Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

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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.

talked a while, Ann wasn’t happy about us showing up unannounced, 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

snorted. In her opinion, her acting was terrible and she could only hope that the elders would

me that the little WH*ORE can make such bold claims in front of the Elder Council you know? She 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 put on us, falter for even a second, I would have f0rced control and done some

faltered because of the innocent baby

sitting sullenly at Ann’s side as she watched with a

Lady Ada. ‘Lost it’ could encomp@ssmany things. The council requires the cold hard

stiffen as she sniffed loudly and pretended to compose herself,

just… it hurts that my sister would do this to me… to my unborn

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

they flicked upwards in the general direction of the voice that had spoken out before she quickly averted her gaze and

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 over my head…” She reeled the accusations off one

only silence answered

heavily, the next thing I remember was my mother crouched over me and… the blood between my legs…” Ada sobbed loudly

tests showed that there was nothing wrong with either you or the child, am I correct?” A

the coldness with which she

under the guise of a potential violence induced miscarriage, the consultant in question gave witness testimony that you seemed entirely unaffected once alone in your room with

Ada paled almost instantly.

testimony…” she stammered hesitantly as she looked to her father