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.

As Ada discovered, he had heard of their incarceration and impending trial from one

because of the speed thatthe trial was conducted at, he simply

the time to gather the necessary components to launch

beforehand.

executed rescue

Containment facility was

no one would have

in the

had utilized in his attack had mostly been failures

had no problem unleashing them on the hapless convoy to

had already served their purpose in

intricacies of fleshcraft, and he had

the performance of his flesh golem

some level of

with the unwavering loyalty of a dog. Yet this

well for future situations in combat and he had already begun to envision

could be deployed

been horrified at not only the

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

had been forcefully whisked away by Ely, and

had felt sure would

the sanctuary and the

to new depths

It looked to be nothing

the surrounding untamed undergrowth, making

There was none of the subtle, ambient sounds of

once in her life, she actually wished that she

she had received in regard to

the confidence to part

scratch a living for herself and her

of her mother

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

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

away from civilization.

expressions were impassive as they passed through

barred entry to

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

apprehension and uncertainty as she tried to study

mother or newly

way they had come, then perhaps she

on her own. But as Narcissa and

very eyes, she panicked and ran forward to

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

of being

had fully registered what was

and emerge into