Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 89 The Special Gift

“Grandmother had a few run-in’s with dark witches in her younger days, but she was

lucky enough to have been friendly with the daughter of a light witch. She gifted her

this with the promise that it would protect her and whoever wore it, from dark magic.”

Adam explained softly as he watched Ann run her fingers over the delicate design.

“Adam… I don’t know what to say… it’s beautiful!” Ann exclaimed almost reverently.

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“She was fond of intricate designs and artwork, as I’m sure you can tell.” Adam

chuckled softly. “It’s made from obsidian and moonstone and wrapped in platinum. If

you open it up, inside is a depiction of Selene, the Moon Goddess, and her first

children, the Lycans, and her second born, the Werewolves.”

Ann nodded wordlessly. There wasn’t much she could say, it was truly a breathtaking

piece.

“I should have given you this earlier, Ann. At this point, I’m willing to try anything that

has the slightest chance of being able to protect you from those vile women.” He

murmured as he ran his hands along her shoulders.

He smiled to himself as he felt her shiver of anticipation from his touch.

“Will you put it on for me Adam?” Ann asked quietly as she looked up at him through

her lashes.

Adam smiled and took the necklace, gently placing it around her neck and

straightening the locket on her front.

“It really suits you, you know… I’m sure every one of my family would have loved

you.” He murmured quietly, staring deeply into her eyes.

They had decided between them that it was better to hide the pendant from view, just

case Narcissa or Ada recognized the necklace

the neckline of her dress, invisible to the n*ake*d eye, but

providing whatever protection

austere stone

whether it was through anticipation or anxiety, she couldn’t

decide.

They knocked at the heavy iron-bound Oak doors

side by side, united against whatever was

a strong commanding voice boomed out

darkness beyond.

“State your names.”

with a raised eyebrow, the over-the -top dramatic

grated on

his opinion, having a receptionist here would

a little. “Ann Nocturne, formerly Ann Veritas,

Throne.”

she sounded confident and calm, inside, she felt completely

Even Maeve was

the whole thing

who is with you, child?” A different,

Nocturne, Alpha of the Dark

again in the same

hand and squeezed it gently

murmurs filled the darkness beyond. “You

again as the darkness of the room beyond the doors erupted into a

Ann stepped through the doors

seen the judgment rooms before. It

that

of course.

the very front of

waiting in darkness so long, the figure of her

on the throne at the center of the ring

a

was very much reminiscent of the Colosseums found in roman

positioned in individual seats around an

her father positioned in

of the corner of her eye, Ann noticed that Ada sat proudly

slightly higher level and her mother sat to the right of

Adam snorted lightly and bent forward to whisper

to them, if I were anyone else,

right

chuckle as she moved forward to stand at the

before her, and awaited further

are here today?” A voice asked from somewhere above

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