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.

had heard of their

the speed thatthe trial was conducted at, he

gather the necessary components to launch a rescue

beforehand.

As it turned out, his perfectly executed rescue mission in the barren

the Containment facility was

one would

come from in the first

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

or another, so he had no problem unleashing them on the hapless

death. They had already served

of fleshcraft, and he had no further use

the performance of his flesh

to have some level of intelligence, although it was closer to

thinking and teamed with the unwavering loyalty of

combat and he had already begun

that it could be

been horrified at not only the sight, but

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

been forcefully whisked away by

sure would be the end

sanctuary and the end of their journey

heart had seemed to sink to new depths

to be nothing more than

the air of the

subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife

in her life, she actually wished that she had paid

received in

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

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

her mother

all too well that if she was separated from either of

wilderness, there was no way that

away from civilization.

impassive as they passed through

barred entry

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

apprehension and uncertainty as she tried to study

mother or newly discovered uncle, catching

could at least remember the way they had come,

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

and ran forward to the spot that they

only seconds before, all thoughts of escape now

being left

Before she had fully registered what was happening,

invisible wall of pressure and