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

his dislike for Lexi clear in

took care of the town of

to a current diplomatic guest…that’s all

cloth it was wrapped in was all a dream as

of Elwood are

hide and seek.” Ann

had raised his

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

found none as they sheepishly avoided his

replied with an almost mocking smile, “There’s a

of. If this has escaped your notice then perhaps the second attack within

to register on your radar

under the intensity of her cool gaze

around the

A female voice rose in

this occur? Have we responded, your grace?”

towards the

less senior Elders away from the

that had never truly been sat at the helm

acted as they were

little power they could for

she would have to eventually reshuffle the

only

post, it should also

themselves in their roles

take time to weed out. There was

her at

to a containment facility. They called for backup and

village was in trouble, fully anticipating an attack on their location at

heard nothing,

there either.” Ann

The Elders were clearly thrown by this news, and the noise in

grew tired of the incessant ringing

all

dissipated almost instantly and with

who

team has already been sent

as we speak to attend both

team already dispatched and

clear out the town, rescuing what survivors

be.” Ann continued,

to arrange this

“As

allied packs in order to make the numbers up and

not hampered

A quiet scoff emanated from somewhere amongst the

would

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

governance of a kingdom run by

All eyes that were visible to Lexi and Ann were fixed on them.

than to announce

imprisoned so quickly and the way