The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 8

– Grayson’s POV-

An irritated growl left my lips as the phone went straight to voicemail again. The incompetence of people never ceased to amaze me, especially when I needed that witch to explain what the hell was happening. I clenched my jaw, grinding my teeth as the door to my study swung open.

Elaine stepped inside, radiating irritation. It took everything in the not to let out another growl.

Seconds passed before she spoke. “Really? You won’t acknowledge my presence?”

I lifted my head from the phone to assess lar. Elaine, with her long dark hair and sharp, furious eyes, looked pissed- nothing new. Elaine and anger went hand in hand, like rain and thunder. I sometimes wondered how we could even be related. She wore her emotions on her sleeve, whereas I couldn’t care less about much of anything.

A bored sigh left my lips. “Elaine, what brings you here?”

“Really? That’s what you’re going to ask me?” she snapped, crossing her arms like a petulant child.

I stared at her blankly, my patience already wearing thin. “Considering the fact that you’re being repetitive, I’m positive you have nothing of relevance to me so-

“Who the hell is she?” Elaine interrupted, and the temperature in the room dropped instantly.

The air felt heavy, thick with tension, and she took an instinctive step back. Her voice trembled when she spoke again. “I–I apologize. I didn’t mean to interrupt you. I’m sorry, Gray

Her head dipped, eyes lowered, and my wolf receded, satisfied with the submission. Family or not, disrespect wasn’t tolerated, and Elaine knew that all too well. She’d crossed the line before and had the scars–emotional, not physical–to prove it

After a moment, I spoke. “Who is who?”

She swallowed hard, her previous bravado vanishing, “Liam said some random woman is now your Luna. I don’t understand. How can a nobody be your Luna? Where did she even come from?”

I rose from my chair, walking around the desk until I was closer to her. Not close enough for comfort, but enough to make a point. Elaine, ever the fragile flower when it came to authority, took a step back

I smiled.

“And who says she’s a nobody?”

Elaine hesitated, her voice small, “L. L. she can’t be your Luna. She just can’t.

“Okay,” I replied casually.

written all

heard your complaints, likened them to

a mix of anger and pain. “I am not a child! How can you just bring someone in and decide she’s your Luna? Do you know what the pack members will say? What

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but I continued before she could get a word in “No one is above me, Elaine Ava is my Lama, and any disrespect toward

a second, she looked like she was about to cry, but she nodded quickly, biting

want her here because of how she looks. Am I right? I could see the

herself on being the most

Ava Ava Pierce was in a

of blue, sometimes shifting into darker shades–seemed to look right through you.

to the effect she had, but I didn’t

in Elaine’s eyes–the jealousy, the insecurity.

the respect she deserves. Besides…” I stood, walking toward Elaine. I reached out and wiped

with her parents. She was mine to protect. That didn’t mean I wanted to see

sniffed, trying to pull herself together. “It’s just.. you can possibly love

a brow. Love? The concept was as foreign to me as caring about the opinions of others. “Love has

eyes searched mine, looking for something–anything–to grasp onto.

exhaled, more out of frustration than anything else. “Because I said so, Elaine. That’s all

see the wheels turning in

she nodded. “I

away from her, already done with the conversation. “You can

hesitated for a moment longer before turning and leaving the room, the door closing

in appreciation of having my space back to myself. My wolf stirred uneasily. thoughts of Ava creeping into my mind again. Her scent still clung to my senses,

trying to shake the thought, but

hell was it about her? She

Nothing worth thinking about