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 lower to the

Highness! I apologize for my presumptuous

of action!” Bartholomew answered

appease her and remove this painful pressure that

been successfully forced to submit before in all of his long life,

was something else

in her aura was almost unbearable and it was all he

from prostrating himself on the floor in front of her

be exerting any

as if a bird was extending its wings to test the air around them, no

process, just enough to get the

environment.

To the best of his understanding, he could only a*s*sume that Ann was

his loyalty as

After all, he had grown so used to having

obviously made the mistake of a*s*suming that Ann would require

and encouragement, and dictating

was the Alpha Queen and it was abundantly clear that she was going to

without forcing the Senior Elders to do so in her stead,

done before her, and for Bartholomew, he was more than

new reality.

It was about

Ann allowed it to continue only a little longer, before withdrawing it

of satisfaction

a little clearer on things, please arrange an

and his men to bring the bodies safely inside, and

finest guest quarters that we have

Do

quickly, thin beads

he returned

Greyson once everyone had returned

warmly.

your efforts, Commander

men to the corpses, then you and your

for the evening and rest up. You have more than earned

relaxation.”

for a moment before he

expression.

don’t want you to think that I’m ungrateful,

he was

your protests now Greyson. I insist, and if that

I shall make it a direct order.” Ann stated