Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

Chapter 275 Mystical Figure

Allen took the awe filled chatter between the specialists as a positive sign. They were horrified and terrified at her sheer power as the flames had incinerated the corpse in seconds, and the image of her blazing eyes set within her perfectly calm face and flame wreathed body had seemed almost deity-like.

He wouldn’t be surprised at all if, at least for these three men and those that listened to them, she became an almost mystical figure.

However, Lexi was unnaturally quiet as they continued on towards the next site and both he and her father had noticed the subtle shift in her aura and the almost depressive cloud of misery that seemed to hang over her.

Allen reached for Lexi’s hand wordlessly as they walked, intertwining their f*ingers together and squeezing her hand lightly as they walked. She turned to him and smiled half-heartedly, but Allen could see the doubt and worry in her eyes.

Lord Brarthroroz stopped suddenly and stretched.

“We’ll need to take a little stop for a moment,” He announced, “Need to feed the hounds for their work. A little reward always gets them working a little faster.”

The specialists didn’t object, merely taking a look at their equipment and nodding before swinging their backpacks down on the ground before them and squatting next to them, rummaging through the bag for a snack and a drink.

Allen smiled gratefully at Lord Brarthroroz who winked in response before he wandered off happily to where the hellhounds sat expectantly, with their drooling tongues hanging out the sides of their terrifying m*ouths.

“It’s almost as if you two planned this.” Lexi smiled ruefully as she allowed Allen to lead her off to the side a little way towards an old stump and indicated for her to sit.

something wrong with you. Talk to

fixing her with, instead watching the antics of her father tossing small pieces of soulstone toward the hellhounds who bickered with each other for each one thrown

gently guiding

“It’s nothing Allen…”

have been poking the others about how awesome you are trying to

stop so maybe I’m just taking

there’s zero reason that you

at his imploring eyes, hating that the sight of it made her melt and that he could

reacted to

terrifying… you looked pretty badass to me… beautiful as well if that makes you feel any better…” He said with a small smile trying to make her feel little better but it seemed to have the opposite effect as she tutted and stood up, pacing

irritably as Allen moved to stand at

back in frustration as he reached for her

its power and feed it with the energy I consume… it’s getting harder to resist it Allen. You are mated to the soul that derives its power from my mother, the ancient magic of the earth, not light, not dark but gray in its application. It doesn’t hunger for destruction but rather for life and all that comes with it, including death. You are my grounding, my stability for that soul, and your mere presence soothes its cravings.

finished for her,

what seemed like the thousandth time that her life wasn’t as complex as it was. It was all she could do to nod wordlessly as Allen sighed and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her to

think that you would have felt it. Even though you aren’t marked. For now though, do you really think your father would let anything happen to you? That I

consume everything around me and

said sternly, “You cannot live your life on what if’s and if it came down to it and you were teetering on the brink of destroying not just me, but your