The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 20

Chapter Twenty

Ava’s POV-

1 blinked, my heart skipping a beat. “What?”

The entire room felt like it was closing in on me. Three days? He was announcing our welding in three days? I hadn’t even had time to process what my mother had just done, and now this? It felt like my world was spiraling out of control, and I wasn’t sure if I could keep up.

Damien’s face remained calm, but there was a glint of amusement in his eyes. “I guess congratulations are in order?”

“Lilian are you there?”

Her words blurred as reality set in. In three days, I was going to be Mrs. Grayson Blackwood to the ordinary world and Luna to the Alpha King

“I’ll call you back. Bels.”

I

I ended the call not finding the right words to say, I stared down at my phone, my heart pounding as I read the official statement over and over. Grayson had announced our wedding to the world without even talking to me first. I couldn’t believe it.

Damien watched me, the smile leaving his eyes and his brow furrowed. “Ava, are you okay?”

I looked up at him, my throat tight. “He should have told me first. He should have-“My voice cracked, frustration bubbling to the surface.

Damien squeezed my hand gently, his voice calm and steady. “I know you’re upset, and you have every right to be. But before you do anything, take a breath. Think about how you want to handle this.”

I nodded, but my mind was already racing. I couldn’t sit here anymore. I had to talk to Grayson.

“I need to see him,” I muttered, grabbing my things quickly. “I need to talk to Grayson. This isn’t something you just… announce without a conversation.”

He stood

up

want

a ride?”

need to handle this myself. I’ll call you if

moment. “Alright, but you know I’m always here if you need me.

you,” I whispered, pulling

should’ve told me. We should have discussed this together before he put it out there. Instead, I was blindsided, left

I was fine and that I’d call once I was settled. My mind raced as I directed the cab toward Grayson’s mansion. The events of the day spun around in

me a message. “Mr. Blackwood instructed us to inform you when you came back that if

Thu, Dec

Chapter 20

and he had the audacity to plan this out in advance. He couldn’t spare a minute to call me? I felt any hands ghten into fists, my anger bubbling up

company?” I asked, trying to

man gave me the directions, and I felt my anger flare even more Of course, he’d have everything perfectly planned out. If he could figure out my size and what clothes to buy me, then surely he could find my phone

thoughts, “We’re here,” he said, pulling me back to reality. I

modern, and imposing, with the name Blackwood etched into a gleaming black sign. It wasn’t just a company–it was a billion–dollar empire. The kind that made you feel

wealth -one I was only beginning to comprehend. My

I stood there, trying to gather my thoughts, a woman about my age approached me. She wasn’t overly beautiful, but there was something attractive about her–maybe

“Can I help

my parents had money, but nothing like this. My family had always kept their distance from Grayson Blackwood, labeling him as someone with a “tainted reputation. They’d blacklisted his name, saying we were too good to associate with someone like him. I knew he was the Alpha King, someone of extreme importance nut at the same time, since my parents deemed him just as a

I was

see Mr. Blackwood,” I smiled lightly, trying to

polite smile faltered slightly. “I should warn you, Mr. Blackwood

down on me. This wasn’t going to be easy. Reluctantly, I pulled out the one

“I’m his wife.”

“Oh! That’s why you look familiar!” she exclaimed, her expression lighting up. “That picture didn’t

smile, feeling incredibly awkward. “Thank

regained her composure, nodding as she gestured for me to

the eyes in the lobby on me. As we waited