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

tried to sink

apologize for my presumptuous comment. I did

to dictate your course of action!” Bartholomew answered hastily,

this painful pressure

He had never been successfully forced to submit before in all of his long

Queen’s power was something else

was almost unbearable and it was

prostrating himself on the floor in front

to be exerting any

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

enough to get the information it needed about

environment.

To the best of his understanding, he could only

his loyalty as a

grown so used to having to prod and poke the former

he had obviously made the mistake of

encouragement, and dictating her next

Alpha Queen and it was abundantly clear that she

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

for Bartholomew, he was more than ready to accept

new reality.

It was

Ann allowed it to continue only a little

of satisfaction

with our position a little clearer on things, please arrange

bring the bodies safely inside,

finest guest quarters that we have to

Do you

nodded quickly, thin beads of

as he returned to a standing position,

Greyson once everyone had

warmly.

efforts, Commander Greyson. If you would like to

his men to the corpses, then you and

rest up. You have more

relaxation.”

eyes were wide with shock for a moment

expression.

“My Queen, I don’t want you to think that I’m ungrateful, but…” He

before he was unceremoniously cut

protests now Greyson. I insist, and if that is

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