Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 09 Urgent Matter

‘Don’t you miss your father? Does he speak with you at all?’ Ann asked hesitantly.

She felt a pang of pain and a soft whine, swiftly followed by a snarl of anger.

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‘He is worse than your father. Constantly silent and never responds my to attempts to link with him. It’s as if he’s dead.” She snapped. ‘If that’s what he wants, then so be it. A sh*tty excuse for a father for both of us.’

Ann’s mouth set in a grim line as she focused on the road ahead. Just then her phone rang and the call transferred to the cars in the built infotainment system, linked with the onboard diagnostics HUD screen.

She touched the screen to accept and answered the call. “Hello?”

worried voice of her best friend

flinched and quickly turned the volume down as she

driving at the

do you want to go eat somewhere for lunch?” She asked quietly. “Sure. It’ll take me about an hour to get back

part daemon. An unlikely tryst between a mid-level daemon and a human had

long after she was born and the daemon was not able to raise her in his realm as it was simply too dangerous, so she had been taken in by a children’s home that specialized in raising hybrids well in order for them to live well alongside the wider population of other supernatural races and the humans

eager to leave work. She had quite a comfortable job at a small company

that a*s*shole of a supervisor I have can’t get the formulas for the spreadsheets right. I swear if he f*uc*ks up one more…” Lexi sighed heavily, “Sorry, Ann, work is boring. I’ll see you for lunch and you can fill me in on the details that I am so obviously lacking. Love you! See you soon.” Lexi finished and

herself and found a spot to

predict exactly the words of comfort that her friend would

herself. Maeve wasn’t wrong in the

arrived at the cafe they had decided on well before Lexi did. She found a table by the window so that she could people-watch and ordered a chai while she waited. Even though the weather hadn’t quite changed to the autumnal vibe that she loved

for the next 5 years. Right now, she wanted the security that the feeling of home gave, and the memories that the smell of chai tea evoked within her were the closest

gaze of the cafe’s visitors on her. It was starting to make her feel a little uncomfortable when she saw Lexi jump out of a

scouring every face quickly before landing on Ann, and her face split into a huge grin. She lifted her arm and waved, shouting across

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