Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

Chapter 38

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.

they deserve and that an innocent child wasn’t

for the traditional gift-giving.” Narcissa trilled and inclined her head towards the Alpha

Ann before swinging his gaze to look apprehensively at

boxes handed to him by one of the

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

filled with malice and contempt toward Ann as she held the items up for the media

These are beautiful, thank you so much! You do me a

gifted were from Ann’s maternal grandmother and the sight of them around her

snapped angrily as a deathly silence filled the

with a mask

Ann? Don’t you like them?” The

with her duplicitous nature, it sounded as if she were merely asking

knew that Ann loved those heirlooms… they were meant for her when she ascended the throne. They were never

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

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

here. Not in front of all these people.” The Alpha King intervened

woman you rejected for this WH*ORE and your

speaking, but insisting

eyes were shining with anticipation as she wrapped her arms around

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

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