Both Ann and Adam were late leaving in the morning. It was evident to all who saw them that they simply couldn't keep their hands off one another, even as they hurriedly ate their breakfast before dashing out the door. Anyone who may have had the slightest doubt about their relationship status would have had their worries put to rest at the sight of them together. Even the Omega's had noticed the slight change in them. Although they had been touchy-feely beforehand, their appetites for one another seemed to be insatiable at the moment and their loud performance in the bedroom yesterday as well as their public displays of affection over breakfast only fuelled the rumors about the possibility of the pitter-patter of tiny paws in the Packhouse. As Adam pulled up at the entrance of the towering block of offices, he glanced across at her with a frown, causing her to chuckle. "What's wrong now? If you're still wanting to have your fill of me then you'll just have to wait until to
Narcissa's shrieks echoed down the corridor as Ann pushed herself out of her chair reluctantly and made her way over to the office door, glancing at her watch as she did so. Thirty minutes she had been here and already the day was getting off to a terrible start. 'So much for a drama-free day.' Maeve snorted sarcastically. Ann stood at the office door with a blank expression on her face as she watched the chaos in front of her with mild amusement. Narcissa was being manhandled by the guards that Adam had put in place, completely preventing her from proceeding down the corridor as Ada watched with wide eyes and an expression of frustration written all over her face as she hovered helplessly in the background. Suddenly her eyes flicked up and locked with Ann's and her face morphed into a simpering, pitiful-looking expression as she reached her arms out towards her, holding up a large basket in her direction. "Please, Ann, I just want to make amends. Look, I brought a peace
Narcissa froze as Ann watched the confrontation with interest. She hadn't really thought too much about how the population felt about a non-shifter inheriting the position of Luna Queen. But this dialogue brought a slight smirk to her lips despite her attempts to suppress it. Maeve snickered gleefully inside of her head as they watched a murderous-looking cloud descend over Narcissa's face. Narcissa turned slowly to face him and glowered fiercely. "Bold words for a lowly ranked guard in an office." She sneered, "I wonder how my husband will react when he finds out about the dissent amongst the lower ranks." Instead of backing off, the guard snorted and narrowed his eyes, the swirling irises of his wolf visible even to Ann at the distance she was from them. "With any luck, the Alpha King will come to his senses and get rid of the things he should have done a long time ago." He sneered. Narcissa visibly paled as Maeve whooped excitedly in her head and Ann couldn't help but
Almost instantly Ada's face seemed to darken at the sound of her mother's footsteps click-clacking away from the office and disappearing down the corridor. Her pouty lips curled into a sneer of disgust as she narrowed her eyes at Ann. "You think you're so fucking perfect don't you?" Ada spat furiously, the full force of her hatred burning clearly in her eyes as she glared at Ann intently. Ann laughed suddenly, an ironic sound that seemed harsh in the quiet of her office, and completely out of place given the statement that Ada had just made. "And there she is." Ann smirked, almost triumphantly, "I knew the real you was hiding under there. What is this? Keeping up the pretense of a remorseful, vulnerable woman so that my staff takes pity on you?" "Shut up! I don't know how you got Adam wrapped around your little finger, but he was supposed to be mine!" Ada hissed furiously. Ann laughed again as she raised a mocking eyebrow at her. "Adam was supposed to be yours? In what fr
"Ada, don't do this..." Ann said lowly through gritted teeth as she held Maeve's furious attempt to take over at bay. Ada chuckled lightly as she tipped over the potted plant on the floor near the door, and crouched next to it, shaking the ceramic pot free from the plant and examining it in her hands thoughtfully. "Ada..." Ann tried again, her jaw clenching painfully, but Ada didn't respond. Ann watched as she positioned herself in front of the large glass windows and threw herself against them heavily, the blinds crumpling behind her back as she let out another fake scream that was so convincing, Ann's hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. "Please, Ann! I know you hate me for everything that happened...I just want us to..NO!" Ada yelled suddenly before staring directly at Ann and bringing the plant pot crashing heavily down onto her head. Ann watched the blood drip down the side of Ada's face with an incredulous expression. What the fuck was happening? As Ada im
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. "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 ambulance! Why are you all just standing there?!" The office workers seemed to be sparked into action, some running for whatever they could lay 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 ins
The three of them remained in Eva's office until the commotion outside had died down. Eva sat with Ann on the sofa as the guard stood by the door, leaning against the wall nonchalantly with his arms folded in front of him. The atmosphere was gloomy, to say the least, and the tension was palpable. The hushed tones of Narcissa seemed to waft past the doorway, accompanied by muffled sobs and words of reassurance from unfamiliar voices. Ann assumed that this was the paramedics taking her to the hospital in order to run the necessary checks on Ada and her baby. Ann suddenly snorted to herself. It was all so preposterous. They would find nothing. Both Ada and her baby would be completely unharmed, but that wouldn't mean that Ann was vilified. On the contrary, it would be a huge relief that Ada and the baby were doing well, and yet Ann would be crucified in the public eye for being the perpetrator of such a horrific act. She sighed internally at the prospect of the damage cont
"Just because you 'can' say it, doesn't mean that you 'should', your highness," Adam growled. "Are you not even going to ask her what happened?" Leopold laughed darkly as he narrowed his eyes where the two of them stood. "What is there to ask? I've seen the results of her own handiwork with my own eyes! Why would I ask her what happened? Do you think I want to hear my own daughter lie to my face and make excuses for her despicable behavior?!" Ann's heart sank even though she had been expecting this reaction. But she couldn't say nothing. She had to at least try. "Father, please..." She said quietly with a pleading tone to her voice, but it fell on deaf ears. "Isn't that what Ada said to you when she was begging for you to stop your attack?" Her father answered coldly. Ann felt Adam's strong arms wrap around her shoulders as she hardened her expression. She wouldn't let her father see her cry. It solved nothing and just made her look weak. "She said those words, yes. B