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

so, your Highness! I apologize

intend to dictate your course of

and remove this painful pressure that had

never been successfully forced to submit before in all of his

Queen’s power was something else

almost unbearable and it was all he could do to

himself from prostrating himself on the floor in

be exerting

It was as if a bird was extending its wings

just enough to get the

environment.

To the best of his understanding, he could

loyalty as a Senior

to having to prod and poke the

he had obviously made the mistake of

and encouragement, and dictating her next

abundantly clear that she was going to rule as

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

had done before her, and for Bartholomew,

new reality.

It was about

to continue only a little longer, before withdrawing it

of

our position a little clearer on

and his men to bring the bodies safely inside, and following that,

a*s*signed the finest guest quarters that we have

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quickly, thin beads of sweat trickling

returned to

Greyson once everyone had returned

warmly.

you for your efforts, Commander Greyson. If you would

lead his men to the corpses,

and rest up. You have

relaxation.”

wide with shock for a moment before he quickly

expression.

I don’t want you to think

was

stop listening to your protests now Greyson. I insist, and if that

make it a direct