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.

heard of their incarceration and

speed

to gather the necessary components to launch a rescue

beforehand.

perfectly executed rescue mission

the Containment

coming, and no one would

from in the

he had utilized in his attack

so he had no problem unleashing

death. They had already served their

on the intricacies of fleshcraft, and he had no further use

pleased with the performance of his flesh

some level of intelligence, although it was closer

simple thinking and teamed with the unwavering loyalty of a dog. Yet this still

and

could be

only the sight, but the smell of the rotting corpses

her as she left the confines of her cage, but before she could dwell

it she had been forcefully whisked away by Ely,

she had felt sure would be the

However, as they had approached the sanctuary and the end of

had seemed to sink to new depths of despair

looked to be nothing more than a crumbling ruin

air of the

ambient sounds of

her life, she actually wished that she had paid a little more attention to

received in

have given her the confidence to part

and try to at least scratch a living for herself

her mother

if she was

wilderness, there was no way that

away from civilization.

were impassive as they passed through

that barred entry

members, but Ada’s face had already twisted

uncertainty as

her mother or newly

remember the way

on her own. But as Narcissa

panicked and ran forward to the spot that they

seconds before, all thoughts of escape now dispersed

of being left

what was

invisible wall of pressure and emerge into