Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate By A E Randell Chapter 186
Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell
Chapter 186 The Attacks
The atmosphere in the dining hall was almost unbearably tense, but it gave Ann the
perfect vantage point to see which Elders were openly displeased by her actions with
Linus.
Thankfully the tension didn’t seem to impact Alpha Felix or his wife in the slightest
They sat to Ann’s right, making polite conversation with both herself and Adam as they
ate.
“I don’t know about you, your highness, but I always find these official functions a little
stuffy.” Felix chuckled as he tore into a chicken leg appreciatively.
Ann smiled graciously, still a little on edge. She didn’t know what to expect from Felix
as she hadn’t had any cause to meet with him previously and knew his father by
reputation only.
“They can be tiring, yes, especially after such a long journey. Did you encounter any
issues on the way here?” She asked politely.
“No. Well, not after we were about 5 miles in past the border anyway. There are a lot
of smaller viges that are pretty much ghost towns out there now. The downside of
that though is that the rogue poption seems to have moved in and taken over.”
Felix grimaced.
“Then they’re trying to form their ownmunities?” Ann asked curiously.
“Communities of mass murderers? Sure, if you want to call themmunities.
Although honestly, just because they’re living in houses, it doesn’t make them any
less savage.” Felix snorted, “You know, some of the former upants who didn’t get
out in time were killed, and their bodies hung from posts outside the walls to serve as
a warning.” Ann grimaced as her stomach dropped.
“If only we could drop a nuke on them without affecting our own kind,” Felix mumbled
disgruntedly. Even if the rogue’s movements were to gain new territory, it didn’t have
to be done in such a brutal manner. Their kind hade a long way in integrating into
society since their existence was discovered and it had taken them centuries to build
this level of trust with the non-supernatural species.
As the humans began to see them as less of a threat to their way of life, the
Government sponsored hunter attacks that had struck fear into the hearts of all
supernaturals lessened, and those that were deemed civilized and integrated
seamlessly into the human world were given immunity from reprisals.
And then, the Daemon war came.
The humans found themselves outmatched and outnumbered by savage beings that
seemed to be born straight from their own nightmares. As the humans took
devastating losses against these unknown foes, the call for help had gone out to all
leaders of the supernaturalmunities and they rallied around, eventually securing
victory and enabling the humans to rebuild their societies alongside them.
The human government had be an ally, not a suspicious diplomatic partner, as
each country was split into territories for the leaders of each race to govern as they
saw fit.
If the newly emerged Rogue “Traditionalists” began to attack human areas, then the
years of hard work that had been put into building and maintaining their rtionship
could be sabotaged overnight.
“It wasn’t just adults disyed outside their walls either, my queen. There were bodies
of children that couldn’t have been older than 12.” Aoife murmured quietly as Felix
nodded somberly.
Ann ced her cutlery down on the table carefully, feeling her anger bubbling again.
“How long have these attacks been going on?” She asked quietly. “The smaller
attacks and what we thought were raids for supplies have been happening for a few
years now.”
“And the viges being overtaken by them with remaining inhabitants in?” “Well, I
can’t speak for your kingdom,” Felix said uncertainly with a nce across at Adam as
he dropped his voice a little lower, “But on our side at least for around 6 months now,
your highness. Although they have been particrly active in thest 3 months or so,
gradually bing bolder in their attacks.”
Ann could almost second-guess where this was going at this point, but she had to
ask.
“I assume there has been an appropriate response from both sides?” She asked as
nonchntly as she could, but clearly, Adam had caught on to her shift in mood and
he ced his arm casually on the back of her chair, rubbing her back gently.
“We have specialist rapid response teams set up on our side of the border. They’re
stationed at intervals along its length with regr patrols between. As soon as the
rm is raised, we can respond very quickly and prevent them from settling.” Felix
answered matter of factly, before pausing and licking his lips, as if nervous about
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passing judgment on the response of her kingdom that she knew damn well her father
had overseen.