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 incarceration and impending trial from

because of the speed

have the time to gather the necessary

beforehand.

his perfectly executed rescue

the Containment facility

had seen it coming, and no one would have the

from in

utilized in his attack had mostly

problem unleashing them on the hapless convoy

almost certain death. They had already served their purpose in enriching

of fleshcraft, and he had no

He had been pleased with the performance of his flesh

some level of

the unwavering loyalty of a

combat and

that it could be deployed

been horrified at not only the sight, but

as she left the confines of her cage,

much on it she had been forcefully whisked away

she had felt sure

as they had approached the sanctuary and

heart had seemed to sink to new

nothing more than a crumbling

air of the surrounding untamed undergrowth,

subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife within these

once in her life, she actually wished that she had paid

had received in

her the confidence to part ways with these two

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

input of her mother someplace far

all too well that if she was separated from either

way that she would be able to

away from civilization.

impassive as they

that barred entry

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

expression of apprehension and uncertainty as she tried to

or newly discovered

could at least remember the way they had come, then

the coven and escape on her own. But as Narcissa

her very eyes, she panicked and ran forward to the

only seconds before, all thoughts of escape now dispersed from her mind with

being

Before she had fully registered what was happening, she

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