Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 269 A Fate Worse than Death

“So what do we do now?” Felix asked to no one in particular once they were all gathered in Lord Brarthroroz’s suite.

The guards had been instructed to let them know as soon as Lexi began to stir and Allen stood in the doorway to Lord Brarthroroz’s suite so that he could run to their room as soon as she showed any signs of waking up.

“The first thing we should be doing is getting my stubborn mate back to her bed in the hospital so that she can get the rest that…”

“Not a chance Adam.” Ann glowered, “I’ve been out of action long enough and if I need to rest then I would much rather do so in the comfort of our own chambers.”

“But, what if you need intervention from the doctors again? Think of the pups. What if…” Adam tried to reason with her but Ann’s loud impatient sigh stopped him in his tracks.

“What if the sky falls and we’re all buried?!” Maeve yelled suddenly in Ann’s head and it took everything in her to not snort loudly.

am at full health or not, I still have responsibilities to see to. There are far less interruptions in our own

to the palace and the more time that she spent holed up at the infirmary, the less time

being cleared as we speak. So that’s one major issue resolved, but we still have the escaped convicts and Narcissa, her damn Excidium Coven and your damn brother…no offense Lord Brarthroroz.” Ann continued a little more gently with a nod to Lexi’s father, who smiled

thorn in my side for centuries, as I’m sure Jasper was for Felix.” He shrugged casually as Felix

clashed a lot and eventually he was more or less exiled from our family…never officially though. It was an open secret amongst the nobles, one

you really think that’s a

cautious,” Adam added, “I wouldn’t put anything past him. The corpse is too charred for facial recognition, so we’ll be relying on dental analysis and any tissue samples that they can gather for DNA analysis. We should have the results in a day or

issue of the missing reconnaissance team. What do we know

here and thanks to being severely underfunded for years under your…erm…” Allen cleared his throat

Ann smiled reassuringly at him for him to continue, but Allen still felt a little awkward and rubbed

to deal with the rogues and with the party with Greyson … as

my question is, why haven’t they contacted us?

a dead zone for communications in the area and they seem to be connected to monuments, or ritual sites that surround the area that Greyson and his