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

the speed thatthe

to gather the necessary components to launch a

beforehand.

executed rescue mission in the barren landscape

Containment facility

no one would have the slightest idea

in

had utilized in his attack had mostly been failures for one

problem unleashing them on the

almost certain death. They had already served their

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

been pleased with the performance of his flesh

level of intelligence,

with the unwavering loyalty of a dog. Yet this still

and he had

could be deployed

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

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

whisked

that she had felt sure

they had approached the sanctuary and

seemed to sink to new depths

be nothing

the surrounding untamed

There was none of the subtle, ambient sounds of

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

had received in regard to

the confidence to part

at least scratch a living for herself and her

input of her mother

Unfortunately, she knew all too well that if

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

away from civilization.

Narcissa’s expressions were impassive as they passed through

that barred entry to

all but its members,

apprehension and uncertainty as she

her mother or newly discovered uncle,

remember the way they had come, then perhaps she could

within the coven and escape on her own. But as

very eyes, she panicked and ran forward to the spot that they had stood

seconds before, all thoughts of escape now dispersed from

being

she had fully registered what was

and