Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 96 Family Affairs, Kingdom Affairs

The Elders had been true to their word and Ada had been partially released from the

hold that they had placed on her and her panic stricken eyes showed just how aware

she truly was.

Maeve howled with satisfaction as they watched Narcissa and Ada confronted with

evidence of their own schemes. Although Narcissa was not directly implicated in this

particular recording, Ann didn’t care.

Title of the document

It was enough for her to clear her name and retain her t*itle, as much as she no longer

wished to be a*s*sociated with this poor excuse of a family.

Adam was her priority for now, and the Dark Moon Pack was her home for as long as

she remained with Adam.

As the recording ended and the holographic display disappeared, Leopold was stood

frozen with an expression of shock as he mouthed soundlessly words that he clearly

wanted to say, but couldn’t f0rce out.

Narcissa didn’t bother to raise her head to glare at the elders, instead, in the final few

minutes of the recording, she had come to the realization that there was no saving

Ada from whatever punishment the court decided, the best that she could hope for

was to not be dragged down alongside her.

She stared at Ada, her fury directed at full f0rce and the fear in her daughters eyes

was evident for all to see.

“How could you?” Narcissa almost hissed in the perfect imitation of a whisper.

“Do you have any idea what you’ve done? What irreparable damage that you have

caused to your fathers reputation?”

Her sudden outburst seemed to shake Leopold out of whatever loop that he had been

within his head, and he took a shaky step forward, his face clouded

uncertainty.

my love… did you know about

trembling in the heavy silence that surrounded

No! How… how could you even think that?!” She retorted in a small

directly at the

united.

sorry,

“SILENCE!” the ancient voice boomed furiously.

Leopold. You have chosen to make a mockery of this

despicable schemes into the eyes of the

crown in doing so!” it roared, the

through the

“I didn’t know… I thought..” Leopold began, looking in that

world had been ripped

If

then how can you control the safety of an entire kingdom?!” The

fury contained within making even

were right though. He should have

unpunished, Leopold.” A female voice

respect for the former Luna Queen

child that stands falsely accused before us, the elder council is

judgement

howled her approval, but Ann felt nothing. It was as if

should never have come

“In addition, your lack of concern for kingdom-wide affairs over the past

in recent

Leopold. Concerns that only seem to mount

result of this, your competency to continue to rule will be

for a long time actually, held serious

eyes from Ann’s face and

nodding in resignation as

this! This is treason! You have united against

downfall!” Narcissa screamed hysterically as she

balconies above.

A chorus of t*itters sounded from above as Leopold admonished

Both you, and our blood

and full of grief as he sagged in his chair on

dais.

momentarily before she quickly hid it

to face Ann.

happy with the distress and that you’ve caused

wasn’t for you…”

voice roared. “Princess Ann has

in this case. It is your daughter that