After the exertions of the morning, both Ann and Adam had napped briefly before making their way to the dining hall and grabbing some lunch, before heading down to Bartholomew's office for a meeting that had been scheduled, only to find Lexi already there. Ann marveled at the way that Lexi had seemingly grown fond of this particular Elder and was happy to let her guard down around him. The fact that she was reclined so comfortably in an unfamiliar place and clutching a drink in her hand so casually made Ann incredibly happy. There were very few places where Lexi was truly accepted for who she was, and after initially being concerned that she would encounter a lot of difficulties here as well, she was pleased to have been proven wrong. "Oh, wonderful! I'm pleased you came! I've been boring Lexi with tales of my past exploits for longer than she has cared to imagine I'm sure!" Bartholomew chuckled as he stood to greet them. "He's a filthy liar!"Lexi interjected casually with a
"Well… seeing as how neither of you actually are members of the royal council, although granted, one of you makes up half of our current reigning Alpha Queen," Bartholomew glanced across at Ann warily and swallowed nervously as Maeve sniggered in Ann's head, "I think we can safely say that the Alpha's Justice and the Luna's justice will not be on the table for options.in dealing with the resurgent threat that we are facing." "Pity." Both Lexi and Maeve grumbled at the same time. "Then do we have a provisional plan at least?" Adam asked with a frown, instantly shifting into his serious demeanor with a face like thunder. Bartholomew shook his head gently. "Not yet. Alpha Felix should arrive this evening as a representative with a small contingent of men." "He's bringing an armed guard?" "Yes. I hope you'll forgive me, but, with the current threat posed by Narcissa and her coven…" Bartholomew began before he was cut off by a derisive snort from Lexi. "You're giving her far
Bartholomew sighed heavily as he poured fresh coffee into their cups and they took them gratefully. "Well, it seems that Lexi has found herself at the center of a love triangle, which unfortunately resulted in a brief scuffle in the common dining area for guests." He explained carefully. 'Oh she'll hate that..' Maeve sniggered sarcastically as Ann frowned. "Already? But she hasn't been here that long…" Ann said, a little awestruck at how easily Lexi seemed to find herself in these situations. "I understand that Lexi is quite a colorful character, but…does she often find herself in these situations?" Adam asked incredulously as he stared at Ann slightly open-mouthed. "I think you are both getting the wrong idea here." Bartholomew interrupted quickly as they both refocused their attention on him. "It appears that both males involved seem to be under the impression that they have some sort of claim on her." Adam snorted. "Good luck with that. I can't see Lexi allowing any
Bartholomew sat back in his chair and steepled his fingers in front of him as his eyes took on a far-away look. He had known Greyson since he was a young boy, and seeing him develop into the man he was today filled him with pride. To think that he was going to be thrown into the midst of the Royal Family and the tribulations that they were facing made his heart hurt a little, but there was no man more capable, and more loyal than Greyson was in his opinion. "Commander Greyson is a good man, my Queen. You have nothing to worry about from him." Bartholomew answered finally with a smile. "I understand, however, I don't have the luxury of knowing him as you do Bartholomew, so if you would care to elaborate, I would be very grateful. I have known Lexi since we were children and if anything, it will put my heart at ease to know that whoever she chooses, she will be taken care of well." 'I'm telling you, Ann, she won't choose between them. My bet is on her taking both of them.'
After finishing up with Bartholomew, Ann, and Adam made their way back to their room. Adam had some contracts to go over and was determined to conference call Allen and find out exactly what was going on. He had promised Ann that he wouldn't get too angry with him, but he wanted him to know just how disappointed with him he was. Things could have been so different if he had just acknowledged his bond with Lexi from the start and embraced it. He was an idiot, and Adam felt that it was about time that someone told him that seriously. Ann still had to finalize details with Eva for Coral's training and she wanted to at least be able to provide her with a full itinerary for the training schedule so she settled herself on the bed and began drawing up a loose schedule. Once she was done she grabbed her phone and called her. The sooner it was arranged, the better in her opinion as it seemed that things were going to get incredibly busy if delegates were arriving already. As she was m
With her plans for Coral now set in motion, she e-mailed the rough plan of the areas that she wanted her training in across to Eva and placed her phone on the bed at her side. Now all she had to do was get hold of Coral and let her know she would be going with Eva tomorrow. Ann made her way out of their suite after letting Adam know where she was going and headed down towards the Omega quarters, in the hopes that she would find her there. It wasn't long before she found some of the omega's milling about in the hallway, and as soon as they saw her, they stood and bowed their heads respectfully. "I'm looking for Coral. Have any of you seen her?" The girls exchanged a look and pointed down the hallway. "Last bedroom on the right your highness." They answered in unison, keeping their eyes firmly fixed on the floor. Ann frowned and nodded her thanks as she made her way down to the bottom of the corridor and knocked gently on the door. "Coral? Are you there?" There was a m
"Erm... that is… you know, I was going to lend her a book!" She stammered hastily as she shot a quick glare down at Coral who had scrabbled to collect everything that had scattered and was now picking herself up off the floor. "Ah… a book." Ann chuckled as she stopped only centimeters away from the omega. "And what book would that be?" "Erm… well…" "You are aware that lying to me is not advisable?" Ann interrupted calmly. "Y-y-yes Alpha Queen," The senior omega stuttered, trembling slightly under the weight of Ann, and Maeve's gaze. "You are also aware that I can tell when someone is lying to me… yes?" Ann almost purred as the senior omega began to tremble a little more violently. "Y-y-yes Alpha Queen…" "You are also aware that you, "Ann began as she inhaled deeply on either side of the omega's face before pulling her lip back in disgust, "you reek of bullshit. There was no book, now, was there?" The Senior omega appeared torn before she reluctantly shook her head.
Ann stared at the women who stood silently in front of her, herself utterly lost for words. They had actively sought help from her father and Narcissa and instead of helping them, they had gone straight to the accused and let him know about the Omega's allegations?! This was insane! "How long has this been going on?" Ann asked quietly. "For around five years now, your highness." "It stops now." Adam growled, "Give me his name and the girls involved." The Omega's looked at each other cautiously, but it was Coral who lifted her head and spoke. "Elder Linus, your highness. I don't know about all the girls involved, but these two should be able to give you the details," she answered shakily. Ann nodded and approached her slowly. "Thank you. I promise that it will be dealt with as soon as we have finished here. Ladies, if you could give Adam a list of all the girls involved, and anyone else that is implicated in any way, I want to move on this tonight. I won't tolerat