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

　　"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

　　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

　　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

　　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