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?”

though. Her gaze flicked to me, eyes filled with disgust. “This is what happens when we let strays in. They bring

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

was a new

wait a minute Isabella started, but before she could finish,

you had to see

the Alpha king care if you’re banging some woman with serious attitude

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hair over her shoulder,

attitude issii Might I add

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 deal with the mess this could

looking directly at Liam.

place. Everyone’s business was their own. I had bigger issues to worry

That maybe we could just leave and pretend this never happened but then Elaine stepped forward, eyes burning with a

think you’re so important that your promise

swallowing down the irritation, the snide remarks, the stares. But now? Now, I was done.

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

not expecting me

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 me like I’m beneath

twitched, anger flashing in her

my way, and 11 stay out of yours. You can keep your attitude, your snarky comments, all of it. But if you ever talk to me like that again, I won’t hold

closing the space between us. Her nostrils flared, and for a moment, I thought she might actually try to hit me. But she stopped just short, her face so close I could feel her breath. Her

ground, refusing to flinch under her glare. I wasn’t going to

cold and steady. m here to

and she opened her mouth to spit something else out,

until

arm, pulling her

his grasp, still glaring at me like she wanted to burn a hole through my head. “She’s nothing. She shouldn’t even be here,” she

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