Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate By A E Randell Chapter 74
Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell
Chapter 74 The Truth
Ann’s face was expressionless as she swallowed nervously.
She hated being under scrutiny at the best of times, but to have so many judgemental
eyes focused on her, the pressure was immense.
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“Look at you! The guilt is written all over your face!” Narcissa hissed before turning to
the office workers gathered at the doorway.
“What are you vultures staring at?! Someone call an ambnce! Why are you all just
standing there?!”
The office workers seemed to be sparked into action, some running for whatever they
couldy their hands on in order to cover Ada’s trembling body and restore some of
her dignity at such a seemingly devastating time, and others hurriedly pulled their
mobile phones out of their pocket and dialed for help.
Ann had to hand it to her, Ada was an incredibly good actress, as sickening as this act
was to witness.
“Just you wait until your father hears about this you ungrateful little brat! I can’t believe
that you would be so cruel! That baby she’s growing inside of her is innocent in the
feud between you two! How could you attack them both so heartlessly?!” Narcissa
fumed as she held Ada’s hand and stroked her forehead gently.
It was the first time that Ann had ever witnessed such a public disy of affection
between the two of them. Behind closed doors, if you disregard the favoritism that
Narcissa showed towards her own daughter, there was very little else to signal that
they were close at all.
‘For Goddess’s sake Ann, say something! Don’t just stand here like a f*uc*king idiot!
What are you doing?!’ Maeve raged internally.
The ferocity of her anger took Ann by surprise and she opened her mouth reflexively.
“It’s really not what it looks like…” Ann stammered hesitantly, to a chorus of scoffs
from various workers and Narcissa herself.
“Oh really? The evidence would prove otherwise! How can you stand there and lie so
brazenly when the evidence of your disgusting temper is all around you? You were
quite clear about not wanting anything that we had to offer as a gesture of goodwill
and look at it! Scattered all over the floor!” Narcissa yelled to murmurs from the
remaining office workers.
“That’s right… I heard herughing at them when they said they’d brought it as a
peace offering when I passed the door earlier.” a normally quiet staff member
muttered to her colleague, staring at Ann warily.
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Eva cleared her throat and quickly stepped forward, taking hold of Ann’s arm gently.
“Come with me, Miss Veritas, I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to be here when the
ambnce arrives.” She said in a worried tone as Ann allowed herself to be led away,
still reeling a little from the enormity of the implications of this.
Eva led her to her own office, with the guards that Adam had stationed following
closely behind with an expression of neutrality on their faces.
Once they had closed the door behind them and Ann had been ushered into a seat,
the guard that had spoken up against Narcissa murmured something to his colleague
who swiftly exited the room and closed the door behind him.
Eva frowned slightly at the burly man but his face remained impassive as he looked at
Ann thoughtfully. “I know this isn’t my ce to say anything Luna, and I could be
is stupid enough to take them at face value. I would like to hear it from you. What
happened in there?”
His voice was gentle, with an almost soothing tone to it and both Ann and Eva looked
up at him in surprise.
It was easy to forget that despite the work these men often did, underneath their fierce
and unforgiving demeanor was just another man, who worked a day job as one
person, and went home to be another version of themselves.
Seeing their bewildered faces, the guard misunderstood and sighed slightly.
“I understand if you think that I’m prying Luna, but you can bet that Alpha Nocturne is
going to want a detailed report, and I’m not one to shirk my duties. Witness
statements are paramount and if I’m honest, I don’t trust the pretender queen or her
c*rotc*h-goblin as far as I can throw them.” He rea*s*sured them as his mouth twisted
into a grimace.
Ann sighed lightly and ma*s*saged her temples with her fingers. Her head ached and
Maeve was raging incessantly in her mind which wasn’t helping.
“I don’t think you’re overstepping, actually, I appreciate your diligence in your
a*s*signed duties,” Ann answered softly as she debated how best to exin what had
happened in there.
She nced towards the door as the sound of paramedics rushing through, and the
bellowing voice of her father reached her ears and at that moment, she felt like a child
again.
It had always been this way, Ada ying the victim and getting Ann into trouble for
things that she hadn’t done. She had shed with her father countless times over little
things and the unfairness of the situation as he always, without hesitation, took Ada’s
side.
She had been miserable as a child because of it but as she got older, she became
sort of indifferent to the disapproving looks and tone of absolute disappointment that
he used when he spoke with her.
If she had to guess, then she would bet that today would be no different. There would
be no questions, only a*s*signed me and repercussions for her, despite her
innocence.
“If it’s all the same to you, I’d like to speak with Adam alone about what exactly went
on in my office. It’s not because I don’t trust you, but there are things that Adam is
aware of, that you are not, and I will leave it to his discretion as to whether or not he
fills you in on the details.” Ann finally answered as she pulled herself from her
thoughts.
The guard didn’t look hurt or offended, he simply nodded slowly.
“As you wish Luna. I have already sent my colleague to notify Alpha Nocturne, and to
observe the… drama in your office. Don’t worry Luna, we’ll get to the bottom of this.”
Ann nodded quietly at his words.
She appreciated the sentiment, but she doubted very much that there was anything
left that could prove her innocence.
It was simply a matter of her word, against Ada’s, andbined with the false
‘evidence’ and scene of destruction that Ada had taken such great care to create, Ann
wasn’t confident that the truth would set her free at all.