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.

hopefully at her as she continued trying to

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 you liked as we

as she chewed

This is going to be some sort of ploy to cause chaos for you again,

if

wave of incredulity at Ann’s

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

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,

think you should let me take over and attack them both. Finish this once and for all.

Ann. She knew this was probably another trap they were trying to set her up in,

of their schemes and at least for now, if anything untoward

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

and as miserable as her childhood had been, she hadn’t physically harmed Ann, when she could have gotten rid of her

a lot cleverer with her manipulation than her

have planned this time. Whatever it is, whatever issues it causes, we’ll find a way to overcome it. But for now, it’s better

call Lexi. At least she might be able to get through to you. If nothing else at

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 show