Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 145 We were Just Talking about You

As they finished breakfast and sat quietly on the terrace, simply enjoying each other’s company, a very hara*s*sed-looking Allen appeared through the doors.

He looked around furtively as if expecting an ambush before his shoulders sagged in relief. He strode over to where Ann and Adam were regarding him with bemused expressions and sat heavily on a chair.

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Ann and Adam exchanged a look as they took in his unusually stressed appearance.

‘I bet it’s Lexi…’ Maeve sniggered and Ann had to stop herself from laughing at the thought.

“Is everything okay?” Adam asked curiously.

Allen sighed heavily and turned to stare across the expansive grounds at the back of the balcony.

“Yeah. I’m fine, just… nevermind.” Allen answered with a hint of defeat in his eyes that actually made Ann feel a little sorry for him.

“Are you sure, Allen? You don’t look like you’re fine.” Ann asked, trying desperately to block out Maeve’s manic laughter.

“Yeah, it’s… actually no. How is she EVERYWHERE that I go?” He hissed as he ran his hands through his hair in frustration.

a little

“She? Who’s she?”

anything suspicious or stalking me or whatever

Lexi appeared in the doorway with a sly grin on her face as she leaned suggestively against

aligns with my own interests can I?” she grinned wickedly, flashing her little

froze and seemed to

almost whispered as Adam looked

a complex, fur ball. I told you

are

already exhausted looking in all the other places that she might have been frequenting. It just so happened that you were inconveniently visiting them at the same time.” Lexi snorted, “Believe it or not, I have better

sitting and dragged a chair next to her, looking

look, just to make sure that she knew Ann was on to her but as usual, she fluttered

what’s new?”

offered with a sardonic smile, clearly also under no illusions that Lexi was deliberately tormenting Allen for her

know I love a good gossip! Especially when I’m the

decision to lecture here at Adam’s request,” Ann said quickly

Lexi would react if she knew that there might be a little resistance to her presence here. She would take it as a personal challenge to piss as many people as possible off before leaving a steaming zone of destruction behind her when she left,

enough room here to accommodate

of hope in Allen’s eyes as he realized

magic is going to get that much interest?! Are you serious?!” Lexi

a comeback, and as soon as that happens, people will want to know, who and what exactly they might be up

affected in the long run as well. Who knows how many

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