The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

hapter 15

-Ava’s PON-

The rooms was colder than it had been just a moment ago The ughter between Isabella and me died instantly as soon as save what was happening in front of me. My stomach twisted, and my feet froze to the floor.

Liam and Elaine.

Having sex.

Right there, in the bar Grayson probably used more than anyone else.

I couldn’t look away, though I desperately wanted to. They scrambled, rushing to pull their clothes on. My eyes flicked to the floor, my heart racing as the room filled with awkward tension. I could feel the beat rising in my cheeks as I stood there, watching them fumble with their clothes like two teenagers taught sneaking around. The embarrassment wasn’t mine to feel, but it clawed at me nonetheless.

Isabella, though, didn’t seen fazed at all. A slow, amused smile crept onto her face as she stepped forward, eyes dancing with mischief.

“Well, isn’t this interesting?” she squealed, her voice light and teasing.

Liam, still buttoning up his shirt, cleared his throat He was trying to regain some semblance of control, but the moment was 100 far gone. The way he straightened his back, attempting to seem unaffected, only made the scene more ridiculous. Elaine, on the other hand, wasn’t trying to hide her irritation. She was glaring at me like I was the problem here, like I wi

the intruder.

Which, technically, I was, but that wasn’t the point,

Her eyes narrowed, lips pulling into a tight, angry line. She didn’t like me before, and now this? Now, I was sure she hated

me.

The silence hung in the air, thick and suffocating, like the weight of what we’d just walked in on was sinking into the very walks of the root

Isabella broke the tension first, her voice slicing through the awkwardness. “Well, is anyone going to say something to ease the tension in here?”

That was enough to set Elaine off. Her lips curled into a sneer as she took a step toward us, her words dripping with venom. “Who the hell are you?”

to me, eyes filled with disgust. “This is what happens when we let strays in. They

from the irritation that had been bubbling under the surface since the moment I stepped into this place. I hardly knew Liam, and I sure as hell didn’t care about Elaine about what her

was a new level of

minute Isabella started, but

cleared his throat, still avoiding my eyes. “I apologize that you had to see that, but Grayson must not find out about

would the Alpha king care if

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Chapter 15

hair over her shoulder, her voice dripping with superiority: “Because I’m his cousin, you

attitude issii Might I add an

she could spit out whatever insult was perched on her tongue, I stepped forward, raising a hand between them. I had to put a stop to this before things got worse. I wasn’t in the mood to

said, looking directly at Liam. “We won’t

I cared in the first place. Everyone’s business was their own. I

I thought that might be enough. That maybe we could just leave and pretend this never happened but then Elaine stepped forward, eyes burning with

the right to act all light and mighty?” she snapped. “You think you’re so important that your promise to keep your mouth shut actually matters? You’re nothing here. You’re insignificant. You’ll keep quiet because

had been holding it in all day, swallowing down the irritation, the snide remarks, the stares. But now? Now, I was done. I couldn’t hold back

pulse pounding in my ears. “What the hell is your problem with me, Elaine?” I asked, my voice sharp and cutting. “I’ve been here for what, a day? And ever since I arrived, you’ve made it your personal mission to make me feel like crap. I don’t know you, and you sure as hell don’t know me. So whatever your issue

clearly not expecting me to snap back. “Excuse

said, stepping closer my voice steady despite the adrenaline rushing through me. “You’ve been treating me like trash since the moment we met. And for what? Because you think you’re better than me? Because you think I don’t belong here? Newsflash: I don’t care what you think. But what I won’t tolerate is you talking downl to

anger flashing in her eyes, but I wasn’t

my arms over my chest. “You’re going to stay out of my way, and 11 stay out of yours. You can keep your attitude, your snarky comments, all of it.

moment, I thought she might actually try to hit me. But she stopped just short,

her glare. I wasn’t going to let her intimidate me.

m here to survive. But if you want to push me,

curled into a sneer, and she opened her mouth to spit something else out, but Liam, who Had been silent up this

until

firm but not loud. He placed a hand on Elaine’s arm, pulling her back a step. “This isn’t helping anyone. Ava, we’re

still glaring at me like she wanted to burn a hole through my

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