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.

beamed hopefully at her as she continued trying to

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

forehead wrinkled slightly as she chewed

be some sort of ploy to

if it

almost ch*oked on her indignation as a wave of

that’s happened so far, and

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

think you should let me take over and attack them both. Finish this once and for all. There will be nothing left of either of them by the time I’m

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

completely then her 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, enabling her to

had the feeling that Ada wasn’t as skilled with her

had been, she hadn’t physically harmed Ann, when she could have gotten

restrained and a lot cleverer

it causes, we’ll find a way to overcome it. But for now, it’s

making 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

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

of the growing child in her