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?

unbothered by the chaos he’d just unleashed in my mind.

of his words. The room

why the offer?” I blurted out, hating how desperate and confused I sounded. There was no way this man could say things like that and not expect

wavered, not once. “Two reasons,” he sighed, as if discussing the most mundane of topics. “First, it will get the high–ranking members off

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but he didn’t. The silence stretched between us, heavy and suffocating. My mind raced, trying to piece together what he

need my medical expertise

the silence with a single, devastating statement. “I have a problem with my erection. I can’t get

to form any coherent thoughts. He had said it so

“A watch said it is connected to a curse but I don’t believe in all that bullshit,” He paused for a moment, watching me, “I know it can be fixed and that

treat me.”

at him in

it when I saw the faint

mean–1 stammered, tripping over my

me? I should be

was I falling

softly that it forced me to meet his eyes again. His voice

of his study with a calmness that felt almost surreal given the conversation we were having. I couldn’t take my eyes off him,

to own

me, not a trace of embarrassment in his voice. “I know I’m asking a lot of you 1 understand that you’ll find this situation awkward, but I don’t plan on not giving you anything back

now it felt like the air was too thick, too heavy. He was giving me that look, the one that made me feel like he could see right through.

that it’s just for

took a

Anywhere in the world.

do whatever I wanted. No

I would be your Luna only for show?” My voice trembled as I added,

finished for me, the corners of his lips curving into that same seductive smile that made my face burn

it doesn’t work?” I

me, keeping a remarkable distance between us. I was still