The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 32

-Grayson’s POV-

I didn’t react.

Not outwardly, at least.

1 kept my expression as neutral as stone, but inside, the beast raged, clawing to the surface. He was testing me. He knew exactly what he was doing, and worst of all, he was enjoying it.

Luther sauntered to an empty chair, took his time making himself comfortable, leaning back like he owned the place. The tension in the room was palpable, every department head now shifting uncomfortably in their seats, casting glances between me and Luther. They weren’t stupid–they could feel it too, the silent war simmering just below the surface.

Liam cleared his throat, stepping in before the situation could spiral further. “Well, now that we are all here, let’s t meeting.”

the

I remained silent, eyes fixed on Luther as Liam tried to proceed with the agenda. I wasn’t listening to the words. My focus was on Luther, calculating, assessing. He was here to provoke me. He wanted a reaction.

I wasn’t going to give it to him.

Liam was speaking, trying to salvage what he could of the tension in the room, moving quickly through the reports. The department heads nodded, chiming in when necessary, but their focus wasn’t on the numbers. It was on me and Luther, waiting for something to snap.

Luther, still lounging in his seat, cut in with a smug tone. “Interesting strategy with the overseas investments, but I think you’re playing a risky game, Blackwood. Have you considered the implications of that merger in Brazil? The market there is… tricky.”

I didn’t respond. My silence, my cold stare, was my answer. I could see the slight flicker of satisfaction in his eyes. He thought he had won this round. He thought his presence was enough to rattle me, to shake me.

Liam coughed again, this time a bit more urgently, and I realized he was waiting for me to respond. I tore my eyes from Luther and turned toward the department heads, giving them a curt nod. “We’ll adjust our position based on the market’s response. Proceed with the plan.”

Liam visibly relaxed, quickly moving the meeting along, steering the conversation away from Luther’s provocations. But the air was still thick with tension, every word strained under the weight of what wasn’t being said.

The meeting dragged on, with Luther chiming in here and there, throwing subtle jabs, always careful to keep his tone just on the edge of polite. He was enjoying this, savoring every moment of his supposed victory.

But I stayed quiet, cold. Observing. Planning.

When the meeting finally wrapped up, the department heads filed out, one by one, each of them stealing nervous glances at me, as if expecting an explosion that never came. Luther lingers of course, standing up slowly, stretching as though he’d just enjoyed a leisurely afternoon.

“Tll be in touch,” he said, that smug grin still plastered on his face. “After all, as an investor, I have a vested interest in how things go here

walk out,

shut behind Luther. “That was… tense,” he muttered, glancing at me

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still on Luther, on the game he was playing. He thought he had the upper hand.

But he was wrong

Very wrong.

finally, my voice low, controlled. “He just made one of

though he still looked uneasy. He knew better than to push me when I was

the door for a long moment after Lanther left, my jaw clenched, eyes fixed on the spot he just vacated. He wanted to provoke me. To show that he was in control. He thought stepping into my territory,

let him believe

move would

of my mind, festering like a wound that

I’d only known the Pierce family at a distance–just enough to recognize their power when it came to

been

me detailed his connections, his hidden assets, and the real source of his wealth. He wasn’t just a threat anymore–he was the kind of problem

leaned back in my chair, my fingers already dialing a number I knew by heart. The phone rang once before a

his voice smug. “Didn’t expect to hear from you this

not in the mood for your games, Carter,”

my nerves. “You’re never in

you to take care of someone for me. I’ve sent everything you need to know to your

and I could practically hear him grinning on the other end. “You know, Grayson, I really like it when you give me orders.

patience

he chuckled. “I’m just messing with

hard. No physically, but where it hurts the most. He just bought shares in my company–I want those gone. Buy

a beat of silence, Carter was smart–he was already pulling up the files I’d sent

Pierce?” he asked, “Isn’t that your fiancée’s

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he’s still alive. I paid sharply, “For

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