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

the speed thatthe trial was

time to gather the necessary components to launch a

beforehand.

executed

Containment facility

and no one would have the

in the first

had utilized in his attack had mostly

no problem unleashing them on the hapless convoy

already served their

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

He had been pleased with the performance

have some level of intelligence, although it was closer to a

teamed with the unwavering loyalty of

for future situations in combat and he had already begun to envision

that it could

only the sight, but the smell

greeted her as she left the confines of

been forcefully whisked away by Ely,

felt sure would be the

However, as they had approached the sanctuary

seemed to sink to new depths of

nothing more than a crumbling ruin and

the surrounding

ambient sounds of wildlife within these ruins

her life, she actually wished that she had paid a little

tutoring she had received

her the confidence to part ways with these two

and try to at least scratch a living for herself and her child

of her mother someplace

too well that if

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

away from civilization.

were impassive as

barred entry to

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

expression of apprehension and uncertainty as

without her mother or newly discovered

the way they had come, then perhaps

escape on her own. But

panicked and ran forward to the spot

all thoughts of escape now dispersed from her mind with the

being left

had fully registered what was happening, she suddenly

of pressure and emerge into a