CHAPTER 39 The Scandal
He knew she was going to launch herself at A*n before she did it.
He had never moved so fast in his life.
The desperation he felt caused his heart to race uncontrollably as his wolf snapped and howled inside his head, frantic for him to intervene before it was too late.
He launched himself towards her and as he wrapped his arms around her, the impact of the collision knocked her off course.
They skidded across the banquet hall floor and collided with the wall to the side heavily. A*n’s body took the brunt of the impact and whatever had happened to force her to transform in that way began to recede.
In a matter of seconds, A*n had returned to normal and as she opened her eyes, she was greeted by the frowning face of Alpha Nocturne.
“Are you okay?” He asked, his arms still held securely around her.
“Yeah, I-I think so. My head hurts like hell though…” She grimaced.
Adam helped her to stand and checked her over as Lexi arrived next to them.
“A*n, that was cool and all but what the f*ck was that?!” Lexi breathed in awe.
“I’d like to know the same thing…” Adam said, his brows returning to a deep frown. A*n grimaced as she looked towards the royal table where her father stood, his nostrils flaring angrily.
Her stomach sank. Did all of that just happen? It seemed so surreal.
“You attacked me!” A shrill voice shrieked from the back of the room.
curled in disdain at the sight of Ada, with her mother’s arm wrapped
one side scowling at Adam as if his new
“Father, you can’t just let
pregnant with pups, and she viciously attacked her… we all saw what
over to where A*n, Adam, and Lexi stood. The conversations being had regarding A*n’s
attacked he* own
tried to murder those
We can’t condone that sort of behavior for a
his arm protertively around A*n and tilted his chin
respectfully towards him by way of greeting. The Alpha King ran his eyes coldly over Adam and lingered on
“Why are your hands on my daughter, Alpha
on
see the problem, my King.” He
The Alpha
King roared furiously as more people had begun to file back in, seeing that the
and a sneer split
one rule for one
The Alpha King blanched and paled suddenly, before quickly
what you’re talking
Adam chuckled darkly. “Did you say the same to
room as the
“I have already explained that… it was
”
your explanation.
“How dare you question my honesty! What proof do you have?!”
“Proof? The fact that I was present when Brad demanded A*n forgive him and not reject him? The fact that he appeared at your daughter’s workplace… at YOUR company and attacked her because she refused to accept him back?” Adam snorted loudly and stared at the Alpha King for a while.
An uncomfortable silence filled the hall and Adam sneered and gestured toward Brad.
“A*n rejected Brad yesterday, that’s why he’s in such a sorry state. Brad slept with A*n’s sister and got her pregnant. He knowingly disregarded the mate bond to fulfill his own needs…. much like yourself… your majesty.”
“I should have you killed on the spot…”
“For what? Speaking the truth? As if all of that wasn’t enough pain for A*n to endure, you forced her to attend this ridiculous farce and then proceeded to give the daughter of your mistress, the heirlooms meant for your true mate’s daughter.”
The Alpha King shook with anger as ripples of dissent coursed through the room.
“Despicable. Poor A*n.”
“What kind of a father is he?!”
“If he can’t care for his true daughter, then how can he care for his people?!”
“Is he really fit to be our king?”
The Alpha King growled loudly and the room returned to an uneasy silence, punctuated by the sound of the camera shutters being activated as the braver members of the media took their chance to capture the confrontation.
“You still haven’t answered my question, Alpha Nocturne. Take your hands off my daughter.”
The Alpha King growled angrily.
Adam chuckled and grinned widely.