Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 152 The Most Dangerous Opponent

The ground beneath them seemed to erupt as vile, twisted creatures emerged as far

as the eye could see, bringing with them a stench that was so overpowering a

mult*itude of hands flew upwards to cover their faces with the masks of their attire as

they gagged violently.

The rotting flesh of the gargantuan beast that seemed to detach itself from the

mountainside rippled disgustingly as it lumbered towards them, vile fluids oozing from

the open sores and dripping down onto the ma*s*s of creatures swarming below it.

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The entire convoy seemed to freeze momentarily in pure, unadulterated terror as the

scene that looked as though it had been ripped straight from a horror movie unfolded

before them.

In seconds, the Enclave’s guards sprung into action. Those that couldn’t shift readied

their weapons and offensive magick as the sound of breaking bones whilst the shifters

changed filled the air. An eerie symphony rippled through the landscape, filled with the

cacophony of grunts and otherworldly shrieks, punctuated by the snap of bones and

hum of magick in the air, the only human sounds were the hastily shouted orders and

the manic laughter that seemed to spring incessantly in their ears.

“With me!” The lead guard roared as he rushed forward, his glaive glinting

dangerously as it arced through the air in a murderous rampage.

The guards rushed forward, engaging the a*s*sailants head-on, the predatory shifters

savaging those that dared to come within reach as bursts of magick were fired

overhead, decimating the ranks of the creatures that swarmed them.

The drivers scrambled down from their positions as the beasts began to panic, lunging

to them whether friend or foe. As soon as they

from their burdens they

in front

path effortlessly before them as they surged forward, tossing

wantonly through the air with their tusks.

or simply weren’t fast enough to move out of their

a grotesque mess under the

to where the beasts forced

closest to him and saw that they were effectively

path toward the gargantuan beast

to a few of the men closes and immediately they switched

down the gap in

dangerous opponent on the field by

most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then it

finishing off the stragglers. The smaller

were only an issue because of their numbers.

breath was beginning to come in

distance and as they

in chunks and the beast

doing, a deep

The creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away

lifted his leg and swept it sidewards,

landing in the middle of

as

avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

static of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing

began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down

in the body as it

attacks, swatting at the figures

gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

with his first shot but one of the smaller creatures

distracted the guard enough for the second swing

air, before crashing into a broken

floor, his body

The woman’s laughter intensified from within the cage as the elite escort

see them safely to their new prison where

death sentences was slowly, but surely,

of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly as

and came to a halt, peering

curiously.

took you long enough you rotten

stepping over the dead that now littered

beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the

the cart and the driver looked back at it