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 hands in front

f0rced tears from

opinion, her acting

that the elders

little WH*ORE can

that we didn’t lose it… as

deserved it… because I can promise you now, if she had even let

or whatever it was she put on us, falter

real damage to her.’ Maeve growled

your fury you would

fierce and ruthless and unforgiving at

you aren’t

in response as she let out a stream of expletives before sitting

watched with a mixture

more specific Lady Ada. ‘Lost it’ could

cold hard facts of the case, not details about baked goodies.”

male

seemed to stiffen as she sniffed loudly

her mother had

“I’m sorry… I just… it hurts that my sister would do this to me… to my

her own niece…”

your sister when your affair with

comment dryly, the

further.

slightly as

that had spoken out before she quickly

as the door was closed, she launched her

of my body that she could get a clear shot at.

get out and no matter how much

the walls, the windows, smashed a heavy

reeled the accusations off one by one as she

hoping to connect in some way with the

only silence answered

a deep breath before sighing heavily, the

blood between my legs…” Ada sobbed loudly

at the very memory of it and Ann couldn’t help but

for you,

wrong with either you or the child, am I correct?” A female

impatiently.

having anticipated the coldness

treated.

“Well… yes… thankfully everything was okay and…” “In fact, only moments

admitted to the hospital under the guise of a

consultant in question gave witness testimony that you

unaffected once alone in

paled almost

witness testimony…” she stammered hesitantly

her

he shared the same