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.

discovered, he had heard of their incarceration and impending trial from

the speed thatthe trial

have the time to gather the

beforehand.

turned out, his perfectly executed

surrounded the Containment facility

one had seen it coming, and no one would

from in the first

he had utilized in his attack

unleashing

certain death. They had already served their purpose

knowledge on the intricacies of fleshcraft, and

had been pleased with the performance of his flesh golem though. That beast

level of intelligence, although it was closer to

simple thinking and teamed with the unwavering loyalty of a

future situations in combat and he had already begun to

that it could

at not only the sight, but the smell of

greeted her as she left the confines of her cage, but before she

on it she had been forcefully whisked away by

had felt sure would be the

they had approached the sanctuary and the end of their journey

seemed to sink to new depths

It looked to be nothing more than a crumbling ruin and an eerie

in the air of the surrounding untamed undergrowth, making her

the subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife within

actually wished that she had paid a little more attention

had received

given her the confidence to part ways with these

try to at least scratch a living for herself and

her mother someplace far

too well that if she was separated from either of them

here in the wilderness, there was no way that she would be able to survive

away from civilization.

Narcissa’s expressions were impassive as they passed through

barred entry to

its members, but

expression of apprehension and uncertainty as she tried

carefully without her mother or newly discovered

could at least remember the way they had come,

on her own. But as Narcissa and

panicked and ran

thoughts of escape now dispersed from

of being left

what was happening,

of pressure and emerge into