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

hand you over to my husband for the traditional gift-giving.” Narcissa trilled and

glance toward Ann before swinging his gaze to look

took the prepared boxes handed to him by one of the servants and Ann watched carefully as

what exactly was being given, her mouth gaped open and

was unveiled and she flicked a look filled with malice and contempt toward Ann as she held the items up for

so much! You

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

as a deathly

her face with a mask

wrong, Ann? Don’t you like them?” The tone

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

loved those heirlooms… they were meant for her when

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

chance to take them off, Ada. Those aren’t yours and you know

in front of all these people.” The Alpha King intervened lowly, the guilt

insane? Those are my mother’s! Those are MY heirlooms from MY mother! The woman you rejected for this WH*ORE and your bastard child!” Ann roared furiously, feeling Maeve push forward and try

strange… Maeve wasn’t speaking, but insisting on surging

with anticipation as she wrapped her arms around her stomach protectively

I don’t understand… why are you so angry?” Ada pleaded in a pitiful voice, the emotion in her voice at odds with the emotion

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