The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 69

-Grayson’s POV-

“The grand gesture under the rain worked, didn’t it?” Isabella’s voice cut through the silence, filled with that triumphant tone that was too annoying for my liking. Not like I actually ever liked anything She was leaning against the counter, casually munching on her chips, each loud crunch a reminder of how much she’d enjoyed orchestrating this entire situation

I exhaled, glancing toward the hallway. I was counting down the seconds until Ava came out so we could leave Sure, Isabella’s advice had been helpful, but she’d been insistent on this whole “romantic under–the–rain” idea. When she called and told me to stand outside in the drizzle, I thought she’d lost it There was no way I was going to stand there and get soaked like some love–struck fool. Yet twenty minutes later, there I was–drenched, humoring Isabella’s ridiculous suggestion. And as cliché as it felt, it worked. The moment 1 saw va’s silhouette at the door, everything faded into the background.

But now, my patience was wearing thin. Ava Isadn’t come out yet and Isabella’s loud, crunching chewing was grating on

every nerve.

“Oh, so that’s how it’s going to be?” she said, feigning offense. “I help you fix things with her, and you just ignore me!”

I shot her a glare. “Do you have to chew so loudly? And talk with your mouth full?”

She smirked, her eyes glinting with mischief. “No, I don’t. But I noticed it bothers you, so I’m definitely not stopping.

I narrowed my eyes, deadpan. “You’re lucky Ava likes you.”

“Oh, please. You like me too, and you know it.”

I scoffed, choosing to ignore her. The longer I stayed quiet, the sooner she’d give up and leave me in peace.

“Fine,” she sighed, finally relenting. “Don’t talk to me, then.”

Seconds ticked by in a rare silence as I checked my phone, looking for any distraction. Then she broke it with, “Oh, did you hear Lilian felt her wolf?”

The words caught me off guard. “What? When?”

She arched a brow, a sly smile playing on her lips. “Thought we weren’t speaking?”

A thought suddenly registered and I smiled, “Fine. How is Rickon?”

nerve, her grin vanishing as she glared agme. “I’m going to go

herself off the counter and stormed inside. I smirked to myself. Petty, sure, but it felt like a win. I couldn’t believe I was even entertaining these kinds of conversations; I barely

click of her shoes and the quiet rustle of fabric was enough to jolt my awareness. I turned, and

greeted her voice barely above a

my throat,

to grab one of her suitcases. She bit her lip, hesitating before speaking. “Uh. Isabella wanted me to tell

Mon, Dec 16

Chapter 09

Isabella’s voice rang–out from somewhere in the

looking almost anused. “And… she says you’re ungrateful for not acknowledging her help, and that if you screw up again, don’t come crawling

my head, grabbing two of her

everything into the car, I watched her say her goodbyes to Isabella. She waved, thanked her, and finally joined me, slipping into the passenger seat. The moment she settled in thick tension filled the space between us. I turned on the engine, letting the silence stretch as I

began just as I

looking down quickly. “You go first. The quiet was just.. making me uncomfortable.

sighed, gripping the steering wheel. “Honestly,

only by the hum of the engine. I tried to think of something, anything that would break this tension. Finally, an idea came to me. “Are you

bit too loud for the quiet car. “I’m almost scared to answer that, just in case you try

process all these feelings, all the emotions I’d

told me she told you that I felt my wolf to get a reaction out

“So it’s true?”

glanced out the window, her expression distant. “I felt her after the gunshot wound on my shoulder started

her how she was healing. Still, knowing there was a wolf inside her was a relief. Her wolf would give her strength, a defense. It cased some of my

“When exactly did this happen? The day, the

don’t know the exact time, but it was the day before the

“Anything more specific?”

twenty to thirty

to link us. Somehow, even though

word, I shifted gears, making a