Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 38 The Traditional Gift-giving

“Please, everyone, if you would like to move through to the banqueting hall, we’ll continue there,” Narcissa announced to the remaining people in the ballroom. “We have another announcement to make and the traditional gift-giving between the Alpha King and his daughter.”

Ann rolled her eyes as Lexi linked her arm through hers and forcibly coerced her through the small entryway and into the banquet hall.

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The Royal family sat at the head table as the banquet was well underway.

Before long, Narcissa stood and called everyone’s attention.

“I’d like to propose a toast before the gift-giving.” She said graciously as she raised her glassand the rest of the room hastened to follow.

“Here’s to the long and happy marriage of Ada and Brad, and the long and healthy lives of their pups. The marriage signifies the strengthening of our kind and brings us together in an alliance not only of diplomacy but also of blood… please, drink to the happy couple.” Narcissa beamed as she gulped the liquid in her glass.

Ada elbowed Brad in his side and whispered furiously as he reluctantly did the same. Ann also gulped her drink, but she refused to raise her glass.

hoped they both got what they deserve and that an innocent child wasn’t

for the traditional gift-giving.” Narcissa trilled and inclined

guilty glance toward Ann before swinging his gaze to look apprehensively at

to him by one of the servants and Ann watched carefully

Ann realized what exactly was being given, her mouth gaped open and she stood

mask of joy as the jewelry set was unveiled and she flicked a look filled with malice and contempt toward Ann as she held the items up for the media present

are beautiful, thank you so much! You do

had been gifted were from Ann’s maternal grandmother and the sight of them around her neck and in her hands ignited a fury in

off.” Ann snapped angrily as a deathly silence filled the

her face with a mask

Don’t you like them?” The tone she used was a perfect

her duplicitous nature, it sounded as if she were merely asking an innocent question, but her words were laced with

for her when she ascended the throne.

jewelry that her grandmother and mother had worn… the only real memories she had left from either of them, and Ada knew

give you one chance to take them off, Ada. Those aren’t yours and you know it…” Ann growled out lowly, feeling Maeve’s anger begin to

front of all these people.” The Alpha King

MY mother! The woman you rejected for this

wasn’t speaking, but insisting on surging

arms around her stomach protectively and transformed her face into a mask of

you so angry?” Ada pleaded in a pitiful voice, the emotion in her voice at odds with the emotion in

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