the beginning “ Lexi scoffed as Ann nodded along, “He was always angry whatever I did and on my case with his ‘Stop doing that, you can’t do this, why are you like you are’ blah blah blah” Lexi intoned perfectly mimicking Alien’s voice.

“To be fair though, you did enjoy poking him frequently, just to get a reaction.” Ann teased. “I’m sure I don’t know what you mean,” Lexi answered sweetly as they collapsed into laughter. When they caught their breath again, Lexi casually took a long sip from her glass and placed it back on the table, eyeing Aoife with interest.

“So what about you? How did you and Felix meet?” She asked, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

“Oh! Erm, well… it’s kind of a long story,” Aoife stammered, suddenly looking rather self-conscious. “That’s okay, we’ve got ALL night long to talk about this.” Lexi grinned as she took another sip Aoife glanced between Lexi and Ann before her shoulders slumped in defeat and she reached for her glass.

But it’s

okay too We can’t all have drama-filled lives like Queenie over there.” Lexi quipped as

stared down at her fingers wrapped around the rim of her glass as she argued with herself in her

truth of how they met despite

internally and lifted her glass to her lips, draining the crimson liquid within as Ann and Lexi

really a long story, and I’m not sure whether or not you’ll find it boring.” She said after she had wiped her mouth self-consciously, “My parents are magick users, I’m witch born if you must know, and I had sworn to the Dubois that I wouldn’t repeat this to anyone. So please, regardless of if this changes your opinion of me, I need

faces became very still and serious

actually.” Lexi said softly, “Papa sensed it. You have the same energy as my mother’s side of the family. So, really, if you think about it, I’m witch-born too…

face was almost breathtaking as

explains why I felt a connection as soon as I met you.” She said quietly, nodding to herself with newfound confidence, “Okay then where do

was really helpful Lexi.” She replied sarcastically, before continuing. “So, a few years ago, one of my extended family members had managed to get on the wrong side of one of the Dubois. It was one of the brothers…Jasper, I think it was, but I could be mistaken. I suppose it doesn’t really matter how the disagreement

felt was due, he had brought along a small contingent of men… wolves… whatever, as well as his

far from honorable as anyone can get,”

also had some sort of a run-in with Felix’s older brother, but she decided not to ask about it just yet and

we say, and before we knew what was happening he had my mother pinned against the wall

so I rushed out onto the landing As soon as I got to the top of the staircase, I was instantly pinned in place by the most intense pair of eyes that I had ever

softly as

brothers’ stood at the sides unsure of what was going on. It wasn’t until Felix pinned Jasper

that they even had other brothers I thought it

Jasper and Felix.”

Aoife laughed bitterly.

they don’t have other brothers,

do you mean?”