Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

CHAPTER 39 The Scandal

He knew she was going to launch herself at A*n before she did it.

He had never moved so fast in his life.

The desperation he felt caused his heart to race uncontrollably as his wolf snapped and howled inside his head, frantic for him to intervene before it was too late.

He launched himself towards her and as he wrapped his arms around her, the impact of the collision knocked her off course.

They skidded across the banquet hall floor and collided with the wall to the side heavily. A*n’s body took the brunt of the impact and whatever had happened to force her to transform in that way began to recede.

In a matter of seconds, A*n had returned to normal and as she opened her eyes, she was greeted by the frowning face of Alpha Nocturne.

“Are you okay?” He asked, his arms still held securely around her.

“Yeah, I-I think so. My head hurts like hell though…” She grimaced.

Adam helped her to stand and checked her over as Lexi arrived next to them.

“A*n, that was cool and all but what the f*ck was that?!” Lexi breathed in awe.

“I’d like to know the same thing…” Adam said, his brows returning to a deep frown. A*n grimaced as she looked towards the royal table where her father stood, his nostrils flaring angrily.

Her stomach sank. Did all of that just happen? It seemed so surreal.

“You attacked me!” A shrill voice shrieked from the back of the room.

voice and his lip curled in disdain at

as if his new

“Father, you can’t just let her get away with

“Leopold, Ada is pregnant with pups, and she viciously attacked her… we

Adam, and Lexi stood. The conversations

“She attacked he*

she tried to murder those pups in her

behavior! She’s supposed to be the heir?! We can’t condone that sort of behavior for a Luna

arm protertively around A*n and tilted his chin pridefully as

exchanging pointed glares with the people at the heart of the gossip in the room. “Alpha King Leopold.” Adam nodded his head respectfully towards him by way of greeting. The Alpha King ran his eyes coldly over Adam and lingered on where his arm rested around A*n’s

your hands on my daughter, Alpha

the intimidating stare that he was on the receiving end of, he met it fiercely back with a just

don’t see the problem, my King.”

The Alpha King scowled

arm from around her shoulders!” The Alpha King roared furiously as more people had begun to file back in, seeing

Adam snorted loudly and

for one daughter and another for the

and paled suddenly, before

“I don’t know what you’re talking

chuckled darkly. “Did you say the same to Ada when she had lured A*n’s fated mate

the room as the Alpha King

have already explained that… it was

”

explanation. You lied.” Adam growled