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

stuck in within his head, and he took

uncertainty.

“Narcissa, my love… did you know about this?!”

heavy silence that surrounded

“What? No! How… how could you even think

directly at the spot where

united.

“Ann.. I’m sorry,

“SILENCE!” the ancient voice boomed furiously. “The time for reconciliation

now, Leopold. You have chosen to make a mockery of this court, bringing

despicable schemes into the eyes of

so!” it roared, the

through

began, looking in that moment, as

world had been

“It is your job to know, Leopold! If you

how can you control the safety of an

contained within making even Ann wince in pity for her

right though. He should

let this go unpunished, Leopold.” A female voice

of respect for the former Luna Queen

that stands falsely accused before

judgement

her approval, but Ann felt nothing.

never have come to this in the first

concern for kingdom-wide affairs over the

well as your political conduct in recent months, has raised a never ending stream

that only seem to mount

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

for a long time actually, held serious

Leopold dragged his eyes from Ann’s face and stared miserably up into the

nodding in resignation as they cast their

do this! This is treason! You have united against your rightful

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

balconies above.

of t*itters sounded from above as Leopold admonished

“That’s enough Narcissa. Both you, and our

his eyes now dull and full of

dais.

flashed with disdain momentarily before she quickly hid it

to face Ann.

with the distress and

wasn’t for you…”

voice roared. “Princess

in this case. It is your