Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate Chapter 206
Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell
Chapter 206 Not His Sins
By the time Lexi, Allen, and Lord Brarthroroz arrived at Bartholomew’s office, Adam was already there.
“Alpha.” Allen greeted him seriously with a nod of his head as they filed in, Lexi and her father taking
seats at Bartholomew’s sweeping gesture, indicating for them to take their pick of any of the chairs that
sat before him.
“Thanks foring so quickly,” Adam said gratefully as he and Allen sped their forearms and took
their respective seats opposite one another. “Well, seeing as how you seem intent on getting my bestie
knocked up so quickly, someone has to help you handle things,” Lexi smirked as shezily examined
her nails.
Adam smiled wearily in her direction as heughed lightly.
“It’s not like I have a choice in it. You try ignoring the primal urges of the souls inside of us and let me
know how well you do.” Lexi snorted loudly and fixed him with a no-nonsense stare.
“I’m telling you now, mister furry, there’s no way I’d be rolling over and spreading my legs just so my
supposed ‘mate’ could put a baby inside of me.” she said vehemently as she used her fingers to mimic
quotation marks in the air as soon as she uttered the word ‘mate’.
Adam nced across at Allen with a raised eyebrow and felt a pang of pity for him at the brief flicker of
hurt that crossed his face. “It’s not as easy as you think Lexi, you’ll find that out soon enough anyway,”
Adam answered seriously as he turned back to her with a frown. “It’s a primal, animalistic, urge to
procreate for the survival of the species, and if you’re mated to a wolf, then you too will experience a
heat. Whether you like it or not.”
Lexi snorted and shook her head as Adam continued, narrowing her eyes dubiously at him.
“Besides, for Ann and I, we can’t really afford to wait for pups. We have a duty now, as the heads of the
royal family, as well as leaders of the Dark Moon, to ensure the line remains strong and unbroken. A
large family with multiple heirs means a direct, unbroken line of session and reduces the chances of
conflict and power ys within the pack…”
“Yes, because a baby can do a lotto fend off attacks… give me a break.” Lexi interrupted as she
snorted again and rolled her eyes theatrically. “I’m not getting into this with you now, Lexi.” Adam
sighed impatiently, “It should be enough for you to know that both mine and Ann’s interests align with
that of our wolves and we are more than happy to start trying to build a family of our own. What you do
with your own life and your own mate is your business, and I won’tment on it. I would respectfully
ask that you refrain from passingment on the decisions that Ann and I make between us, for the
good of our people and of our own family.”
Lexi blinked wordlessly and her face fell slightly. It almost looked as if she had been pped by his
words, and although she would never admit it, his words had stung her painfully.
She had been Ann’s family for so many years, and Ann had been her rock. The only dependable
constant in her life for so many years and as stupid as she knew it was, there was a niggling voice in
the back of her head that told her she was being reced.
Lord Brarthroroz patted his daughter on the shoulder gently and squeezed it lightly, sending an
understanding smile toward her as Allen watched quietly.
Did she really not want children of her own? Did the mate bond mean so little to her?
‘You can’t expect her to just roll over so easily for us, you know. You f****d up spectacrly in your
treatment of her for such a long time. Why would she want to honor you with pups when you couldn’t
honor her for the call of the bond?’ Orvar snapped, ‘You’re such a stupid, insufferable prick sometimes.’
Allen clenched his jaw and didn’t respond, the vein on his temple pulsing as his mind whirled with the
possibility of never having a family of his own with her.
He had thought that she had fully embraced the possibility of their future, but with these words, it
seemed like she hadn’t at all Was that how it was? Was he just a f**k to her? One of many that she had
obviously rued over her lifetime. How many men had she even slept with anyway?
‘Stop it. Right now Allen. Don’t make this worse with your jealousy. Why is it I’m the f*’***g sensible one
and you’re the one with ridiculous caveman-like instincts?’ Orvar growled contemptuously, ‘Just keep
your mouth shut and swallow the pathetic words that you’re about to say for once, okay?’
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“I think that’s enough chit-chat,” Bartholomew interjected carefully, “I do unfortunately have further
appointments today and I’d like to get you all up to speed as quickly as possible.”
The tension in the room dissipated slightly as they turned their attention to the Elder who exined as
concisely as possible the events that had unfolded whilst they were away.
Adam added smaller snippets that he and Ann thought might be useful, but the longer the discussion
went on, the more anxious and unsettled he seemed to be.
Bartholomew smiled knowingly up at him and chortled slightly.
“It’s ok, you can return to her. I think I can handle it from here.”
Adam sighed and shrugged apologetically.
“I’m sorry, Baldur isn’t giving me a moment’s peace whilst she’s up there alone. Before I go though, you
should know that the Dubois are here, Allen,”
he said in hushed tones as Allen’s eyes seemed to harden. “Why?” He asked simply, his tone
emotionless.
“It’s Felix… not his brother,” Adam answered, his tone almost cautious as the tension seemed to weigh
heavy in the air once again. “I didn’t ask that. I asked why they were here.” Allen snapped tightly as
Lexi nced across at him curiously.
“They are here for diplomatic matters, Beta Allen” Bartholomew answered levelly, “Whatever distaste
you hold for the Dubois family, you will suppress whilst you are in the Enve, do you understand? I
will not have a repeat of the debacle with Greyson.”
Allen was silent for a moment as his face seemed to flicker through a myriad of emotions, anger,
outrage, pain and then fury before finally, as he swallowed whatever it was he wanted to say, his face
hardened into an emotionless mask as he nodded.
“Understood, Elder.” He replied simply, although the effect ofpliance was somewhat reduced by
the fact that the words were practically hissed out from between his tightly clenched teeth as the
muscles in his jaw twitched excitedly.
Adam said his goodbyes quickly before turning to leave to make his way back to Ann, but he paused
briefly and nced over his shoulder at Allen with aplicated expression.
He hesitated for a split second before making his way over and leaning forward and murmuring quietly
into Allen’s ear at a volume that no one else would hear.
“Felix is not the same man that his brother is, Allen. Do not ce the burden of his brother’s sins on his
shoulders. Do not let me down. We can’t afford to make an enemy of the Dubois now, more than ever,
and you… you are better than that.”
Allen nodded stiffly as he stared fixedly at a spot on the wall in front of him while Adam withdrew and
stood upright, staring down at his long-time friend with a worried expression.
With a regretful nce and a barely perceptible sigh, he turned and left the office, shutting the door
behind him quietly. This wasn’t a position that he had wanted to put Allen in, but he had been given
little choice.
Adam could only hope that Allen could keep his temper long enough for an agreement to be reached
swiftly between the kingdoms regarding the rogue issue and that Felix and his entourage would be able
to leave in one piece.
Adam smiled grimly to himself as he made his way back to the Royal quarters. This was just yet
another bump in the road that they would have to ovee, and there was nothing much that he, nor
Ann, could do to resolve this… the responsibility for thaty with Allen.