Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 74 The Truth

Ann’s face was expressionless as she swallowed nervously.

She hated being under scrutiny at the best of times, but to have so many judgemental eyes focused on her, the pressure was immense.

“Look at you! The guilt is written all over your face!” Narcissa hissed before turning to the office workers gathered at the doorway.

“What are you vultures staring at?! Someone call an ambulance! Why are you all just standing there?!”

The office workers seemed to be sparked into action, some running for whatever they could lay their hands on in order to cover Ada’s trembling body and restore some of her dignity at such a seemingly devastating time, and others hurriedly pulled their mobile phones out of their pocket and dialed for help.

Ann had to hand it to her, Ada was an incredibly good actress, as sickening as this act was to witness.

“Just you wait until your father hears about this you ungrateful little brat! I can’t believe that you would be so cruel! That baby she’s growing inside of her is innocent in the feud between you two! How could you attack them both so heartlessly?!” Narcissa fumed as she held Ada’s hand and stroked her forehead gently.

It was the first time that Ann had ever witnessed such a public display of affection between the two of them. Behind closed doors, if you disregard the favoritism that Narcissa showed towards her own daughter, there was very little else to signal that they were close at all.

stand here like a f*uc*king idiot! What are you doing?!’

her anger took Ann by surprise and she opened her

looks like…” Ann stammered hesitantly, to a

prove otherwise! How can you stand there and lie so brazenly when the evidence of your disgusting temper is all around you? You were quite clear about not wanting anything that we had to offer as a

her laughing at them when they said they’d brought it as a peace offering when I passed the door earlier.” a normally quiet staff member muttered to her

cleared her throat and quickly stepped forward, taking hold of

when the ambulance arrives.” She said in a

guards that Adam had stationed following closely behind with an expression of

had closed the door behind them and Ann had been ushered into a seat, the guard that had

be completely wrong, but I don’t think I am. Appearances can be misleading if someone is stupid enough to take them at face value. I would like to hear it from

almost soothing tone to it and both Ann and

often did, underneath their fierce and unforgiving demeanor was just another man, who worked a day job as one person, and went home to be another version of

faces, the guard

Alpha Nocturne is going to want a detailed report, and I’m not one to shirk my duties. Witness statements are paramount and if I’m honest, I don’t trust the pretender queen or her c*rotc*h-goblin as far as I can throw them.” He rea*s*sured them as his mouth twisted

temples with her fingers. Her head ached and Maeve was raging incessantly in her mind which

duties,” Ann answered softly as she debated