Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate Chapter 184
Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell
Chapter 184 You Will Regret
With the Omega’s settledfortably in their rooms, Ann left two guards outside each of their doors
with strict instructions not to let anyone in or out other than herself or Adam.
They made their way to the entrance hall in a grim silence. The horror that these girls had been
subjected to over such a long period of time would take years to fix. She couldn’t believe that her father
could have been so impassive about it all.
It was just yet another crime to add to Narcissa’s long list of transgression’s and when it came to the
time for her to answer for her crimes again, Ann would not grant her the mercy of a quick death, she
intended to make her suffer as much as her people had suffered under her rule.
The Elders turned to greet Ann with deep bows and Ann used this time to search out Bartholomew,
who had positioned himself at one of the exits to the entrance hall with a small retinue of guards.
A quick nce to her right revealed the staircase lined with the royal guard, and behind her, her own
guard waited stoic and ready for the confrontation that they knew wasing.
Ann closed the distance quickly, her aura swirling around her as Maeve sat side by side in her eyes
with her, her golden irises burning brightly on one side, instilling a sense of unease in the Elder’s that
were closest to her. Bartholomew murmured something to the guards at his side and began to make
his way through the crowd. Ann was relying on him to indicate which of those gathered here was Elder
Linus. All she had to go on was that he was a male and that made up approximately half of all the
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She narrowed her eyes as Bartholomew came to a stop next to a hooded man, and nodded slightly
with his head, indicating that this was the man that she sought.
“Elder Linus!” Ann’s voice rang out loudly, echoing around the vast hallway and amplifying the sound.
The man next to Bartholomew turned his head slightly toward her and reached up slowly, lowering his
hood as he regarded Ann with what could only be described as contempt.
“Yes, my Queen?” He answered, his voice dripping with sarcasm as he met her stare with a boldness
that showed he had been allowed to do as he pleased for far too long.
“I have some questions for you regarding your interactions with the Omega’s in service within the
Enve,” Ann answered coldly, with Adam standing at her side, his wolf’s aura interweaving with Ann’s
as it rippled through the hall.
A faint murmur arose from the elders a*s*sembled and Linus’s face split into a mocking sneer.
“Really? The Omega’s? Imand, and they serve. It’s incredibly simple, your highness, what is there
to question?”
Ann clenched her fists at her side, silently willing Maeve to reign her anger in. He knew why she was
here, and he didn’t care. He was openly mocking her.
Privately Ann agreed with Maeve that the Luna’s justice would be incredibly appropriate right about
now, but she refused to sink to his level.
“Don’t y games with me, Linus.” She hissed, “I know what you did, and are still doing. It ends now.
Guards! Arrest Elder Linus and take him to the holding cells below.”
With those words, shocked gasps arose from the Elders surrounding them, and cries of protest were
shouted as the guards moved in towards him.
Linus never moved, nor broke eye contact with Ann as the guards forced their way through the crush of
bodies objecting and pushing against their advance.
Ann had expected some resistance, but not as much as was being disyed at this moment. Linus
grinned as the cuffs closed around his wrist andughed lightly, never breaking his stare that was
fixated on Ann.
“You will regret this, little Queen. You have no idea who you are going up against.” He shouted casually
as the guards began to lead him away.
Ann could feel her heart beating rapidly inside her chest with the adrenaline of the moment and she
was suddenly grateful for Adam’s presence beside her.
Bartholomew smiled warmly at her, the sight rea*s*suring and encouraging, as she inhaled deeply and
made her way to the front of the confused and irate elders.
She held her hands up for silence as she prepared to address the many faces that looked to her for an
exnation.
“Elder Linus has been used of very serious crimes against the Omega’s that work here.” Ann began
as a few snorts were heard amidst the low murmurs.
She narrowed her eyes and continued, embracing Maeve’s confidence to help her get through this first
hurdle.
“I will not tolerate the abuse of our Omega’s who serve us faithfully. I also refuse to tolerate the r**e and
murder of any person who dwells within our kingdom. The fact that I am having to announce this so
publicly speaks volumes as to how this kingdom has been run underneath my father’s weak
leadership.” She continued, her voice gaining strength the longer she spoke.
“The fact that none of you acted on this atrocity that has, by all ounts, gone on unchecked for the
past five years tells me two things. Either you wereplicit in the crime itself, or you werecent
enough in your duties that the Omega’s felt they were no longer able to trust in you, and your
protection.”
The hall fell silent at her furious words, and many of the elders a*s*sembled bowed their heads in
shame. “You are Elders of the royal Enve. It is your duty to serve the interests of the people in the
kingdom and protect them from tyranny. Yet you have all allowed a murderer and a r****t to walk among
you unchecked.” She spat with disgust.
“This ends today. Any member of the Enve who is not willing to act in the interests of the weak and
the vulnerable, who has no interest in protecting them from exploitation and harm, then leave now, for
you are not wee here!” She roared into the heavy silence that had descended.
Not a single person moved as she stood before them, their heads remained bowed and their eyes were
firmly fixed on the floor.
“I have all the evidence that I need to conduct a trial and I will handpick the elders who will preside over
the case at the earliest opportunity” Ann stated firmly as she cast her eyes over the pitiful figures before
her. “Do you have any questions?” she challenged as she waited patiently for an answer.
But the voice that answered her was not familiar to her and sounded almost amused at the situation. “I
have a question,” a voice spoke from behind her as she whirled furiously to meet the owner of the
voice, only
to realize with a sinking heart that amongst all of the chaos, their visitors had arrived and entered the
hallwaypletely unnoticed.
“Am I to expect that all of your weing parties are conducted this way? Or is it that we are part of
the privileged few who get to see the famed Alpha Queen in action?” Alpha Felix asked with an impish
smile as he regarded the scene with mild amusement.