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

the speed thatthe

to gather the necessary components to

beforehand.

perfectly executed

surrounded the Containment facility was

No one had seen it coming, and no one would have the slightest

in

in his attack had mostly been

problem unleashing them on

almost certain death. They had already served their purpose

the intricacies of fleshcraft, and he had

the performance of

of intelligence, although it was

the unwavering loyalty of a

combat and he had already

that it could

at not only the sight, but the smell of

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

had been forcefully whisked

trek that she had felt sure

sanctuary and the end of their

had seemed to sink to

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

the air of the surrounding untamed undergrowth, making

ambient sounds

wished that she had paid a

she had received in regard to

Perhaps it might have given her the confidence to part ways with

scratch a living for

of her

if she was separated

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

away from civilization.

and Narcissa’s expressions were impassive as they passed through

barred entry to

to all but its members, but Ada’s face

expression of apprehension and uncertainty as she

carefully without her mother or newly discovered

least remember the way

on her own. But as

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

thoughts of escape now dispersed from her mind

of being left

fully registered what was happening,

through an invisible wall of pressure and emerge into a large cavern that