Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

CHAPTER 170 Return to The Coven

The trio had traveled for days with Ely as their guide to see them safely through the

treacherous terrain that they had found themselves in.

Ada had made the mistake of falling behind due to her exhaustion, but she had been

met with nothing but scorn from both her mother and her new-found uncle. There was

no sympathy or allowances made for the fact that she was pregnant and unfamiliar

with this sort of physical activity. The fact that she hadn’t eaten properly for days also

seemed to bear no weight with either of them.

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They had uncaringly left her in an exhausted heap on the floor and carried on without

her when her legs gave way and if it hadn’t been for Ada’s terror at the prospect of

becoming a meal for one of the many terrifying wild beasts that roamed the landscape

and hid in the shadows at night, she would never have found the willpower to keep

moving.

Her mother had made it very clear once she caught up with them, that if it happened

again, she would leave her behind in a heartbeat. So Ada had fought desperately to

ignore the exhaustion and persevered as best she could, remaining mostly silent

about her difficulties throughout the rest of the arduous trek.

She wasn’t entirely sure that this was any better than a death sentence. Out here, her

unborn child’s life was not guaranteed, and at this point, that was all that mattered to

her.

Although her mother refused to engage her in conversation for too long, other than

biting ad disparaging words, Ely didn’t seem too averse to engaging her in

conversation. If anything, he seemed to enjoy the irritation that their chattering brought

to Narcissa.

he had heard of their incarceration and impending trial from

but because of the speed

to gather the necessary

beforehand.

it turned out, his perfectly executed rescue mission

the Containment facility was

seen it coming, and no one

from in the first

had utilized in his attack had mostly been

had no problem unleashing them on the hapless

death. They had already served

the intricacies of fleshcraft, and he had

the performance of his flesh golem though.

level of intelligence, although it was

teamed with the unwavering loyalty of a dog.

well for future situations in combat and he had

that it could be deployed

horrified at not only the sight, but the smell of the rotting corpses

had greeted her as she left the confines of her cage,

it she had been forcefully whisked away by

sure would be the end

they had approached the sanctuary and the end

silence, Ada’s heart had seemed to sink to new depths of despair

it. It looked to be nothing more than a crumbling ruin

air of the surrounding

of the subtle, ambient sounds of

life, she actually wished that she had paid a little

had received in regard to

it might have given her the confidence to part ways

least scratch a living for herself and her

of her mother someplace far

well that if she was separated from either

wilderness, there was no way that she would be able to

away from civilization.

impassive as they passed through the

barred entry

Coven’s sanctuary to all but its members, but Ada’s face

expression of apprehension and uncertainty as she tried

or newly discovered uncle,

at least remember the way they had come, then perhaps she

within the coven and escape on

ran forward to the spot that they had

before, all thoughts of escape now dispersed from her mind

being

registered what was happening,

pressure and emerge