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
With the Omega's settled comfortably in their rooms, Ann left two guards outside each of their doors with strict instructions not to let anyone in or out other than herself or Adam. They made their way to the entrance hall in a grim silence. The horror that these girls had been subjected to over such a long period of time would take years to fix. She couldn't believe that her father could have been so impassive about it all. It was just yet another crime to add to Narcissa's long list of transgression's and when it came to the time for her to answer for her crimes again, Ann would not grant her the mercy of a quick death, she intended to make her suffer as much as her people had suffered under her rule. The Elders turned to greet Ann with deep bows and Ann used this time to search out Bartholomew, who had positioned himself at one of the exits to the entrance hall with a small retinue of guards. A quick glance to her right revealed the staircase lined with the royal guard,
Ann smiled tightly as Alpha Felix surveyed the chaotic scene behind her with interest. He was a good-looking man, with stern yet handsome features and powerfully built. His Luna stood next to him, a welcoming and friendly face surrounded by a mass of black, messy curls that gave her a slightly wild look as she eyed the furor warily. "My apologies, I had hoped to have this resolved before you arrived." Ann offered with a small smile. Felix chuckled and waved his hand dismissively. "You run your kingdom as you see fit, my Queen. Justice cannot wait for such a heinous crime in my opinion. You have acted as befits the royal line, there is o need for apologies." He said before crossing his arm across his chest and bowing respectfully, his wife and the men behind him following his example. "It is a pleasure to be here your grace, regardless of circumstances. Thank you for receiving us." He continued as he stood upright and beamed widely as he gestured to his wife, "This is Aoi