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

sources, but because of the speed thatthe trial was conducted at, he

gather the necessary components

beforehand.

perfectly executed rescue

Containment

and no one would have the

from in

that he had utilized in his attack had mostly been failures for one

had no problem unleashing them on the hapless convoy to face

certain death. They had already served their purpose

knowledge on the intricacies of fleshcraft, and he had no

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

have some level of intelligence, although it was closer to

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

for future situations in combat and he had already begun to

that it could be

only the sight, but the smell of the rotting

her as she left the confines

forcefully whisked away by

had felt sure would be the end of

as they had approached the sanctuary and the

sink to new

nothing

the air of the surrounding untamed undergrowth, making her skin

of the subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife

that she had paid a little

received in regard

it might have given her the

scratch a living for herself and her child

input of her mother someplace far

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

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

away from civilization.

and Narcissa’s expressions were impassive as

barred

but its members, but Ada’s face had already twisted

as she tried to

carefully without her mother or newly discovered uncle,

she could at least remember the way they had

and escape on her own. But as

she panicked and ran forward to

escape now dispersed from her

of being

had fully registered what was happening, she suddenly felt

of pressure and emerge into a large cavern