Alpha Nocurne'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.

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 of his sources, but because of the speed thatthe trial was conducted at, he simply didn’t have the time to gather the necessary components to launch a rescue attempt beforehand.

the barren landscape that surrounded the Containment

it coming, and no one would have the slightest idea

them on the hapless convoy to face their almost certain death. They had already served their purpose in enriching his knowledge on

at least seemed to have some level of intelligence, although it was closer to a child’s simple thinking and teamed with the unwavering loyalty of a dog. Yet this still bode well for future situations in combat and he

been horrified at not only the sight, but the smell of the rotting corpses that had greeted her as she left the confines of her cage, but before she could

in silence, Ada’s heart had seemed to sink to new depths of despair the closer she had come to it. It

was none of the subtle, ambient sounds of wildlife within these ruins and for once in her life, she actually wished that

least scratch a living for herself and her child without the interference and input of her

too well that if she was separated from either of them out here in the wilderness, there was no way that she would be able to survive

and Narcissa’s expressions were impassive as they passed through the barrier that barred entry

twisted into an expression of apprehension and uncertainty as she tried

find allies within the coven and escape on her own. But as Narcissa and Ely disappeared before her very eyes, she panicked and ran

felt herself burst through an invisible wall of pressure and emerge into a

her and Narcissa turned to her with a scowl, casting her

a disappointment.” She tutted, her words loaded with hatred as she glowered