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

had instilled in him

her.

nothing if not volatile and

still failed to

to look at Ada’s sullen countenance as soon

her from his disdainful

the intensity of her gaze

met the cold calculating gaze of

Ada

could do until they were in

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

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

plans would have to be put on hold… at least her mother couldn’t murder

blood where

acted rashly, but she

her mother’s love was entirely conditional on

her usefulness

her arms around her stomach

soothingly as her eyes pricked with the hot feeling of unshed

burst free.

She had to find a way out of this, for her unborn child’s

uncomfortably.

No matter what her mother said or felt, this baby was the most important

and she would fight until her dying breath in order for her baby

day.

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

of the car and into the palace, ignoring inquiries from

guards and

that they could do to go against the Elders Guards, they

king. If anyone dared to move against them in the

swift, and brutal consequences for

glumly

through the dimly

would be whittled down to a skeleton crew now

investigation. Not that Ada minded, it was fewer people to have

be accepting food

easily her mother employed her

the receiving end purely because

said nothing as he strode forward wordlessly and

staircase.

Are you going straight to bed?” Ada asked in a quiet