Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 92 The Silene

Ada stood at the lectern with her eyes lowered and her arms wrapped protectively around her belly. She was nervous and it showed.

“Lady Ava, you bring serious charges against your step¬sister to this court.” The female voice stated.

Title of the document

Ada simply nodded without raising her eyes.

“So, in your own words, tell us exactly what happened in the room with Ann.”

Ada took a shaky breath as Ann turned her gaze toward where she stood. Their eyes met for the briefest of moments and all Ann saw was the pure unadulterated hatred that burned there, before it was quickly replaced with the all too familiar, doe-eyed innocent look that usually graced her features.

“Well, we went to see Ann with the intention of smoothing things over. I at least wanted to try one more time to make peace with her. I know I did wrong, and if I could turn back the clock then I would do things differently but… wishing things would be different… doesn’t actually change anything.” Ada said in a small voice as she sighed deeply and raised her eyes to glance at Ann as if she truly meant what she said.

“Things had been going well, she had agreed to see us …at least speak to us and we followed her into her office in good faith with the basket of goodies we had made for her…more of a symbolic gesture. I wanted to do something nice for her… to show how sincere I was. So I put together a list of treats that she enjoyed as a child and spent a few days putting the gift basket together for her.” Ada continued quietly with a wistful smile.

but she hadn’t thrown us out, so I thought that there was some hope at least for a reconciliation… as did my mother. She left to get coffee and find Ann’s a*s*sistant… Emma, I think her name was…

In her opinion, her acting was terrible and she could only hope that

should be grateful that we didn’t lose it… as much as she deserved it… because I can promise you now, if she had even let that… enchantment or whatever it was she

would have faltered because of the innocent baby she carries… you’re

huffed in response as she let out a stream of expletives before sitting sullenly at Ann’s

encomp@ssmany things. The council requires the cold

loudly and pretended to

my sister would do this to me… to

sister when your affair with her fated mate was discovered…” The ancient voice comment dryly, the already tense atmosphere, thickening even

the general direction of the voice that had spoken out before she quickly

body that she could get a clear shot at. The door was locked so I couldn’t get out and no matter how much I begged, she wouldn’t stop. She threw me against the walls, the windows, smashed a heavy plant pot

silence

before sighing heavily, the next thing I remember was my mother crouched over me and… the blood between my legs…” Ada sobbed loudly as if traumatized at the very memory of it and Ann couldn’t help

was nothing wrong with either you or the child, am I correct?”

balked, not having anticipated the coldness with which she was being

potential violence induced miscarriage, the

Ada paled almost instantly.

you mean… what witness testimony…” she stammered

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