Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 98 Return to the Palace

As soon as the Royal Court of Elders had released them into the hands of their specially trained guards, they were escorted back to the palace in an unmarked car with blacked-out windows and no trace of the usual pomp and ceremony that followed them everywhere.

They sat in silence as they headed towards the palace, the guards watching them like hawks with impassive expressions on their faces.

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The trial had been a disaster for all of them, especially Leopold.

This latest installment in the saga of events that revolved around Ada’s obsession with trying to destroy Ann had exposed the long-standing defects and flaws that Narcissa had spent so long cultivating in Leopold’s character.

The time and energy it had taken to chip away at his sense of righteousness, the seduction and whispered persuasion that it had taken to twist his mind with her poisonous words, and the sacrifices of flesh that she had been f0rced to make over the years to bind his heart to hers, ensnaring his wolf in a bottomless void so that she could take control of his every move…

She had been so damn close…

Narcissa raised her eyes carefully to sneak a look at her husband and her heart sank as the cold stare that met her was devoid of all emotion.

been completely undone now that Ada’s lies had been revealed. The trust was gone and with that, the paranoia that

and required careful handling, something

eyes to look at Ada’s sullen countenance as soon as Leopold released her from

intensity of her gaze as she glanced up uncertainly and visibly paled as she met

in big trouble, but there was nothing that she could do until they were in the

was immensely grateful for the protection that these extra guards would provide for her. Although they wouldn’t be able to move against the guards and their plans would have to be put on hold… at least

knew that her mother’s love was entirely conditional on her usefulness, and with the verdict of the trial, her usefulness had

subconsciously and patted her tiny bump soothingly as her eyes pricked with the hot feeling of unshed

to find a way out of this, for her unborn child’s sake. Ada’s stomach

said or felt, this baby was the most important thing in her life and she would

thoughts as the guards moved them fluidly out of the car

above even the king. If anyone dared to move against them in

glumly in through the ornate front doors and through

staff would be whittled down to a skeleton crew now thanks to sanctions imposed during the investigation. Not that Ada minded, it was fewer people to have to keep an eye on. She wouldn’t be accepting food or drink from anyone anytime soon anyway. She had seen how

he strode forward wordlessly and continued

Ada asked in a

didn’t want to be left alone with her mother,

head slightly over his shoulder. He seemed to have aged tremendously in

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