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

close to them whether friend or foe. As soon

from their burdens they charged

in front of

before them as they surged

their tusks. The unfortunate victims

or simply weren’t fast enough to move out

under the stampeding of their

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where

and saw that they were

beast that lumbered its

the men closes and immediately they

following his lead as he charged headlong down the gap in the ranks of

the most dangerous opponent on the field by

dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then

a matter of finishing off the stragglers.

of their numbers. His heart pounded

his breath was beginning to come in ragged

within striking distance and as they launched their attack against the rotting

beast relatively unbothered by the damage

appeared to be doing, a deep sense

at the tiny figures slicing away at

as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking

field, soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle of

screaming as

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

redoubled his efforts.

the magick flew past

focus their efforts on bringing the

creating large holes in the body as it

swatting at the figures

With a lazy swing of its gargantuan

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

the second swing to connect violently with

the air, before crashing into a broken heap on

floor, his body now lying

from within the cage as the elite escort

safely to

sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until

of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger

him and came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

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

the dead that now littered

groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front

cart and the driver looked back at it with a