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

of the speed thatthe trial

have the time to gather the necessary components to launch

beforehand.

out, his perfectly executed rescue mission in the barren landscape

surrounded the Containment facility was

seen it coming, and no one would have the slightest

from in the

he had utilized in his attack had

so he had no problem unleashing them on the hapless

death. They had already served their

intricacies of fleshcraft, and he had no further

pleased with the performance of his flesh golem though. That beast

of intelligence, although it was

and teamed with the unwavering loyalty of a dog. Yet this

well for future situations in combat and he had already

could

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

had greeted her as she left the confines of her cage, but before she could

had been forcefully whisked away by Ely, and forced into

had felt sure

they had approached the sanctuary and the end of

heart had seemed to sink to new depths

to it. It looked to be nothing more than a crumbling ruin

hung in the air of the surrounding untamed

subtle, ambient sounds of

she actually wished that she had paid

tutoring she had received in regard to survival

have given her the confidence to part

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

input of her mother someplace far

if she was separated from

the wilderness, there was no way that she would

away from civilization.

expressions were impassive as

barred entry

its members, but Ada’s face had already

and uncertainty as she tried to study her

or newly discovered uncle,

could at least remember the way

allies within the coven and escape on her own. But as Narcissa and Ely

and ran forward to the spot that they

before, all thoughts of escape

of being left

she had fully registered what was happening, she suddenly felt

through an invisible wall of pressure and emerge into