Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

In Lexi’s opinion, waiting was always the hardest part of anything and she was well aware that patience was not her strong point.

While everyone else sat waiting, chatting amongst themselves or poring over various maps and blueprints, she paced backward and forward restlessly.

It seemed like forever since the teams had left them for their various assignments, but a quick glance at her watch told her that it had only been around an hour and a half.

Greyson and Lord Brarthroroz were going over the briefings for the men who would be involved in the initial assault and although Greyson kept sending her furtive glances whenever he got the chance, she was still pissed with him.

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She checked her watch again and sighed in frustration, half wishing that she was at least able to do something to take her mind off things instead of feeling like she was a spare piece in a colossally f****d up game of chess.

Her head snapped across to where her father had suddenly stood up, moving away slightly from the group of men that had paused mid-discussion and now watched his every move just as eagerly as she did.

The expressions on his face were familiar to Lexi, and she knew instantly that one of the parties that had been sent out was mind linking with him.

She stepped towards him quickly, her stomach flipping in anticipation as his eyes rose to meet her gaze and he smiled softly.

for the main entrance,” he

across to the map that had been unfurled across the table and marked with the locations that Bartholomew had pointed out, as Lei practically

on the paper, “Movement of the coven has already been confirmed and the team is

asked with a frown, now

yet to arrive. They encountered a small party of coven guards as they

Greyson nodded thoughtfully.

seeing as how they are both along the same routes, I propose that we begin to ready our forces and set out. It should save

not waiting for the reinforcements?” Lexi

or so. It will

to make a quick check that the guards remaining here are well supplied too. I don’t want them facing issues while we’re gone if it’s something that we could have fixed before leaving.” Greyson answered curtly, avoiding her

the sight of his obvious discomfort. It was important that he understood what she would, and would not accept from her mates and

him. She had loved the thrill and domineering aspect of their encounter in the gym, it had taken her by surprise quite honestly, but the threat of him forcing himself upon her here? No. That would NOT be happening

no desire to roll over and be protected. f**k that. She could take care of herself without anyone else’s help and she had no intentions of changing her entire personality just to please some guy who

with Allen though, minutes before he had disappeared briefly to check on the updates from the Enclave, she had come to realize that by her standards at least, Lycan’s in general were

but his dark nature