Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell
Chapter 143 Perfect Mate
By the time Ann woke the following morning, the sun was already up and the spot in the bed next to her, for a change, was also empty.
She groped around blearily with her hand and to her surprise, the sheets felt cold already. Adam had obviously been gone for quite a while. Ann pouted sulkily as she stretched and threw the covers back, making her way to the bathroom to get herself ready to face the day.
Even though she was now technically a queen in waiting, she still had responsibilities to see to and there were a few issues in regard to her business ventures that she wanted to sort out.
Naturally, she would now become the CEO of her father’s previous company, as part of her takeover of the throne also came with the added responsibility of taking over the head of the business that funded their positions.
She wasn’t too worried about taking over the position, despite her lack of experience in leading entire companies. She had spent enough time around her father observing him when he actually bothered to show up.
In the past few years, her father had rarely been in house, only appearing when important decisions had to be made that his board of departmental directors didn’t have the authority to make on their own.
So much seemed to have happened in such a short space of time, that Ann’s focus had been diverted from the financial side of her role and Eva had been left on her own. She knew that she had been diligently chasing prospective employees for the company that Ann had hoped to start under her position of Luna of the Dark Moon Pack, although she was almost sure now that she wasn’t going to pursue the niche real estate that she had been embroiled in previously.
As CEO, Ann would now gain full control of that section of the company that she had previously only overseen in a minor Executive position and there were a few changes to quite a few departments that she wanted to make based on just her limited knowledge of how things had been operating.
Did she really have time to run a second business to benefit the Dark Moon Pack?
Her day-to-day responsibilities were going to increase drastically as she took on more and more of the royal duties and it was clear that she was going to have to come to a decision fairly soon about what to do with that ridiculously oversized glass palace that Adam had purchased on a whim for her.
She sighed heavily as she put the finishing touches to her outfit and, finally satisfied with her appearance, made her way out of the bedroom and downstairs.
As she reached the bottom of the staircase, Adam appeared in the doorway of the kitchen looking very pleased with himself and carrying a tray full of a*s*sorted food.
As soon as he lifted his eyes and his gaze fell on Ann’s smiling face in front of him, his expression turned to one of dismay as he looked down at the tray in his hands, utterly crestfallen.
Ann chuckled as she strode over to him with a smile plastered on her face.
“And where were you when I woke up this morning, my Alpha? Deserting our bed already?” She teased with a raised eyebrow.
Adam snorted.
“Never in a million years. I just… I wanted to bring you breakfast. I figured you would be hungry after last night.” He said, his face still showing his disappointment that he hadn’t been able to pull off his little plan to pamper her this morning.
Ann stood on her tiptoes and planted a kiss on his cheek as she wrapped her arm around his broad shoulders. “How about we have breakfast on the terrace instead? I have a few things I wanted to run past you this morning.”
Adam’s eye’s seemed to light up as he agreed quickly and shouted back to the Omegas in the kitchen to ask if they could bring some hot coffee and some more food out to the terrace.
Adam placed the tray down on the bistro dining set on the terrace and before he could do anything, Ann had already taken both plates and began filling them with the items he had on the tray.
“Hey! It’s my job to provide for my mate… you already ruined the surprise and now you’re taking over with this…” He protested almost sullenly.
Ann chuckled and grinned at him.
“Enjoy it while it lasts, handsome. As soon as I end up pregnant with pups, too fat to do more than waddle and complain about the heat… or how much my back aches and feet are swollen… you’ll be doing more than enough running around after me.”
Adam’s face lit up again instantly at the mention of a possible pregnancy.
“I don’t care how fat, or how pregnant you get, or how much you complain. I’ll be there through it all to make sure that you and my pups are as comfortable and well taken care of as they can be.” He replied proudly.
Ann couldn’t help but feel immensely grateful for the second chance mate that the Goddess had chosen to gift her with. His constant unconditional love towards her, and the devotion and passion that she saw in his eyes every time she looked at him warmed her heart to the point that sometimes she felt it would burst.
‘The Goddess is wise that’s for sure. Our mate is perfect, and our pups will be unsurpassed in their abilities!’ Maeve boasted proudly.
‘Maeve, you know, even if they’re not, it’s okay. As long as they’re happy, that’s all I care about.’ Ann answered wistfully.
Maeve snorted.
‘Ann, how could they NOT be spectacular in everything that they set their minds to? With us as their mother and Adam as their father, they will be perfection!’ She sighed happily, pausing and frowning before smiling slyly, ‘Although I am expecting them to make stupid decisions sometimes… those decisions will be your fault of course… you clearly have the same genes as your father when it comes to making stupid decisions.’
‘Wow… low blow there Maeve…’
‘Thanks. I aim to please.’ She snickered as she stretched lazily inside of Ann’s head and retreated to her favorite spot, today dream about their future pups.