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

his sources, but because of the speed thatthe

to gather the

beforehand.

As it turned out, his perfectly executed rescue mission

Containment

no one would have the slightest idea

in the

utilized in his attack had mostly been failures

another, so he had no problem unleashing

They had already served their purpose

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

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

have some level of intelligence, although it was closer

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

for future situations in combat and he

could be

had been horrified at not only the sight,

she left the confines

much on it she had been forcefully whisked away by Ely, and forced into

that she had felt sure would

However, as they had approached the sanctuary

seemed to sink to new depths of despair the closer she

looked to be nothing more

air of the

the subtle, ambient sounds of

in her life, she actually wished that she

tutoring she had received

might have given her the confidence to part ways

try to at least scratch a living for herself and her child without

her mother someplace far

Unfortunately, she knew all too well that if she was separated from either of

the wilderness, there was no way that

away from civilization.

and Narcissa’s expressions were impassive as they passed

barred

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

uncertainty as she tried to study her

without her mother or

the way they had come, then perhaps

and escape on her own.

ran forward to the

escape now dispersed from her mind with the

being

registered what was

of pressure and emerge into a large cavern that was