Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate By A E Randell Chapter 98
Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell
Chapter 98 Return to the Pce
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 pce in an unmarked car
with cked-out windows and no trace of the usual pomp and ceremony that followed
them everywhere.
They sat in silence as they headed towards the pce, 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.
Thistest installment in the saga of events that revolved around Ada’s obsession with
trying to destroy Ann had exposed the long-standing defects and ws 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.
All of her hard work had beenpletely undone now that Ada’s lies had been
revealed. The trust was gone and with that, the paranoia that her whispered words
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filled with poison and the darkness she had instilled in him would now turn him against
her.
Dark Magick was nothing if not vtile and required careful handling, something her
pathetic daughter still failed to grasp.
Narcissa shifted her eyes to look at Ada’s sullen countenance as soon as Leopold
released her from his disdainful re.
Ada must have felt the intensity of her gaze as she nced up uncertainly and visibly
paled as she met the cold calcting gaze of her mother.
The murderous fury radiated from her and Ada knew she was in big trouble, but there
was nothing that she could do until they were in the rtive safety of the pce.
For once, she 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
ns would have to be put on hold… at least her mother couldn’t murder her in cold
blood where she slept.
Ada might be impulsive and acted rashly, but she wasn’t entirely stupid. She knew
that her mother’s love was entirely conditional on her usefulness, and with the verdict
of the trial, her usefulness had just about run out.
She wrapped her arms around her stomach subconsciously and patted her tiny bump
soothingly as her eyes pricked with the hot feeling of unshed tears, threatening to
burst free.
She had to find a way out of this, for her unborn child’s sake. Ada’s stomach twisted
ufortably.
No matter what her mother said or felt, this baby was the most important thing in her
life and she would fight until her dying breath in order for her baby to see the light of
day.
The car pulled to a stop abruptly, shaking Ada out of her thoughts as the guards
moved them fluidly out of the car and into the pce, ignoring inquiries from the
pce guards and shoving them roughly away.
There was nothing that they could do to go against the Elders Guards, they were
above even the king. If anyone dared to move against them in the line of their duties,
then there would be swift, and brutal consequences for the parties involved.
Leopold, Narcissa, and Ada traipsed glumly in through the ornate front doors and
through the dimly lit corridors.
Their 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 epting food or drink from anyone anytime soon
anyway. She had seen how easily her mother employed her poisons and she refused
to be on the receiving end purely because she was an inconvenience.
Ada’s father said nothing as he strode forward wordlessly and continued toward the
staircase.
“Dad? Are you going straight to bed?” Ada asked in a quiet voice edged with a hint of
panic.
She really didn’t want to be left alone with her mother, especially with the way she was
eyeing her right now.
Leopold paused on the stairs and turned his head slightly over his shoulder. He
seemed to have aged tremendously in the past few hours.
“I’m tired, Ada. I’m tired of it all.” He said wearily, his voice hoarse as he resumed his
“Don’t disturb me tonight… either of you…” He added as four guards fell in behind
him, “Thest thing I want to see right now is the faces of the people that betrayed me
in the worst possible way…”
Narcissa hurried forward to the bottom of the stairs, clutching at the banister
desperately as she shouted after him.
“My love, please, you don’t mean that! We’ve only ever loved you and supported you.
This will all disappear quickly and everything will go back to normal soon. Just give it a
little time and you’ll see..”
Ada’s stomach turned at the desperation in her mother’s voice. She never begged.
Not for anything, nor anyone…
Leopold paused at the top of the stairs and stared down at them both coldly.
There was no warmth in his eyes, no trace of humanity or life anymore as he stared
impassively at them.
Just a cold, grey emptiness, that sent a shiver down Narcissa’s spine.
“I think we have reached the end of whatever…’this’ was, Narcissa. I don’t know you,
nor our daughter anymore. You should prepare to remove yourself to another wing
once the investigation is over.”
“Leopold!” Narcissa wailed, her voice cracking slightly.
“Enough.” He said quietly, yet firmly. “That’s enough, Narcissa, you both have done
enough.”