Alpha Nocurne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 172 She Would Never Be Free

“Get out and seal the doors. No one leaves this chamber until I am finished, am I clear?” He growled as Ely scurried backward like a frightened mouse and fled through the doorway, the heavy doors swinging closed with an ear-splitting bang.

Before Ada could steal a frightened glance at her mother, the male’s boots appeared in front of her limited line of vision again and she felt a slight breeze ripple across her. It was obvious that he had now grabbed Narcissa roughly by the throat and lifted her into the air beside her, as the only thing visible from her position were the tips of her mother’s boots dangling above the ground.

“Now, Narcissa. It seems you have forgotten the great honor that was bestowed upon you all those years ago.” the male chastised in a bored tone over the sounds of Narcissa struggling for breath.

His footsteps receded a little and Ada raised her head slightly. It was such a small movement but it allowed her to follow the progress of her mother’s feet across the expansive room as the male strolled leisurely along holding her aloft in the air by her neck.

“I have such an exquisite array of punishments lined up for you my dear. You’re going to have so much fun. But, you know how easily I get bored dishing these… ‘necessities’… out myself… so I brought some friends…”

A whimper escaped from Narcissa’s lips as she gasped for air and looked upon the impassive face of her master, Lord Eromaug. No pride shone in those empty pools anymore as he looked at her, only thinly veiled disdain.

he tutted in irritation as he stopped just outside of the roiling clouds of shadow

as I will enjoy reaping the payment from you, I must admit that even I am a little disappointed. You had such promise.” He sighed, his nostrils flaring angrily momentarily before

as if he were savoring the sight and committing it to memory before a grin spread across

favored daemons, scuttling about in the darkness and she knew exactly what he had planned for

of the worst crimes that she could have committed and now, she would pay the price that he, and his daemons,

mother disappeared into the darkness, their figures appearing as if they had been swallowed as the writhing cloud closed over them and

later that the screams began and Ada knew without a doubt that her

lost track of the time as she

forever at first, but when they finally died down and the echoes of the screams subsided, the heavy silence was punctuated by stomach-churning sounds

Narcissa had passed out at some point which accounted for the silence, and then when

block out the sounds of terror, she couldn’t. She wasn’t certain, but beyond the curtain of murky darkness, she could feel the sinister gaze that focused intently on her as she hunched over in

it. That beautiful man was clearly capable of true horrors beyond her imagination, and she wouldn’t put her unborn child’s life at risk. Long after Ada’s trembling had subsided and her tears had dried up, the figure of the beautiful male had appeared through the darkness, striding nonchalantly towards her with something clutched in his hand at his side. Whatever it was, the object trailed along the floor behind him, leaving a glistening streak of unknown color behind it along the roughly hewn dark

raised her head to stare

you would run to