Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Chapter 280 I Won’t Reject You

The muffled sound of angry voices seemed to drift around Lexi as she fought to open her eyes.

She blinked in confusion as the canopy of leaves above her came into focus and she frowned, her headache intensifying as she did so.

The irritated m*oan that came from her l*ips at least seemed to make the hum of noise around her stop as the concerned faces of her father and Allen came into focus.

“You’re awake? How do you feel?” Allen asked anxiously as she slowly sat herself up and looked around her, trying to piece together what had happened.

All of a sudden, the memory of the little girl in her mothers arms and the flood of devastating power that she had unleashed filled her mind and panicked, she grabbed hold of Allen’s arm.

“Please tell me you got her. Please tell me I didn’t kill her.” Allen’s m*outh set into a grim line as Lexi’s face crumpled.

“Don’t worry, I managed to get her to safety,” a voice that she hadn’t been sure she would ever hear again said as she whipped her head around to face him, “I wasn’t quick enough to avoid being caught by your… abilities though.”

Lexi could have wept with joy as her eyes connected with the nonchalant figure casually hunched over with his elbows resting on his knees, whilst a man that she didn’t recognize tended to the burns on his back and side.

“Greyson?!” She whispered in a mix of disbelief and relief.

“Last time I checked,” he nodded with a smirk as he lifted his eyes to meet her gaze.

“I thought…” Lexi’s voice cracked as she was unable to finish the sentence.

he answered darkly with a derisive

turned to look at Allen and her

wasn’t close enough to reach you

he did. They heard the fighting and came to investigate, expecting to find one of his scouting parties that he had sent out yesterday, but instead he

safe to assume that the scouting party is lost to us at this point if they haven’t made it back to the

desperately for the answer. Lord Brarthroroz smiled gently as he placed a

for now, and on her way back to the capital. I’m sure they’ll take good care of her and do everything they

suddenly to wrap his arm around her in order

to pull that off Lexi, the concentration and skill that’s required

though, didn’t I?” she hissed bitterly as she stared

Allen said gently, “You didn’t explode in wrath and fury without us at your side, you still managed

hold it back!” Lexi

with practice, and with both of your mates at your side.” Lord Brarthroroz soothed as he

tending to his wounds, Greyson stood and stretched, loosening

sauntered over to her with a neutral

as payback for me leaving things with you how I did, and then being gone for so long without any word as to our position.” He

reached a hand out and stroked Lexi’s face

my mate with another male, but being faced with everything I’ve seen so far…” He broke off as his face clouded suddenly, “Well, let’s just say I’ve had time to consider what’s important to me, and without you, Lexi, I have nothing.” he continued as a sad

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