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 their incarceration and impending trial from one

speed

have the time to gather the necessary components

beforehand.

executed rescue mission

surrounded the Containment facility

No one had seen it coming, and no one

from in the first

The creations that he had utilized in his attack had mostly

unleashing them on the hapless convoy to

had already served their purpose in

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

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

of

with the unwavering loyalty

in combat and he had

could be deployed

at not only the sight, but the smell of the rotting

had greeted her as she left the confines of her cage,

on it she had been forcefully whisked away by Ely,

had felt sure would

they had approached the sanctuary and the

seemed to sink to new depths

to it. It looked to be nothing

hung in the air of the surrounding untamed undergrowth, making

There was none of the subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife

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

received in regard to

the

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

of her mother someplace far

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.

impassive

that barred entry

its members, but

expression of apprehension and uncertainty as she

her mother or newly discovered

the way

and escape on her own.

ran forward

seconds before, all thoughts of escape now dispersed from her mind

of being

had fully registered what

pressure and emerge into a large cavern that was