Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 92 The Silene

Ada stood at the lectern with her eyes lowered and her arms wrapped protectively

around her belly. She was nervous and it showed.

“Lady Ava, you bring serious charges against your step¬sister to this court.” The

female voice stated.

Title of the document

Ada simply nodded without raising her eyes.

“So, in your own words, tell us exactly what happened in the room with Ann.”

Ada took a shaky breath as Ann turned her gaze toward where she stood. Their eyes

met for the briefest of moments and all Ann saw was the pure unadulterated hatred

that burned there, before it was quickly replaced with the all too familiar, doe-eyed

innocent look that usually graced her features.

“Well, we went to see Ann with the intention of smoothing things over. I at least

wanted to try one more time to make peace with her. I know I did wrong, and if I could

turn back the clock then I would do things differently but… wishing things would be

different… doesn’t actually change anything.” Ada said in a small voice as she sighed

deeply and raised her eyes to glance at Ann as if she truly meant what she said.

“Things had been going well, she had agreed to see us …at least speak to us and we

followed her into her office in good faith with the basket of goodies we had made for

her…more of a symbolic gesture. I wanted to do something nice for her… to show

how sincere I was. So I put together a list of treats that she enjoyed as a child and

spent a few days putting the gift basket together for her.” Ada continued quietly with a

wistful smile.

“Anyway, we sat and talked a while, Ann wasn’t happy about us showing up

unannounced, but she hadn’t thrown us out, so I thought that there was some hope at

least for a reconciliation… as did my mother. She left to get coffee and find Ann’s

a*s*sistant… Emma, I think her name was… and as soon as she left… that was when

whimpered sadly, wringing her

she f0rced tears from

her acting was terrible and she

the elders would see through

‘It astounds me that the little WH*ORE can make

Council you know? She should be grateful that we didn’t

can promise you now, if she had even

whatever it was she put on us, falter for even a second, I would

real damage to her.’

fury you would have

she carries… you’re fierce and ruthless

aren’t a

in response as she let out a stream of

as she watched with a

Lady Ada. ‘Lost it’ could

of the

male

as she sniffed loudly and

as her mother

it hurts that my sister

her own niece…”

“As I’m sure it hurt your sister when your affair with her

ancient voice comment dryly, the already tense atmosphere, thickening

further.

narrowed ever so slightly as they flicked upwards in the general

spoken out before she quickly averted her

closed, she launched her

that she could get a

get out and no matter

the walls, the windows, smashed a heavy plant pot over

reeled the accusations off one by one as

in some way with the people hidden

only silence answered

a deep breath before sighing heavily, the next thing I remember was

me and… the blood between my

traumatized at the very memory of it

for you, but the tests showed that

the child, am I correct?” A female voice

impatiently.

visibly balked, not having anticipated the coldness with which she

treated.

yes… thankfully everything was okay

to the hospital under the guise of a

consultant in question

once alone in

Ada paled almost

do you mean… what witness testimony…” she stammered

her father for

shared the same look of confusion that she