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

that came close to them whether friend

they charged headlong into the

in

path effortlessly before them as they surged forward, tossing

the air with their tusks. The

attention or simply weren’t fast enough

a grotesque mess under the stampeding of their

guard’s eyes flicked across to where

and saw that they

beast that

whistled to a few of the men closes and

charged headlong down

most dangerous opponent on the

could dispatch the most obvious threat

off the stragglers. The

of their numbers.

breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they

they launched their attack against

flesh falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by

to be doing, a deep sense of dread began to take

glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs

leg and swept it

soaring above the enemy before landing in

screaming as they

lead guard had managed to avoid the first sweep and roared in

redoubled his efforts.

the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him

to focus their efforts on bringing the beast

efforts creating large holes in the body as it began to

irritated with their attacks, swatting at the figures as

a lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity

but one of the smaller creatures that had taken

enough for the second swing to connect

into the air, before crashing into a broken

his body

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

to see them safely to their new

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

side of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly as

beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

“It f**’**g took you long enough you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled as he

casually past him, stepping over the dead that now

beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the

on the cart and the driver looked back at