Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Allen took the awe filled chatter between the specialists as a positive sign. They were horrified and terrified at her sheer power as the flames had incinerated the corpse in seconds, and the image of her blazing eyes set within her perfectly calm face and flame wreathed body had seemed almost deity-like.

He wouldn’t be surprised at all if, at least for these three men and those that listened to them, she became an almost mystical figure.

However, Lexi was unnaturally quiet as they continued on towards the next site and both he and her father had noticed the subtle shift in her aura and the almost depressive cloud of misery that seemed to hang over her.

Allen reached for Lexi’s hand wordlessly as they walked, intertwining their f*ingers together and squeezing her hand lightly as they walked. She turned to him and smiled half-heartedly, but Allen could see the doubt and worry in her eyes.

Lord Brarthroroz stopped suddenly and stretched.

“We’ll need to take a little stop for a moment,” He announced, “Need to feed the hounds for their work. A little reward always gets them working a little faster.”

The specialists didn’t object, merely taking a look at their equipment and nodding before swinging their backpacks down on the ground before them and squatting next to them, rummaging through the bag for a snack and a drink.

Allen smiled gratefully at Lord Brarthroroz who winked in response before he wandered off happily to where the hellhounds sat expectantly, with their drooling tongues hanging out the sides of their terrifying m*ouths.

“It’s almost as if you two planned this.” Lexi smiled ruefully as she allowed Allen to lead her off to the side a little way towards an old stump and indicated for her to sit.

“We can both feel that there’s something wrong with you. Talk to me Lexi, what’s wrong?”

currently fixing her with, instead watching the antics of her father tossing small pieces of soulstone toward

Allen pleaded with her, lifting his hand to her face and gently guiding her face back towards him, forcing her to look at

“It’s nothing Allen…”

time you would have been poking

me to stop so maybe I’m just taking your advice…” Lexi countered

You never listen to me and there’s zero reason that you would now. Just… don’t shut me out. Tell

she looked at his imploring eyes, hating that the sight of it

wasn’t expecting the way I reacted to be so… terrifying.” She said finally as he frowned in

beautiful as well if that makes you feel any better…” He said with a small smile trying to make her feel little

what I meant.” She snapped irritably as Allen

me Lexi,” Allen snapped back in frustration as he reached for her arm, “Let me at

she hissed, “The daemon soul that whispers its desires in my heart each time I pull from its power and feed it with the energy I consume… it’s getting harder to resist it Allen. You are mated to the soul that derives its power from my mother, the ancient magic of the earth, not light, not dark but gray in its application. It doesn’t hunger for destruction but rather for life and all that comes with it, including death. You are my grounding, my stability for that soul, and your mere presence soothes its cravings. But my daemon soul … it…” She

needs Greyson.” He finished for her, his m*outh

the thousandth time that her life wasn’t as complex as it was. It

If anything had happened to him, I think that you would have felt it. Even though you aren’t marked. For now though, do you really think your

everything around me and take its energy for myself… what if I give

it and you were teetering on the brink of destroying not just me, but your father and friends too, I have to think