Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 151 Shipping Convicts

The wind howled through the mountain passes as the ominous storm clouds scudded

overhead, the threat of them dumping their heavy load over the convoy below was

ever-present as the guards walked in silence at the side of their dangerous cargo.

Each one of them knew the dire threat that they had been charged with keeping

subdued, and they were acutely aware of the fate that awaited them if anything went

wrong.

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The Iron cage rattled over stones and boulders as the heavy guard scanned the

dangerous terrain all around them as if expecting a threat to appear at any second.

The Elders of the Royal Enclave had wasted no time in preparing and shipping these

convicts off to their final destination.

As soon as the verdicts had been announced, the two female figures, one

unrepentant and defiant, the other sobbing and defeated as she clutched her swollen

belly protectively, had been unceremoniously hauled away and bundled together in a

high-security convoy with other condemned inmates destined for the Containment

facility in the desolate

Northern Tips mountain range.

So far, everything had gone smoothly. The individual crates that held the condemned

were loaded onto the transport and secured tightly.

The Dragon flew with escorts on either side and the smaller wyverns with riders

backed them up from the air in case of any foul play.

The flight from the enclave took roughly an hour and a half and they landed without

incident at the outpost that guarded the entrance to the ravine they would have to

traverse on foot.

the howling winds that made the mountain ranges unsafe

experienced riders and shifters, their landing was

the secure cages that were

used to make the final part

The wind howled relentlessly as they walked,

curses and direct verbal threats from the male inmates, and the

of the cages at the back that contained the only two

prisoners a*s*signed to

gust of icy wind buffeted against the enormous beasts

as the carts wavered behind them in

further look… just over the rise and there’s a

huge mound of…”

he was rudely interrupted by

one of the

understand you… why

He sneered disdainfully as he turned toward the

obvious that he didn’t want to be

for the direct orders from the Enclave

of unprepared travelers and there were countless tales

become complacent having lost their lives as they traveled through

terrain.

case then you vastly

said as he narrowed his eyes and leaned

rail, spitting down

guard wrinkled his nose in disgust and sneered up

what would he

rather be a moving target than a sitting

spat angrily as he warily checked their

glowered at him, desperately wanting to retort angrily

nothing more and turned back to

to coax them lovingly in the

However, no matter what he tried, they simply wouldn’t take another step forward

the ground in defiance

narrowed his eyes as a thoughtful look

terrain ahead

moving yet, old man.” The guard demanded impatiently, his

boring into the man before

tone of his words, the driver responded

tension that seemed to electrify the air

know these ranges well and if they’re refusing to

there’s something out there that they don’t want to be near.

your knickers in a twist about them coming to