Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate Chapter 231


    Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell


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    Chapter 231 You Need to Know These Things


    The morning seemed to arrive too soon for Ann’s liking.


    She had been awake for hours already before the beautiful canvas of colors that indicated the sun was


    about to peek over the horizon began to appear, and had busied herself with working through the


    various piles of paperwork that Eva had sent her over whilst she was incapacitated with her heat, until


    she ran out of work that she had needed to catch up on.


    She could feel her stomach tie itself in knots as she paced backward and forwards nervously, going


    over the looming trial for Linus in her mind and everything that might go wrong, the fact that she would


    have to say goodbye to Adam in a few short hours… it was all too much.


    Really, she supposed that she should be curled up in bed, enjoying his scent and thest physical


    contact with him before he left for goddess knew how long, but a small part of her refused to let her do


    that. That little voice that whispered she was tempting fate if she savored thest moments, that it


    might be her fault if he never came back.


    ‘That’s not going to happen, Ann. Will you calm the f**k down and go back to bed? You’ve been at this


    for hours and your thoughts are too noisy to allow me to sleep peacefully.1 Maeve grumbled moodily.


    “Sorry,” Ann mumbled miserably in response as Maeve snorted at her disdainfully.


    ‘No you aren’t, don’t lie to me. If you were sorry you would do as you were told and climb back in next


    to our mate so I can enjoy thest few minutes of peace until I be fully responsible for keeping


    you in check.’


    ‘Maeve… I just can’t… there’s too much in my head for me to settle to sleep again.’


    ‘Listen cupcake, I don’t give a f**k if you sleep or not, just go andy down. I’ll even settle for you sitting


    at this point. Do you have any idea what it’s like for me? It’s like being in a car with someone driving in


    circles whilst I’m stuck in the passenger seat fighting the dizziness that washes over me anyway.


    Just… be still.’ Maeve snapped irritably.


    Ann sighed and pursed her lips as she made her way back over to the bed and perched on the side.


    ‘There’s a good Queen,’ Maeve purred teasingly, in a voice that would usually be reserved for praising


    a small child, ‘Now, almost there… lift your legs up… that’s it… now your other leg…Oh my! What a


    clever little Queen you are.’


    ‘f**k off Maeve.’ Ann snapped as she settled back into the pillows moodily,


    ‘If only I could.1 Maeve sighed wistfully as she settled herself back down and exhaled happily.


    Ann red sullenly at the picture on the wall opposite the bed and reached for her phone. She scrolled


    aimlessly fora little while before Adam’s armnded suddenly across her belly as he attempted to pull


    her closer to him.


    She nced down at him and smiled at his scowling, sleeping face. Right now, she was struggling with


    the fact that she might not be able to see him for a few days, possibly even weeks, or even longer if


    things didn’t go to n with chasing the rogues into a retreat.


    She knew that both Adam and Allen had worked hard yesterday contacting their allies and various


    packs along the route they would travel to the vige and the responses from the Alpha’s had been


    encouraging.


    They had managed to gather a good number of capable fighters together, some of which would meet


    with them at designated rendezvous points, so she wasn’t worried too much about his safety, but there


    was always the possibility of Adam being severely wounded in the fight and the mere thought of it


    made her heart shatter.


    Even though he would insist on being in the thick of any fight, she knew that all of her fears were


    unwarranted. He was a more than capable fighter, and his wolf Baldur was an absolutely fearless and


    upromising savage when it came to anything like this but there was no reasoning with her


    overactive imagination. It seemed to enjoy tormenting her constantly.


    “You seem a little tense,” Adam mumbled, his voice still hoarse and thick with sleep.


    Ann smiled down at him, her heart in knots as she ran her hand through his hair.


    “That’s because the love of my life is leaving me in a few hours.” She murmured, her voice wavering


    slightly as she spoke.


    Adam looked up at her sleepily and pulled at her waist insistently.


    “If I could stay with you, I would. If I could take you with me without feeling like it was risking you, or the


    potential pups, then I would.” He murmured as Ann wriggled down under the covers again and he


    wrapped his arms around her tightly.


    “It’s just… unfair.” She pouted petntly up at him as he chuckled deeply.


    “Such is the life of Queens and their consorts. I don’t want to entrust this to Felix alone, the rtionship


    between the Dubois and our own kingdom is already strained. Not only that, it looks bad on the


    kingdom in so many ways. If we can’t defend our people, protect our borders, and work with our allies,


    then it makes us look weak.” Adam murmured as she pressed her ear to his chest, listening to the


    steady beating of his heart and allowing the peace that the sound brought to settle over her and calm


    her own anxiety.


    Theyid in silence like that for a little while, with Adam running his hands through her hair as she


    listened to the calming rhythm of his heart, as a question that she had been meaning to ask, prodded in


    Ann’s mind insistently. “Adam?” she asked hesitantly.


    “Mmm?”


    “What happened with Felix and Allen?”


    Adam sighed and shifted slightly in the bed next to her as the sun’s rays began to peek through the


    curtains. “It’splicated.” He grimaced, “Felix wasn’t even born when… well, you know.”


    “Actually Adam, I don’t know the full story.” Ann replied as she lifted her head to gaze up at him softly,


    “There’s always more than one side to the story, and Lexi has Allen’s side, I’m sure that Aoife will have


    Felix’s side, so… I would very much like to know what your side of the story is. Perhaps then, if it crops


    up while you’re gone, I can actually engage in the story with insight from your side, instead of groping


    around blindly to try and make sense of things based on my faith in your character alone.”


    Adam sighed lightly and pulled his arms from around her, leaning upon one arm and looking at her with


    aplicated expression as she scooted back in the bed and rested her back on the opulent


    headboard.


    “Okay.” he said finally with aplex expression, “It’s difficult for me to talk about, but… you’re right.


    You need to know these things now that you’re Queen.”