Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 222 You are Wrong

The murmurs in the council chamber had faded to an almost deafening silence as Ann

and Lexi made their way to their allotted seats at the front of the room.

Although the Elders wouldn’t have noticed, as Ann took her seat, she picked up the

minute details in Lexi’s body language that showed just how uncomfortable she was in

this position, but she hid it well.

To the casual observer, she would still appear as the fiery and opinionated halfDaemon that people had heard so many whispers about lately.

“Thank you all for coming.” Ann’s voice cut across the chamber, echoing loudly above

their heads. “It’s not as if we had much choice, your grace. If you could give us a little

more notice…”

“Oh, it’s notice you want?” Ann smiled serenely although her eyes flashed with a

dangerous light as Maeve simmered below the surface, “Perhaps if you had cleared

the Rogues at the first instance then meetings wouldn’t have to be called so abruptly.”

The rustle of cloaks could be heard and awkward muttered apologies as they cleared

their throats and waited for

Ann to continue.

“It brings me no delight in pulling you all up on your shortcomings whilst you managed

the kingdom under my father’s rule, but it cannot be glossed over that the issues we

face now are largely due to your incompetence. My father, as terrible as his reign was,

was one man, there are close to a hundred of you Elders and you cannot tell me that

not one of you could act to intervene.” Ann continued levelly as she cast her eyes over

those gathered before her.

“As a result, we are currently facing attacks on two fronts..”

“We know this your Grace, and we have been working diligently to find a solution…”

“Have you?” Lexi snorted, her voice cold, “Because the attacks are still happening and

people are still dying.”

“There has not been an attack since before Felix arrived. Well, not one where we

suffered significant casualties. There is plenty of time to..” the elder sneered

for Lexi clear in his

head of the Alpha that took care of the

neatly, and presented to a current

it was wrapped in was all a

breakfast. Better yet… perhaps the inhabitants of Elwood are not in

playing a game of hide and seek.” Ann sneered as she cut off

had

we weren’t aware of…” He stuttered helplessly as he looked to

none as they

with an almost mocking smile, “There’s a lot that you

this has escaped your notice then

register on your

lowered his head under the intensity of her cool

ripple around the

“What happened?” A female voice rose in

occur? Have we responded, your grace?” A

somewhere towards

less senior Elders away from the front seats seemed to be

It was those that had never truly been sat

kingdom and had acted as they were supposed to in their positions,

what little power they could

knew that she would have to eventually

allocated their positions, seniority should not only be decided by the

you have held the post, it should also take into account the

themselves in their roles

blatant corruption would, however, take time to weed out. There was no

her at the present

They called for backup and notified

village was in trouble, fully anticipating an

first radioed in, we have heard nothing,

either.”

were clearly thrown by this news, and the noise in

higher until Lexi grew tired of the incessant ringing of their

all for

almost instantly and with a satisfied smile, Lexi

who still offered their disgruntled

team has already been

teams being assembled as we speak to attend both sites.

team already dispatched and the

the border and clear

may be.” Ann continued, her voice soft

arrange this sooner if

drastically.” Lexi seethed, “As

Moon and a few other allied packs in order to make the numbers up

not hampered by a lack of

scoff emanated from somewhere amongst the elders,

terrified that they would be

what the f**k would a filthy

a kingdom run by

to Lexi and Ann were fixed on them.

Elders were smarter than to announce it so publicly after

and the way that Cornelius was dealt with at