Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 157 The Best Person to Ask

The air positively hummed as her aura rippled through the room and the people within

dropped to their knees in front of her, including those that had done no wrong.

Ann felt a pang of guilt but did her best to brush it away.

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It was less than ideal, but if it was spoken of outside of this room, then it would be

widely known that Ann was no pushover, and would happily act before the Elders got

a chance to do so.

Perhaps Maeve was right and more direct action was necessary. Her father had been

a weak ruler in later years and perhaps he had allowed them a little too much freedom

in dictating how things were run.

The Enclave was an ancient inst*itution that protected the Kingdom from tyrant rulers.

They were never meant to make the decisions for the Kings and Queens, merely to

ensure that justice was upheld and that the Royal line did not abuse its power to the

detriment of the general population.

Ann calmed her raging fury and did her best to speak calmly. Though her tone was

laced with a deadly undercurrent.

“I will see for myself just what exactly that b***h has cooked up this time,

Bartholomew, and when we finally catch up with her, I promise you this; not a single

thing will stand between Maeve and I when we come face to face with her. I fully

intend to be the one ripping her throat out with our bare teeth when the time comes.

Am I clear?”

Maeve let loose a low warning growl from deep within Ann’s chest as Bartholomew

to sink

Highness! I apologize for my presumptuous comment. I did

course of action!” Bartholomew

her and remove this painful pressure that had settled over

forced to submit

power was something

in her aura was almost unbearable and

prostrating himself on the floor in

exerting

a bird was extending its wings

the process, just enough to get the information

environment.

he could only a*s*sume that Ann

as a

had grown so used to having to prod and poke the former

mistake of a*s*suming

encouragement, and dictating her next

the Alpha Queen and it was abundantly

without forcing the Senior Elders to

her, and for Bartholomew, he was more than ready

new reality.

was about

to continue only a little longer, before withdrawing

of satisfaction from

“Now, with our position a little clearer on things, please

bodies safely inside, and following

guest quarters that we have to offer

Do you

quickly, thin beads of sweat trickling

his forehead as he returned to a standing position,

face Greyson once everyone had returned to

warmly.

for your efforts, Commander Greyson. If you would

Bartholomew’s instructions and lead his men to the corpses, then

the evening and rest up. You

relaxation.”

shock for a

expression.

to think that I’m

was unceremoniously

Then I’ll stop listening to your protests now Greyson. I

then I shall make it a direct order.”