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

from their burdens they charged headlong into the

everyone in front of

They cleared a path effortlessly before them

through the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were

weren’t fast enough to move

mess under the stampeding of their

across to where the beasts forced their way

to him and saw that

beast

whistled to a few of the men closes and immediately they

down the gap

opponent on the field by

dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield

off the stragglers. The smaller creatures

them were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart

and his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as

within striking distance and as they launched their attack against the

the beast relatively

a deep sense of dread began to

the tiny figures slicing away at his legs and

and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard across

landing in the

screaming as

to avoid the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as

focus their efforts on bringing the beast

creating large holes in the body as it began to

with their attacks, swatting at the

gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

but one of the smaller creatures that had

distracted the guard enough for the second swing to connect

body. Sending him soaring into the air, before crashing

floor, his body

laughter intensified from within the cage as the elite

to see them safely to their new prison where they

death sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one driver

silently by the side of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly as

beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt, peering

curiously.

you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled

past him, stepping over the dead that now littered

forlornly as it lumbered after the

cart and the driver looked back at it with