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.

at her as she continued trying

see? It’s all your favorite cakes and sweet treats from when you were a child. I know we didn’t always get along, but I paid attention to everything

wrinkled slightly as she

going to be some sort of ploy to cause chaos for you again, Ann.’

if

on her indignation as a wave

and your suspicions about them… you’re STILL

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

once and for all. There will be nothing left of either of them by the time I’m done.’ Maeve roared

fury, but it made sense to Ann. She knew this was probably another trap they were trying to set her up in,

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

poison, as was Ada, but for some reason, Ann had the feeling that Ada wasn’t as skilled with her

miserable as her childhood had been, she hadn’t physically

and a lot cleverer with her manipulation

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

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

Ann in the same wide-eyed innocent and pleading

and the slight bump of the growing child in her stomach was starting to show under the soft material