Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Chapter 237 Breeding

Linus was brought in under armed escort with the sort of sleazy smirk that made Ann’s skin crawl. Although his appearance gave the impression that he was slightly unhinged, Ann knew that underneath it all, his vile little mind was as sharp and depraved as ever.

He shrugged the guards away angrily as they positioned him at the podium and sneered at them. “When this farce is all over, I’ll take your heads., mark my words.” He hissed viciously as they walked away without a backward glance to their former positions.

Linus’s gaze ran around the circle above before dropping and settling on Ann’s face as a smirk spread across his thin lips.

“Your grace,” He greeted in a tone that was clearly mocking as he inclined his head and quite openly allowed his eyes to roam up and down her body as he licked his lips.

“Dirty Bastard…”

“Shhh!”

“You shhh!”

The voices of Lexi and Allen trickled down to her from above and the faint sigh of resignation that she was sure belonged to Bartholomew followed only seconds after.

Linus raised a single eyebrow in disdain.

“You allowed your pet half-breed to attend? How… quaint.” He sneered into the stony silence that greeted his words.

Ann smiled back at him coldly.

especially when you consider that the majority of shifters are half human and half animal… don’t you think? Doesn’t that make you, and indeed all of us, half

smirk froze on his face as

it in his eyes that he knew there was no way that he could justify the use of

point, Pervy old goat., zero points’ Maeve crowed inside of her head jubilantly as Ann mentally

aware of why you’re here today, Linus,” Ann continued without missing a beat, pausing

farce of a trial I don’t know. Just slap me on the

cooly, emphasizing the word ‘if as he seethed at

He exclaimed angrily, “You can’t be

at him, “Now, you understand

through gritted teeth as

have to say for yourself in your defense?” Ann asked, forcing

was, she wanted to throw him to the rogues and Maeve was quite vocal about her desire to tear him limb from limb, but they couldn’t afford for the Elders that stood against them to get even a whiff of prejudice against him from their part as they would crow about unfair trials at the first inkling. She knew damn well she would lose countless days in preparation for a retrial if

could get him to confess now, then it was save everyone the future headache of a retrial, and she had a sneaking suspicion that the vast majority of the elders were not prepared for the wheels that she had already set in motion behind the

Linus scoffed as the sound of a few titters could be heard from above, “There is no misconduct on my part, your grace. The injuries the omega’s suffered in the line of their duty.. well… it’s unfortunate for them, but standard for

admit to the physical abuse of the

shall repeat myself,” He sneered mockingly, “There is no room for physical abuse allegations if it is part of their job…” he said as he spread his hands before

nodded and

they received their injuries at your hands?” Ann

will I be the last that seeks their

involves causing injury to them then?” Ann asked, having to dig her fingernails into the palm of her hands to stop herself from flying across the floor to claw

If they did as they were