Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 98 Return to the Palace

As soon as the Royal Court of Elders had released them into the hands of their

specially trained guards, they were escorted back to the palace in an unmarked car

with blacked-out windows and no trace of the usual pomp and ceremony that followed

them everywhere.

They sat in silence as they headed towards the palace, the guards watching them like

hawks with impassive expressions on their faces.

Title of the document

The trial had been a disaster for all of them, especially Leopold.

This latest installment in the saga of events that revolved around Ada’s obsession with

trying to destroy Ann had exposed the long-standing defects and flaws that Narcissa

had spent so long cultivating in Leopold’s character.

The time and energy it had taken to chip away at his sense of righteousness, the

seduction and whispered persuasion that it had taken to twist his mind with her

poisonous words, and the sacrifices of flesh that she had been f0rced to make over

the years to bind his heart to hers, ensnaring his wolf in a bottomless void so that she

could take control of his every move…

She had been so damn close…

Narcissa raised her eyes carefully to sneak a look at her husband and her heart sank

as the cold stare that met her was devoid of all emotion.

All of her hard work had been completely undone now that Ada’s lies had been

revealed. The trust was gone and with that, the paranoia that her whispered words

with poison and the darkness she had instilled in him

her.

was nothing if not volatile and required

still failed to

look at

released her from his disdainful

must have felt the intensity of her gaze as she glanced up uncertainly

met the cold calculating gaze of her

murderous fury radiated from her and Ada knew she was

could do until they were in the relative safety of the

once, she was immensely grateful for the protection that these extra guards

for her. Although they wouldn’t be able to move against the guards

be put on hold… at least her mother couldn’t murder her in

blood where

be impulsive and acted rashly, but she

entirely conditional on her usefulness, and

her usefulness had just about

arms around her stomach subconsciously and patted her

with the hot feeling of unshed

burst free.

to find a way out of this,

uncomfortably.

said or felt, this baby was the most important thing

breath in order

day.

pulled to a stop abruptly, shaking Ada out of her thoughts as the

out of the car and into the palace,

guards and

nothing that they could do to go against

the king. If anyone dared to move

then there would be swift, and

traipsed glumly in through

the dimly

staff would be whittled down to a skeleton crew

that Ada minded, it was fewer people to have

on. She wouldn’t be

her

on the receiving end

he

staircase.

going straight to bed?” Ada asked