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 would now turn him

her.

nothing if not volatile and required careful

still

her eyes to look at Ada’s sullen countenance as soon as

her from his disdainful

the intensity of her gaze as she glanced up uncertainly and

paled as she met the cold calculating gaze

fury radiated from her and Ada knew

until they were in the relative

for the protection that

wouldn’t be able to move

would have to be put on hold… at least

blood where

rashly, but she wasn’t entirely stupid.

entirely conditional

trial, her usefulness had

arms around her stomach subconsciously and patted her

soothingly as her eyes pricked with the hot feeling of unshed

burst free.

of this, for

uncomfortably.

felt, this baby

breath in order for her baby to see the light

day.

abruptly, shaking Ada

of the car and into the palace, ignoring

and shoving

could do to go against

the king. If anyone dared to move against them in

be swift, and brutal consequences

Leopold, Narcissa, and Ada traipsed glumly in through the ornate

the dimly lit

would be whittled down to

imposed during the investigation. Not that Ada minded, it was fewer people

be accepting food or drink from anyone

her mother employed her poisons and she

be on the receiving end purely because she

as he

staircase.

you going straight to bed?” Ada asked in a