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
Ann froze as the enormity of her father's words hit her. "You're seriously going to disinherit me and remove my livelihood?" Ann whispered in horror. Leopold smiled a cruel smile as he glared directly at Adam. "Let's see how long Alpha Nocturne sticks around now that you're no use to him anymore." he chuckled. "You're making a huge mistake," Adam growled as he glared back at the Alpha King. This had descended into madness far quicker than he had dared to imagine. It was true that he and the King had never truly seen eye to eye, but as a child, he had looked up to the strong and seemingly capable Alpha King, and for a time at least, had held him in high regard. But Ann was right, something had changed drastically in the King. Now, he was nothing more than a middle-aged man, past his best and seemingly teetering on the brink of madness. Leopold laughed at Adam's statement and grinned wickedly. "Am I? I don't think so. She has chosen her bed and now? Well, now she can li
Ann blinked rapidly a few times as she felt Maeve receded from her awareness and she was pushed forward again. In an instant, Adam's arms wrapped around her to steady her as she got her bearings. He smiled down at her as he saw her eyes regain their focus and watched the corners of her mouth curve upwards in a faint smile. "Thanks..." Ann murmured as he chuckled in response and leaned down, kissing her forehead. "You need to handle your wolf better." Leopold's still shaky voice grumbled from across the room. Ann tensed slightly as Adam whipped his head around to stare warningly at him. "No, she doesn't. They are perfectly balanced as they are. Despite what you may think, I hold no interest in wrenching your crown from you, 'my king'. I'm content enough to watch your grip on power slowly slip away. We won't be the cause of the end of your reign, you will have that honor yourself." Adam answered him with a low growl. Ann shivered slightly in Adam's arms, and he rubbed his h
As soon as they returned home, Adam insisted she relax and persuaded her to head straight to the en-suite in the bathroom. He ran her a bath as she chose her clothes to change into afterward, and as soon as she sank into the water, she felt Adam's firm fingers land on her shoulders, and begin massaging the aching muscles across her back. Ann groaned appreciatively as she closed her eyes and allowed her head to fall back onto the edge of the bathtub. "Oh, Goddess... I just thought..." Ann said suddenly, trying to bite back a laugh, "Can you imagine Ada as heir to the throne? Running the kingdom and representing the Alpha's and Luna's in an official capacity with other races? It's a recipe for disaster." Adam chuckled darkly as he kneaded the knots from her back, desperately trying to ignore the raging hard-on that was bulging unashamedly at his crotch. Ann sighed heavily as she tilted her head to the side, baring her mark unconsciously causing Adam's eyes to widen slightly a
Adam's expression was strained as Ann slowly unzipped his trousers and undid the fastening, allowing them to drop to the floor. "Ann..." "Hush, my Alpha, " she purred as she slid his boxers down, "I want to pleasure you a little while you finish what you started." Ann ran her hand gently along the shaft and began stroking it in a rhythmic motion as he growled lightly and leaned forward once more, his cock right above Ann's face as he ravaged her body with renewed vigor. His touch was rougher than before, a little more insistent as he nipped and sucked fiercely at her breasts, as she moaned her approval. His fingers resumed their work on her clitoris, but he wasted no time in slipping three fingers inside of her this time, earning a cry of pleasure from her lips as he thrust his fingers in and out of her with little care for her limits. Ann matched the speed of his thrusts with the speed of her strokes, and his breathing became heavier as her pace increased. She raised h
After showering and changing, Adam came up with the idea of taking her to see the offices that he had bought. Ann agreed with very little hesitation. There was no point in wasting time moping about her losses. She had to adapt quickly and keep moving forward, whether she wanted to or not. Ann was curious to see what he thought would constitute a good working environment for her and as the final decision on whether or not to start a new company had been forced upon her, she also wanted to see what she had to work with. "I didn't think you would want to be in the same building as me for business purposes, especially after our last conversation on the matter," Adam said nonchalantly as he drove them toward their destination. The slightly pensive expression on his face and crease in his forehead told Ann that as casual as he sounded, he was clearly a little hurt by the thought that she didn't want to spend every waking second with him. "Don't take it personally Adam. I would ha
AT THE HOSPTIAL "Well?" Narcissa demanded imperiously as she stood in the corridor outside of her daughter's private room. The consultant in charge of her daughter's care narrowed his eyes lightly and cleared his throat before he spoke. No wonder the midwives didn't want to deal with her, her arrogance was almost suffocating. "Everything seems fine with the baby, your highness. We can't pinpoint where the blood originated from though, there was certainly no sign of any bleeding internally at least." The doctor said flatly, glancing suspiciously over Narcissa's shoulder and into the room where Ada reclined lazily on the bed. He frowned slightly as he watched Ada flicking through the phone as if nothing had happened, an odd grin on her face as she covered her mouth with her hand and laughed. "Are you quite sure? Are there no more tests that you can run to make sure?" "I can assure you, your highness, that the pictures obtained on the ultrasound were perfectly clear. The bab