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

“She? Who’s she?”

about?! I open a door and she’s there, looking like she’s not doing anything suspicious or stalking me or whatever it is that she’s doing, but wherever I go, she

moment Lexi appeared in the doorway with a sly grin on her

your schedule aligns with my own interests can I?”

and seemed

to me?” He almost whispered as Adam looked

a complex, fur ball. I told you

are

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 things to do than trail around after a puppy who rolls over and begs with the click of a

watched her warily as she sidled up to where Ann was sitting and

Ann was on

bestie… what’s new?” She

a sardonic smile, clearly also under no illusions that Lexi was deliberately tormenting

know I love a good gossip! Especially when I’m the subject.” Lexi

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

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

going to have enough room here to accommodate the interest that

as he

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

the dark magic making a comeback, and as soon as that happens, people will want to know, who and what exactly they

well. Who knows how many other people are involved? Did

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