Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

CHAPTER 44 The Witchcraft?

She drew quite a few stares, more so than usual, but she shrugged it off. There wasn’t much that she could do about it but hope that the furor died down.

She had spoken the truth and it remained to be seen how her father would deal with it.

As the office door closed behind her and she shrugged her jacket off, she noticed a neatly wrapped parcel on her desk, wrapped as if it were a gift.

There was no card or anything attached to the boxes so she had no idea where they had appeared from.

Ann sat slowly and stared at them for a long time before Maeve’s taunting became too much and she leaned forward with a sigh and opened the first box.

She gasped as the light reflected brilliantly off the beautiful stones set among the designs and suddenly felt her eyes fill with tears.

The boxes held the jewelry that had been handed over to her step-sister last night, as well as the pieces that her mother had worn when she was Luna Queen.

Ann sobbed emotionally as she held the pieces in her hands and a wave of grief washed over her. This was all she had left of both her mother and grandmother.

Just then, her office phone rang and she quickly composed herself before answering

“Ann?”

She froze as she recognized her father’s heavy voice and her breath caught in her chest.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to say anything. I just wanted to let you know that I’m sorry. 1 should never have handed those over to Ada. It was wrong. Those are yours by right and just because my wife desires me to do something, it doesn’t mean that I should”

A short silence passed between them as he exhaled heavily.

don’t expect you to forgive me, just… know that I love

before hanging up and staring blankly

It’s about time he stood up for us and did

didn’t expect anything else to change, but the fact that she had the heirlooms of her mother and

definitely a step in

does my father’s wolf think about his behavior?

you asking me

with his actions at all. He was furious… I

Maeve snorted.

spending more time with Narcissa was

get his attention, but nothing. He ignored me entirely. So fuck him. I don’t give a shit

together in her head. This couldn’t just be a coincidence,

you

a second. When we lived with them, you were quiet. I barely heard from you at all, other

tired…?Maeve

father… you aid you couldn’t reach his wolf at all, yes?’ Ann

but that’s because he’s an arrogant

if it’s not though??Ann

at all and you claim that you don’t know what happened last

anything. I’m telling you how it was, ‘?Maeve snapped. ‘I think you’re reading into

if, somehow, they’re

Maeve snorted.

and possibly a werewolf seductress…

stupid, Maeve! If witchcraft and daemon magicks can fake a mate bond