Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

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‘So much for a drama-free day.’ Maeve snorted sarcastically.

Ann stood at the office door with a blank expression on her face as she watched the chaos in front of her with mild amusement.

Narcissa was being manhandled by the guards that Adam had put in place, completely preventing her from proceeding down the corridor as Ada watched with wide eyes and an expression of frustration written all over her face as she hovered helplessly in the background.

Suddenly her eyes flicked up and locked with Ann’s and her face morphed into a simpering, pitiful-looking expression as she reached her arms out towards her, holding up a large basket in her direction.

“Please, Ann, I just want to make amends. Look, I brought a peace offering.” She said as she lifted the cloth covering the top of the basket and tilted it slightly so that Ann could see the contents.

trying to

a child. I know we didn’t always get along, but I paid

slightly as she chewed

you dare! This is going to be some sort of ploy to cause chaos

if

almost ch*oked on her indignation as a wave of incredulity at Ann’s naivety swept over

now? After everything that’s happened so far, and your

still suspect them of everything we talked about, but they don’t know that I hold suspicions about them. All they know is that I’m still hurt and angry about Ada’s betrayal, but how else am I going to be able to gather information if I shut them out

once and for all. There will be nothing left of

were trying to set her up in, but how else was she going to

her father would be completely at the mercy of their schemes and at least for now, if anything untoward happened, she at least

some reason, Ann had the feeling that

her childhood had been, she hadn’t physically harmed

restrained and a lot cleverer with her manipulation than

time. Whatever it is, whatever issues it causes, we’ll find a way to overcome it. But for now, it’s better that they continue thinking of me as the clueless and pathetically forgiving person that I used to

the wrong decision. As soon as this is over, I demand you call Lexi. At least she might be able to get through to you. If nothing else at least I’ll have the satisfaction of listening to her tear s*tri*ps off you.’ Maeve fumed before shutting the link down violently without

on Ann in the same wide-eyed innocent and pleading expression that had gotten her everything that she

drifted downwards and the slight bump of the growing child in her stomach