Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Chapter 282 Two Choices

Greyson led the way through the shell of a building that he and his men had secured and had been using as a base to direct reconnaissance and shelter the people they had rescued.

Lexi followed behind him with Allen and Lord Brarthroroz at her side as they made their way past the curious looks of a mixture of men and civilians who had clearly been involved in some sort of fighting recently.

“We had to utilize some of the civilians that had combat experience.” Greyson explained as they descended a rusty spiral staircase into the basement area, “The men that we lost left gaps in the defense that we had to replace.”

Lord Brarthroroz hummed as Lexi and Allen shared a look between them, both of them having noticed just how beaten down the remaining members of Greyson’s original squadron were.

Greyson ushered them past civilians huddled together in various rooms, their faces etched in misery as the sound of children crying hung hauntingly in the air.

“There was no way to get all of them out safely,” Greyson said wearily as he sat on a chair, wincing as the partially healed burns pulled tightly across the surface of his skin, “This was the first break in their relentless assaults that we had, so I gathered the men that we had and set out. Hopefully, now that we have a line of communications established, we can begin ferrying them back to the capital until this f*uc*kery is cleaned up.”

“Narcissa headed the force here too?” Lexi asked as the rest of them found a place to sit.

“I don’t know for sure, but she certainly matches the description of the monstrosity that’s been harrying our men constantly.” Greyson answered as he ran his hand over his face tiredly.

“I still don’t understand how she got away,” Lexi fumed quietly, “With so many men…”

“She’s a wraith.” Lord Brarthroroz said simply, “It’s like trying to contain and kill smoke.”

Lexi snorted in

thought she was just… a human? I mean sure, a dark witch too, but essentially they’re just humans on steroids right?” Greyson

at one point, yes… but I’m assuming that Eromaug didn’t take kindly to her losing the magick he gifted her and after enacting his punishment, he chose to prolong her misery and bind her soul to him as a wraith. She’ll serve him for eternity.” Lord

to know before we threw our

couldn’t have known.” Allen intoned flatly, sighing deeply as he looked to Lord Brarthroroz, “So

can either wait for them to attack

here like sitting ducks, waiting for them to pick us off one by one.” Greyson growled, “I say we take the

coven is located?” Lexi asked, leaning forward in her chair

just slightly northwest of the village, and close by to the

found some of the former guards that had managed

the initial assault from the coven, or were coerced into joining them. The ones that refused were executed and now hang from the walls of the facility.. .you’ll see that there weren’t

Brarthroroz scowled deeply at the map

the entrance to his little evil lair that he wants us to focus on. But he isn’t stupid. There is always a second entrance… one that he won’t anticipate us discovering because he’s caused so much noise around

c****d his head curiously as he watched Lord Brarthroroz scour the area around the

Bartholomew’s input on this.”

would he be able to help?” Lexi

historical sites and specific pieces of information that the rest of us

snorted, “As old as you are, you seem to forget that we have all this technology up here that means you can reach whoever you want