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

of the speed thatthe trial was conducted at, he

gather the necessary components to launch

beforehand.

out, his perfectly executed rescue mission in the barren

the Containment

No one had seen it coming, and no one would have the slightest idea of where it

from in

creations that he had utilized in his attack had mostly been failures

unleashing

already served their purpose in

the intricacies of fleshcraft, and

He had been pleased with the performance of his

of intelligence, although it was closer to a

and teamed with the unwavering loyalty of a dog. Yet

combat and he had

that it could

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

confines of her

forcefully whisked away by Ely, and forced into

that she had felt sure would be the end

approached the sanctuary and the end of their journey

to new depths of despair

nothing more than a crumbling ruin

air of the surrounding untamed undergrowth, making her skin

was none of the subtle, ambient

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

she had received in regard to

might have given her the confidence to part ways with these

living for

of her mother someplace

if she was separated from either

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

away from civilization.

were impassive as they passed

that barred entry

but its members, but Ada’s face had already

apprehension and uncertainty as she tried to study her

or newly discovered uncle, catching

least remember the way

escape on her own. But as Narcissa and

ran forward to the spot that they

all thoughts of escape now dispersed from her

of being

she had fully registered what was

pressure and emerge into