Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 165 Rome wasn’t Built in a Day

Ann couldn’t seem to tear her eyes away from it, staring at the being on the cold, metal slab in front of her and almost forgetting to breathe.

Greyson and Bartholomew stood at her side with a grim expression that was almost identical, and the Elders a*s*sembled at the edges of the room watched curiously as Lexi circled the creature slowly with a deep scowl creasing her forehead.

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“This shouldn’t be here.” She muttered as she bent forward and peered closely at the creature’s twisted face, its features contorted in a menacing snarl that had persisted even in death.

Ann understood the confusion as to why the beast didn’t emit any odor, as the skin seemed to be paper thin and had broken apart in places, revealing the ma*s*s of flesh underneath.

Lexi lifted her head and suddenly fixed Greyson with a hard stare.

“You’re saying there was no stench, or scent whatsoever when the creatures were attacking?” she asked, the thinly shrouded disbelief in her words hanging in the air accusingly.

Greyson met her challenging stare and frowned a little as he spoke.

“I wasn’t there. There was a faint smell of… I suppose decay at the site of the battlefield, but there’s no one left alive to ask. All I know is we didn’t scent anything when we arrived anywhere near close to what you’re apparently experiencing.” He answered grimly.

Lexi nodded thoughtfully as she circled around again.

at least account for the ease with which they were set upon. Their

sense. The very nature of these beasts…you should be able to smell them… I don’t understand why you can’t…”

then?” Bartholomew asked, the faint light of hope

Lexi nodded curtly.

wearily, falling silent briefly before she exploded loudly, “Why the f*’k didn’t you all do something about Narcissa sooner? I already knew she was a vile piece of work with

is it?” Ann

slightly, the door opened quickly and they turned to see the stoic faces of Adam and Allen enter the

as he made his way over to Ann’s side and froze momentarily as

softly as she watched her friend with a sinking feeling in

well, you know? There’s only so much I can tell you about

you’re looking at, it’s not naturally occurring. It’s not a daemon either…welL.it is…but it’s not.” “That makes

as her eyes flashed the scarlet red that indicated her temper was flaring

“is made up of different demons, but

it’s a hybrid?” Allen asked as

was a hybrid. Fine, I’ll be blunt. Some motherf*uc*ker ripped various daemons apart and then stuck them together with vile magick long

around the room

Ann began tentatively, wishing on so many levels that she was wrong,

that exists. I will say this though. If Narcissa did this, then she is far more dangerous than any of us ever imagined, and

agreement rippled around the room from the elders as they frantically

both scenarios are terrifying. We are either dealing with a veritable army of powerful dark magic wielders, the likes of which we have not seen since the Daemon Wars, or we are dealing with a few individuals that are capable of

are being violated and most likely murdered to serve a cause in death, that they were never intended to in life.”

as Ann

extend an invitation to your father. We will see to it

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