Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 98 Return to the Palace

As soon as the Royal Court of Elders had released them into the hands of their specially trained guards, they were escorted back to the palace in an unmarked car with blacked-out windows and no trace of the usual pomp and ceremony that followed them everywhere.

They sat in silence as they headed towards the palace, the guards watching them like hawks with impassive expressions on their faces.

The trial had been a disaster for all of them, especially Leopold.

This latest installment in the saga of events that revolved around Ada’s obsession with trying to destroy Ann had exposed the long-standing defects and flaws that Narcissa had spent so long cultivating in Leopold’s character.

The time and energy it had taken to chip away at his sense of righteousness, the seduction and whispered persuasion that it had taken to twist his mind with her poisonous words, and the sacrifices of flesh that she had been f0rced to make over the years to bind his heart to hers, ensnaring his wolf in a bottomless void so that she could take control of his every move…

She had been so damn close…

Narcissa raised her eyes carefully to sneak a look at her husband and her heart sank as the cold stare that met her was devoid of all emotion.

All of her hard work had been completely undone now that Ada’s lies had been revealed. The trust was gone and with that, the paranoia that her whispered words filled with poison and the darkness she had instilled in him would now turn him against her.

volatile and required careful handling, something

look at Ada’s sullen countenance as soon as Leopold released her from

she glanced up uncertainly and visibly paled as she met

murderous fury radiated from her and Ada knew she was in big trouble, but there

would provide for her. Although they wouldn’t be able to move against the guards and their plans would have to

love was entirely conditional on her usefulness, and with the

as her eyes pricked with the hot feeling of unshed tears, threatening to burst

of this, for her unborn child’s sake. Ada’s

and she would fight until her dying breath in order for her baby to see

car pulled to a stop abruptly, shaking Ada out of her thoughts as the guards moved them fluidly out of the car and into the palace, ignoring inquiries from the palace guards and

the king. If anyone dared to move against

the

to a skeleton crew now thanks to sanctions imposed during the investigation. Not that Ada minded, it was fewer people to have to keep an eye on. She wouldn’t be accepting food or drink from anyone anytime soon anyway. She had seen how easily her mother employed her poisons and she refused to be on the

father said nothing as he strode forward wordlessly and continued

in a quiet voice edged with

want to be left alone with her mother, especially with the way

head slightly over his shoulder. He seemed to have aged tremendously in