Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 70 Give Me a Chance

Narcissa’s shrieks echoed down the corridor as Ann pushed herself out of her chair

reluctantly and made her way over to the office door, glancing at her watch as she did

so.

Thirty minutes she had been here and already the day was getting off to a terrible

start.

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‘So much for a drama-free day.’ Maeve snorted sarcastically.

Ann stood at the office door with a blank expression on her face as she watched the

chaos in front of her with mild amusement.

Narcissa was being manhandled by the guards that Adam had put in place,

completely preventing her from proceeding down the corridor as Ada watched with

wide eyes and an expression of frustration written all over her face as she hovered

helplessly in the background.

Suddenly her eyes flicked up and locked with Ann’s and her face morphed into a

simpering, pitiful-looking expression as she reached her arms out towards her, holding

up a large basket in her direction.

“Please, Ann, I just want to make amends. Look, I brought a peace offering.” She said

as she lifted the cloth covering the top of the basket and tilted it slightly so that Ann

could see the contents.

She beamed hopefully at her as she continued trying to coax Ann into seeing them

privately.

“Look, see? It’s all your favorite cakes and sweet treats from when you were a child. I

always get along, but I paid attention to everything

grew up together. Please, Ann…

Ann’s forehead wrinkled slightly as

to be some sort of

Ann.’ Maeve

‘But what if it

Maeve almost ch*oked on her indignation as a wave of

swept over her.

After everything

you’re STILL going to put yourself

down. I still suspect them of everything we talked about, but

I hold suspicions about them. All they know is that I’m still hurt and

how else am I going to be able to gather information

them out completely?’

you lost your mind?! No. I think you

over and attack them both. Finish this once

of them by the time I’m done.’ Maeve roared furiously, causing

wince.

her fury, but it made sense to Ann. She knew this was probably

they were trying to set her up in, but how else was she going to be able

the castle freely?

then her father would

their schemes and at least for now, if anything untoward happened,

enabling

poison, as was Ada, but for

skilled with her

how Narcissa felt about her, and as

hadn’t physically harmed Ann, when she could have gotten

had her mother.

clearly more restrained and a lot cleverer with

daughter was.

I want to see what they have planned this time.

it causes, we’ll find a way to overcome it. But for now, it’s

the clueless

be.’

imbecile, Ann, I think you’re making the wrong decision. As

I demand you call Lexi. At least she might be able to get through

at least I’ll have the satisfaction of listening to

link down

slightly.

still firmly fixed on Ann in the same