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

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 grew up together. Please, Ann…

slightly as she

to be some sort of ploy to

what if

on her indignation as a wave of incredulity at Ann’s

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

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

and attack them both. Finish this once and for all. There will

her fury, but 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 be able to enter the castle

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 craft

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

restrained and a lot cleverer with her manipulation than

what they 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 that they continue thinking of me as the clueless

imbecile, Ann, I think you’re 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

same wide-eyed innocent and pleading expression that had gotten her everything that she had wanted in

the slight bump of the growing child in her stomach was starting