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.

do I.” Ann answered sternly, “Regardless of whether I am at full health or not, I still have responsibilities to see to. There are far less interruptions in our own suite here, than in the infirmary, and to be perfectly honest, I’m desperate to get back to the

before she could even consider moving them back to the palace and the more time that she spent holed up at the infirmary, the less time she was able to put

rogue’s are on the run now, and the last pockets of resistance along our borders are being cleared as we speak. So that’s one major issue resolved, but we still have the escaped convicts and Narcissa, her damn Excidium

for centuries, as I’m sure

an open secret amongst the nobles, one that was never publicly acknowledged, but everyone was fully aware of.” Felix stated quietly, “I’ll await the DNA

you really think that’s a

too charred for facial recognition, so we’ll be relying on dental analysis and any tissue samples that they

leaves the issue of the missing

forces here and thanks to being severely underfunded for years under your…erm…” Allen cleared his throat awkwardly as he looked

was incompetent.” Ann smiled reassuringly at him for him to continue, but Allen still felt a

our forces are nowhere near what they should be. With sending so many men already to deal with the rogues and with the party with Greyson … as well as the small reconnaissance team afterwards, well…we’re already under the necessary reserve force for defense of the enclave and palace and surrounding villages. Until the team returns

but my question is, why haven’t they contacted us? Greyson was supposed to let us know when they

that surround the area that Greyson and