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

disdainfully, his dislike for Lexi

of the Alpha that took care

a current diplomatic

blood-soaked cloth it was wrapped in was all

yet… perhaps the inhabitants of

playing a game of hide and seek.” Ann sneered

that had raised his

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

none as they

replied with an almost mocking smile, “There’s

notice then

also failed to register on your radar

head under the intensity of her cool gaze and

ripple around

“What happened?” A female voice rose in

occur? Have we responded,

somewhere towards

Elders away from the front

that had never truly been sat

were supposed

power they

to eventually reshuffle the

should not only be decided

have held the post, it should also take into account the diligence with

themselves in

time to weed out. There was no quick

available to her

“It was close to a containment facility. They called for backup and

an attack on their location

radioed in, we have heard

either.” Ann

The Elders were clearly thrown by this news,

of the incessant ringing

them all

instantly and with a satisfied smile, Lexi

eyes falling on those who still offered their

already been sent to

assembled as we speak to attend both

backup they can and to the team already dispatched

opposite direction to the border and clear out the

continued, her

“We would have been able to arrange this sooner

“As

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

our efforts are not hampered

emanated from somewhere amongst the elders, and

would be accused of

the f**k would a filthy half-breed know about

run by wolves. You

and Ann were fixed on them. Even if they

Elders were smarter than

been imprisoned so quickly and the way that Cornelius was dealt