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

head, and he took a shaky

uncertainty.

my love… did you know about this?!” He

in the heavy silence that

“What? No! How… how could you even think that?!” She retorted in

The King pursed his lips and stared directly at the spot where Ann and Adam

united.

I’m sorry, I should

ancient voice boomed furiously.

now, Leopold. You have chosen to make

eyes of the public and damaging

the crown in doing so!” it roared, the

through

know… I thought..” Leopold began, looking in

world had been

is your job to know, Leopold! If you cannot control the

safety of an entire kingdom?!” The

contained within making even Ann wince in

were right though. He should

“We cannot let this go unpunished, Leopold.” A

the former

accused before us, the elder

your requested judgement of

but Ann felt nothing. It was as

any emotion. It should never have come to this in the

of concern for kingdom-wide affairs over the past few years,

political conduct in recent months, has

concerns, Leopold. Concerns that only seem to mount as each day passes. As

your competency to continue to

we have, for a long

face and stared miserably up into

resignation

do this! This is treason! You have

engineer his downfall!” Narcissa screamed hysterically as she pointed wildly

balconies above.

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

you, and our blood daughter have

quietly, his eyes now dull and full of grief

dais.

with disdain momentarily before she quickly hid it and

to face Ann.

the distress and

wasn’t for you…”

ancient voice roared. “Princess Ann has

any guilt in this case. It is your daughter that must be held accountable for