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.

Ada discovered, he had heard of their incarceration and impending trial from

sources, but because of the speed

time to gather the necessary components to

beforehand.

As it turned out, his perfectly executed rescue mission

the Containment facility

seen it coming, and no one would

in

utilized in his attack had mostly been failures for one

problem unleashing them on the hapless convoy

already served

of fleshcraft, and he

pleased with the performance of

seemed to have some level of intelligence,

simple thinking and teamed with the unwavering loyalty of a dog.

for future situations in combat and he had already begun

that it could be deployed

been horrified at not only the sight,

her as she left the confines of her cage, but

she had been forcefully whisked away by

that she had felt sure would be the

sanctuary

sink to new depths of despair the closer she

to be nothing more

in the air of the

There was none of the subtle, ambient

that she had paid a

received in regard to survival

her the confidence to part ways with

a living for herself and her

her mother someplace

Unfortunately, she knew all too well that if she

was no way that she would be able to survive this

away from civilization.

Ely and Narcissa’s expressions were impassive

barred

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

apprehension and uncertainty as she

without her mother or newly

least remember the way they had come, then perhaps

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

panicked and ran forward to the

escape now dispersed from her mind with

being left

Before she had fully registered what was happening, she suddenly felt

of pressure and emerge into