The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 4

-Ava’s POV-

“What?”

The word flew out of my mouth before I could stop it the moment I recovered, and I shot to my feet so fast the chair toppled over with a loud crash. My heart was pounding in my chest, each beat louder than the last as I tried to wrap my head around what Alpha Grayson had just said.

The nerve–the absolute nerve of this man.

“How dare you?” My voice trembled, my anger almost choking me. “Do you think I’m some kind of cheap woman just because you-

The words got stuck in my throat, and I couldn’t even finish the sentence. I turned away from him, my fists clenching by my sides. “I should have known… You’re all the same.” My voice wavered, but I forced the words out. “Thanks for saving me from Dylan, but I’m out of here.

I started to walk away just as his voice cut through the room like a blade, calm and edged with a hint of irritation. “Ava.”

I stopped, the sound of my name hanging in the air. It wasn’t just the way he said it–it was the way it seeped into my bones, commanding, making me freeze on the spot. He didn’t raise his voice, didn’t shout, yet the authority in his tone was undeniable.

Turn around and sit down.”

I didn’t move.

I didn’t trust myself to even look at him then he said it again, this time with a tone that sent shivers down my spine. “Ava. Turn around, pick up the chair, and sit down.”

My body acted before my mind caught up. I found myself turning around, bending down to lift the chair, and sitting back down, as if his words were a spell I couldn’t break. My heart was still racing, my cheeks burning, but I forced myself to look at him.

His eyes were on me, a mixture of boredom and something else couldn’t quite place. He let out a small sigh, his expression hardly changing. The past few hours made me believe you’re a smart woman,” he said, his tone almost casual. “Td appreciate it if you didn’t change that perception”

His words stung more than they should have, and I looked away unable to meet the intensity in his gaze.

What the hell was happening here?

Why did he make me feel like this, like every emotion I had was on the verge of boiling

over?

my mistress,” he continued, his voice even, unbothered by the chaos he’d just unleashed in my mind. “And

heat up at the bluntness of his words. The room felt too small, the air too thick,

how desperate and confused I sounded. There was no way this man could say things like that and not expect a

if discussing the most mundane of topics. “First, it will get the high–ranking members off my back about being mated.” His

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Chapter 4

he didn’t. The silence stretched between us, heavy and

he need my medical expertise of all

broke the silence with a single, devastating statement. “I have a problem with my

was too stunned, too shocked to form any coherent thoughts. He had said it so casually, as

that bullshit,” He paused for a moment, watching me, “I know it can be fixed and that is why you

treat me.”

For a moment, all I could do was sit there, staring at him in disbelief. My mind

flickered down to his trousers–specifically that area. I immediately regretted it when I saw the faint curve of a smile on his

stammered, tripping over my own

should be used

then was I

voice was like a

almost surreal given the conversation we were having. I

say anything to own the room; he just

know I’m asking a lot of you 1 understand

to look at me, and I swear my lungs stopped working. A moment ago, I was breathing just fine, now it felt like the air was too thick, too heavy. He was giving me that look, the one that made

looked over the contract instead of jumping to conclusions, you would have seen that it’s just for a year. After

a

Anywhere in the world.

whatever I wanted. No

be your Luna only for show?” My voice trembled as I added, “And I have to treat

his lips curving into that same seductive smile that made my face burn

it doesn’t

a remarkable distance between us. I