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.

deserve and that an innocent

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

unwillingly as he cast a guilty glance toward Ann before swinging his gaze to look apprehensively at Ada, Narcissa, and

by one of the

but when Ann realized what exactly

the jewelry set was unveiled and she flicked a look filled with malice and contempt toward Ann as

you so much! You do me a great

of them around her neck and in her hands ignited a fury in Ann that

off.” Ann snapped angrily as a deathly silence

p@inted her face with

Ann? Don’t you like them?” The tone

if she were merely asking an innocent question, but her words were

her

the jewelry that her grandmother and mother had worn… the only real memories she had left from

Those aren’t yours and you know it…”

people.” The Alpha King intervened lowly, the guilt clear

for this WH*ORE and your bastard child!”

wasn’t speaking, but

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

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

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