Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 263 A Complicated Past

Lexi and Allen made their way down to the cells, with Lexi still grumbling loudly about Bertram’s incompetence. All she wanted was answers and the fact that everywhere she turned there seemed to be another hurdle to cross was starting to piss her off.

Aoife didn’t deserve to suffer as she had and none of them really knew whether or not she was alive or dead. Especially with her uncle’s involvement. If Eromaug was behind both Aoife’s and her own mother’s death, she hated to think what else he was capable of putting them through.

Lexi vaguely remembered him from the few occasions that they had met when she was a child and even then she had been overwhelmed with just how uneasy he made her, and her mother feel. She shuddered involuntarily and pushed those memories aside as her face h*ardened.

At least now she knew why her mother had distrusted him and disliked the time that Lexi had spent with him, and why her father always seemed to hide his fury whenever Lexi had gushed about just how wonderful he was.

That familiar wave of guilt pierced her like a knife as she chewed the inside of her cheek subconsciously.

She was a child… how could she have known?

“Lexi, are you okay?” Allen’s voice interrupted her thoughts as his hand wrapped around her own, the brush of his skin against hers comforting and reassuring all at the same time.

“Yeah, sorry.” She answered as she fought the guilt, “It’s nothing important. I just… I need to know if she is alive or not and if she is, I need to know where she’s being held, so we can go and get her a*ss to safety.”

Allen was silent for a while as he brushed his thumb across the arch between Lexi’s thumb and index f*inger.

“Do you think your mother is alive too?” He asked finally as Lexi’s eyes narrowed slightly and her pace increased, forcing Allen to quicken his steps just to keep up with her.

don’t know Allen… I really don’t know. I just need answers right now. Eromaug is…” she struggled to search for the right words to continue, “He’s my uncle. We have a complicated past. I loved him fiercely at one point as a child, and I

a

was devastated.” she admitted quietly. Even uttering

her as she deliberately avoided his gaze and stared at the brickwork as they descended

didn’t realize that you and this… Eromaug, had been close.” Allen said finally, breaking

the jealous and suspicious undercurrent that

of this s**t kicking off.” she scowled up at him, “I was a

didn’t… I mean…” Allen said hesitantly as Lexi snorted. “I’m done talking about this Allen, okay? He was never t*ouchy t*ouchy if that’s

they pushed through the entrance

her well trained cowardly lapdog.” Linus chuckled derisively as they

you f*****g depraved pervert.” Lexi smirked, “We have some questions for you, that we’d very much like some answers

can’t wait to be of some further use to you.” He replied sarcastically, rolling his

I go and

“Wait… transfer to where?”

his eyes suddenly widening in

He barked suddenly, scrabbling across the floor towards the doorway on his hands and knees, “I was supposed to be exiled! Why… why am I being sent to

as she examined

the pecking order so you understand exactly how all those Omega’s felt.” Lexi smirked as his eyes widened in horror, “You’ll still be exiled … but

can help you!” He begged, his eyes wild with

to Allen as