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.

disbelief written all over

leaning casually against the desk. “Okay, as in I’ve heard your complaints, likened

am not a child! How can you just bring someone in and decide she’s your

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in “No one is above me, Elaine Ava is my Lama, and any

second, she looked like she was about to cry, but she nodded quickly, biting back whatever emotion was threatening to spill

of how she looks. Am I right? I could see the truth written all over her

have to. Elaine had always prided herself on being the most beautiful woman in any room she walked

in

striking features or perfect figure. It was in the way her eyes- those swirling pools of blue, sometimes shifting into darker shades–seemed to look right through you. Her hair, dark as night, framed a face that looked sculpted by the gods

to the effect she had, but

jealousy, the insecurity. Ava was a threat, and

her the respect she deserves. Besides…” I stood, walking toward Elaine. I reached out and wiped away the tear that had slipped down her cheek. “You will always be beautiful in

children, after everything that happened with her parents. She was mine to protect. That didn’t mean I wanted to see her hurt, but she needed to be reminded of her

together. “It’s just.. you

as foreign to me as caring about the opinions of others. “Love has nothing to do

something–anything–to

else. “Because I said so, Elaine.

the wheels turning in her head. She wanted to push back, to argue, but she

she nodded.

turned away from her, already done with

longer before turning and leaving the room,

in appreciation of having my space back to myself. My wolf stirred uneasily. thoughts of Ava creeping into

clenched my fists, trying to shake the

hell was it about her? She

Nothing worth thinking about