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.

continued trying to coax Ann into seeing

know we didn’t always get along, but I paid attention to everything you liked as we grew up together. Please, Ann… just

forehead wrinkled slightly as she

some sort of ploy to cause chaos for

what if

wave of incredulity at Ann’s naivety swept

you for real right now? After everything that’s happened so far, and your suspicions about them… you’re STILL

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

let me take over and attack them both. Finish this once and for all. There will be

another trap they were trying to set her up in,

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

some reason, Ann had the feeling that Ada wasn’t as

her childhood had been, she hadn’t physically

lot

planned this 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

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

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

downwards and the slight bump of the growing child in her stomach was starting to