Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 173 Full of Surprises

Lexi had wandered with Greyson for a little while, making small talk as she allowed him to take the lead with the direction that they were headed.

She found herself pleasantly surprised by his ability to hold a conversation and he didn’t seem to fawn over her, nor reject her which intrigued her greatly.

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Men usually reacted in one of those two ways, and to find one who didn’t was indeed a rarity.

It did cross her mind briefly that he may indeed be hiding his true feelings about her, but there was no discernible cause to do so in her mind unless it was to try to get information out of her about Ann of course. But, he hadn’t brought her up in the conversation until now, so she was hesitant to condemn him so quickly.

“Is everything okay?” Greyson asked, stopping suddenly as he noticed her frown and his expression seemed to mirror her own as he frowned back at her in concern.

“Er, yeah? Why?” Lexi stammered defensively, a little shocked that he had even noticed.

your favorite drinks, and whether or not girly c*oc*ktails were your style was anything

Lexi snorted.

is my favorite honestly. I’m more of a whisky on the rocks kinda girl, or at a push, I’ll settle for a full-bodied red from the Bellevue’s Vinyard. c*oc*ktails don’t really do much for me other than serve as a liquid subst*itute for

Are you seriously equating

trust me, I do, but if you think about it, c*oc*ktails are for the most part sweet. So all you’re really doing is just wasting valuable volume in your stomach by filling it up with flavored sugar water that contains the teensiest bit of alcohol and has probably been watered down anyway. If you’re going to commit to getting drunk, then that volume you’ve lost on the liquid cake could have been devoted

on his face, and opened and closed his mouth a couple of times in an effort to reply

slowly and

I never expected that I’d be rescuing the new resident expert in daemons from an argument with a complete asshat, only to end up discussing how drinking c*oc*ktails is a waste of

blinked up at

either love it or hate it. Allen most definitely hates it if you couldn’t

they continued

He winced as they made their way into a common room that offered food and drinks to the guests of the Enclave, “What’s the deal with that anyway? Do you

He wishes!” She snorted as she perused the

her order. When she was done she turned

wasted on him. He’s a bitter little puppy with a stick lodged so far up his ass he could pass for a ventriloquist’s

he turned to his menu. “Nah, we’re the best of friends, can’t you tell?” Lexi grinned as the Omega who attended the bar area passed her the drink she had ordered. “Honestly, though, I enjoy getting a reaction out of him. It’s

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