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.

of their

of the speed

have the time to gather the necessary components

beforehand.

executed rescue mission in

Containment facility was

No one had seen it coming, and no one would have the slightest

in

in his attack

or another, so he had no problem unleashing them on the hapless convoy

certain death. They had already

on the intricacies of fleshcraft, and he had no further

been pleased with the performance of his flesh

some level of intelligence, although it was closer to

unwavering loyalty of a

in combat and he

could be deployed

the sight, but the smell of

greeted her as she left the confines of

it she had been forcefully whisked away by Ely, and forced

she had felt sure would be the end of

sanctuary and

to

it. It looked to be nothing more than a

air of the surrounding

subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife

she actually wished that she had

she had received

Perhaps it might have given her the confidence to part

to at least scratch a living for herself and

of her mother

Unfortunately, she knew all too well that if she was separated from either of

here in the wilderness, there was no way that she

away from civilization.

were impassive as

that barred entry

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

expression of apprehension and uncertainty as she tried to study

her mother or newly discovered uncle, catching

way they

escape on her own.

her very eyes, she panicked and ran forward to the spot that they had

escape now dispersed from her mind with the

of being left

what was happening, she suddenly felt

through an invisible wall of pressure and emerge into a