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

came close to them whether friend or foe. As soon

they charged headlong into

in

path effortlessly before them as they surged forward, tossing

tusks. The unfortunate victims that were

enough to move out

a grotesque mess under the stampeding

flicked across to where

him and saw that they were effectively making

direct path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its way toward

the

charged headlong down the gap in the

opponent on the

most obvious threat

finishing off the stragglers. The

were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly

was beginning to come in ragged bursts

within striking distance and as they

falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the

be doing, a deep sense of dread began to take

tiny figures slicing away at his legs and seemed

frown as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard across

field, soaring above the enemy before landing

screaming as

to avoid the first

redoubled his efforts.

The static of the magick flew past

focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before

creating large holes in the body

their attacks, swatting at

With a lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

first shot but one of the smaller creatures that had taken him by surprise

for the second swing to connect

Sending him soaring into the air, before crashing into a

body

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

see them safely to their new prison where they would

death sentences was slowly, but surely,

by the side of the

towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

took you long enough you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled as he

the dead that now littered

groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front as

to the cages on the cart and the driver looked