Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 279 In Vain

The darkness as they neared the next site was even denser than the previous ones. With five down already and moving on to the sixth, Lexi had already passed the feeling of drained. Despite their breaks between attack’s on the sites, the food and drink they had brought only went a short way towards replenishing her energy.

They came to a stop in front of the stones that had been haphazardly piled around this site, and by the looks of it, the construction of this one was far more recent than the last. There was a visible lack of lichen and moss coating the stones and Lord Brarthroroz frowned as he approached the middle of the circle.

He bent suddenly and placed his hand on the ground, the faintest flicker of surprise crossed his face before he stood suddenly and looked straight at Lexi with a complicated expression.

“This one still has faint signs of life.” Lord Brarthroroz said softly gesturing to the specialists, “Help me move these. We’ll need to be careful if we don’t want to inadvertently crush whoever lies beneath them.”

They exchanged a look before moving forward and starting work, carefully prising the stones from the ground as they had done at each site before this. Allen squeezed Lexi’s hand before striding forward and joining them.

Lexi watched emotionlessly as stone after stone was lifted, holding her breath in apprehension as she realized that this one wasn’t going to be as simple as eradicating the anchor for the power.

She would have to go inside the person and unravel the magick that was knotted tightly around their essence. If she made even the slightest mistake then in an instant, the unfortunate soul would lose not only their life, but what little remained of their tattered soul too.

Lexi chewed the inside of her cheek nervously as her stomach flipped.

The amount of pressure that rested squarely on her shoulders was almost unbearable at this point and all she could think about was getting this over and done with so that they could find Greyson and make sure he returned home safely.

muttered curse words drifted towards her from where the males

concern in his eyes and

you can’t do this…” he said softly, almost pleadingly as she made her

didn’t reply, casting him a long, tired look as she dragged her eyes to gaze down in the pit and her

its dead mother, her arms wrapped almost protectively around her, as if she could shield her in death from the horrors they

he stopped as

be made in the first place. Of course I’m going to try, and if I fail… we’ll pick up the

in the surrounding darkness forced all of them to turn and react accordingly, shifting

Lord , a half breed and a bunch of flea bitten shifters,” a voice purred from the shadows, “It almost sounds like the start of a bad joke.” “Who’s there?!” the specialist demanded furiously, “Show yourself!” Manic laughter replied before

paused sinisterly as the four figures materialized amidst a cloud of black smoke, “that would

face of the woman at the

woman dragged her eyes over them, her eyes wreathed in an unnatural light as

deep scars that ran along her face

as her father moved closer and bent

Focus on the child.” He murmured quietly, seeing the childlike fear of failure in her eyes, “I believe in you, daughter of mine.” He added softly as he cupped her cheek in his hand, “Whatever

a human shield in front of him. “I see Eromaug still delights in pain and suffering, tormenting his foolish subjects as he sees fit.” Lord Brarthroroz rumbled

flare dangerously. “And by the looks of it, you have no right to still be walking amongst the living, Narcissa. Tell me, was it

Eromaug everything he desires, you would not understand! You took his gift from me once and I will not allow you to do the same a