The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 35

-Ava’s POV-

The news that Grayson was missing spread faster than wildfire, with every news channel running the story. Different forms, different languages, different words–but none of them had used the word: dead.

missing, and the wreckage to his car was so bad that it would take a miracle from the Moon Goddess for

Yes, his body was n him to have survived.

But he couldn’t be dead. He was Grayson Blackwood. He was too powerful, too important for death to take him so easily. No matter how inevitable death was for all of us, I refused to believe it.

They would find him. Alive.

“Anything yet?” Isabella’s voice broke into my thoughts. She had come into the room without me realizing, her eyes Liam, who stood just inside the doorway. The look on his face told me everything I needed to know.

fixed on

“Nothing yet.” He replied, his voice steady. “But I have everyone looking. They will find him.” His gaze shifted toward me, holding steady. “They will find him.”

1 nooded, my throat too tight to respond. What else could I do? What else could anyone do? The only thing keeping me from storming out of the house to join the search was Liam’s calm logic. There was no point in me going out there. No point in panicking. The best thing was to stay here, as he’d reminded Isabella and me when we’d first arrived at Grayson’s

estate.

Let the professionals handle this.

The sharp clicking of heels followed, and Elaine entered the living room, followed closely by Monica. Isabella’s eyes narrowed immediately, and I gave her a warning look, silently pleading with her not to start anything.

Not now.

Elaine crossed the room, her arms quickly wrapping around Liam. “I just heard the news. Have they found him? They’ll find him, right? He can’t be dead. He’s Grayson.”

For the first time, we actually agreed on something.

Liam gave her the same response he’d given us. “They will find him,” he repeated, his voice unwavering. Then he turned to Monica, his expression hardening. “You shouldn’t be here.”

Monica’s lips tightened into a thin line. “Seriously, Liam? This is not the time for that. Grayson is missing. We can continue with the ban once he’s found.”

Monica glanced at me briefly before quietly moving to sit in the corner of the room, folding her arms across her chest. I exhaled releasing some of the tension in

See what’s happening.” Isabella suggested already

cut in, her voice cold and clipped. “Don’t turn on any news. I don’t want to hear what all those idiots are saying about Grayson. They don’t know

her gaze swinging toward Elaine, her temper sparking “They’re covering the facts! The facts that

garbage doesn’t mean they know the real Grayson. Just how powerful he is. We don’t need to listen

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eyes narrowing in frustration. “This is bigger than whatever ridiculous issues you have

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eyes blazing. “I know him better than anyone else. You think turning on the news will

had enough. My

me before I could stop myself. The room went silent. My heart pounded in my chest, but I didn’t care. “This isn’t about you or your petty arguments. Grayson is missing, and if you can’t wait here quietly then you

she took a step toward me. “Who the hell do

interrupted, her voice sharp but low. Her gaze settled on Elaine, cutting through the tension in the room

her, surprised. Elaine opened her mouth to argue, but one look

in that moment, something clicked inside

had pegged her as manipulative or conniving. But now, in her gaze, I

Really cared.

with tension, the kind that made it hard to breathe. Liam’s phone rang, cutting through the silence like a knife. His jaw clenched as he stepped away, answering the call with a calm that didn’t match the storm brewing in the room. I watched him closely, hoping for a

if it were to blame for everything. I let out a soft sigh, trying to find the right words to calm her down. “You know I love you, Bels, but sometimes… you don’t know when to

irritation simmering just beneath the surface. I moved closer, lowering my voice. “I’m sorry I yelled at you. Really, I am. But picking

I wrapped my arms around her, offering a small smile. “I know.

grip tightening and I

Isabella and I both looked up,

Isabella not to react Elaine thrived on confrontation, and feeding into it would

face unreadable.

her mouth to protest, but Liam

remote, turning on the TV. The screen flickered to life, and the reporter’s face appeared, framed by the dark woods behind her, My heart

are live from the outskirts of Silvermist Forest, where a calin has been discovered burned to the ground. Among the wreckage, investigators have found fragments of burnt clothing and what appears to be an expensive wristwatch. While the owner has not yet been identified, the proximity of the wreckage to the recent car accident

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