Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

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“You need to handle your wolf better.” Leopold’s still shaky voice grumbled from across the room.

Ann tensed slightly as Adam whipped his head around to stare warningly at him.

“No, she doesn’t. They are perfectly balanced as they are. Despite what you may think, I hold no interest in wrenching your crown from you, ‘my king’. I’m content enough to watch your grip on power slowly slip away. We won’t be the cause of the end of your reign, you will have that honor yourself.” Adam answered him with a low growl.

Ann shivered slightly in Adam’s arms, and he rubbed his hands against her arms rapidly, in an effort to warm her slightly. She had been through a lot emotionally in the past hour or so, and all he wanted to do was get her home and somewhere safe so that they could work this through together.

He flicked his gaze back to her father and raked his eyes over him in disgust.

“I won’t ever abandon my mate, unlike you. Ann will always have a place at my side whether you approve of it, or not.” He said finally as he steered Ann past her father and opened the door abruptly.

think you’re going? I haven’t finished with you both yet!” Leopold roared

loudly and turned to look at her father

Well, we’ve finished with you, Leopold. You disowned me and intend to disinherit me. You’re no family of mine anymore.” Ann hissed as

out a long breath as Adam

her phone and began typing furiously on it as his brows creased

“What are you doing?”

messaging Eva. I can’t leave her like that without saying anything else to her.” Ann snorted, a look of

had half expected her to break down in tears in the privacy of the back of his car after the

well as facing an impending appearance at the court of Elders to be s*tri*pped

of the woman before him, he felt his heart leap and the stirrings of his wolf for

stared contemplatively out of the window. His wolf had barely indicated his presence before Ann appeared out of the blue. The more time that he spent with her, the more his wolf responded and it

for his hunch to be right, but he didn’t want to

beside him, putting her phone

a deep breath before

for you to worry about,

on her face as she looked

It looks like I am no

tenderly as he cupped her face with his

met, Adam felt a sense of peace wash over him. Ann was all he needed. She

insistent, Ann pulled away and smiled up at