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.

howling winds that made the mountain ranges unsafe for

and shifters, their landing was flawless and

the secure cages that were fixed on the narrow carts that

the final part of

The wind howled relentlessly as

threats from the male inmates,

sobbing from one of the cages at the back that contained the only

a*s*signed to

icy wind buffeted against the enormous beasts that pulled the

as the carts wavered behind them in the strong

on now, just a little further look… just over the rise

huge mound of…” The driver crooned as he attempted

soothe the nervous beasts, but he was rudely interrupted by a loud snort of

from one of the

f**‘**g understand you… why do you waste

disdainfully as he turned toward

It was glaringly obvious that he didn’t want to be

direct orders from the Enclave itself. Widow’s Ravine was notorious

the lives of unprepared travelers

lost their lives as they traveled

terrain.

think that’s the case then you vastly underestimate the intelligence

Ser.” The driver said as he narrowed his eyes and leaned

down onto the

wrinkled his nose in disgust

what would he

the beast moving again. I’d rather be a

as he

The driver glowered at him, desperately wanting to

but he said nothing more and turned back to

them lovingly in the soothing voice that he had

what he tried, they simply wouldn’t take another step forward

ground in defiance and snorted as they

a thoughtful look descended over

scanned the terrain ahead

are they not moving yet, old man.” The guard demanded impatiently,

into the man before

of

simmering tension that seemed to electrify

these ranges well and

there that they don’t want to be

your knickers in a twist about them coming to