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.

As Ada discovered, he had heard of

the speed thatthe trial was conducted at,

the time to gather the

beforehand.

turned out, his perfectly executed

surrounded the Containment

and no one would have the

from in the first

creations that he had utilized in his attack had

so he had no problem unleashing them

They had already served their purpose in enriching

the intricacies of fleshcraft, and he had no further use

had been pleased with the performance of his

of

and teamed with the unwavering loyalty of a dog.

situations in combat and he had already begun to

it could

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

had greeted her as she left the confines of

she had been forcefully whisked away

that she had felt sure would be the end of

However, as they had approached the sanctuary and the

to new depths of despair the

to it. It looked to be nothing

hung in the air of the surrounding untamed undergrowth,

subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife within these ruins and

her life, she actually wished that she had paid

had received in regard to survival

given her the confidence to part ways with

try to at least scratch a living for herself and her child without the

her mother

if she was separated from either of them

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

away from civilization.

expressions were impassive as they passed through the

barred entry to

members, but Ada’s face had already

of apprehension and uncertainty as she tried to study

without her mother or newly discovered

If she could at least remember the way they had come, then

the coven and escape on her own. But as Narcissa

panicked and ran forward

before, all thoughts of escape

of being left

she had fully registered what was happening, she suddenly felt

pressure and emerge into a large