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 one

speed thatthe trial was conducted at,

the necessary

beforehand.

turned out, his perfectly executed rescue mission in the

the Containment

no one would have the slightest idea of

come from in the

in his attack had mostly been failures

he had no problem unleashing them on the hapless convoy to

had already served their purpose in enriching

and he had no further use

performance of his flesh

seemed to have some level of

unwavering loyalty of a

for future situations in combat and he

could be

only the sight, but the smell of

the confines of her cage, but before she could dwell

whisked away

felt sure would be the end

as they had approached the sanctuary and the end of their journey

to sink to new depths of despair the closer she

It looked to be nothing more than a crumbling ruin and

the surrounding untamed undergrowth, making

of the subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife within

her life, she actually wished that she had paid a little more attention to

she had received

the confidence to part ways with these

a living for herself and her child

her

too well that if she was separated from

no way that she would be able to

away from civilization.

Narcissa’s expressions were impassive

that barred entry

all but its members, but Ada’s face

expression of apprehension and uncertainty as she tried to study her

her mother or

If she could at least remember the way they had come, then

coven and escape on her own. But as Narcissa and

she panicked and ran forward to the spot that they had

escape

being left

fully registered what was happening,

of pressure and emerge into a large cavern that was