The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 77

-Ava’s POV-

“And then what happened?” Isabella grinned so widely that I instantly regretted calling her. If I thought telling her was a bad idea before, I now knew it was ten times worse.

I shook my head, willing myself not to explode from the embarrassment still simmering from this morning. It hadn’t helped that he’d just walked out without saying a word. Why couldn’t he have said something? Anything?

Even a sarcastic “Thanks for the show” would have been better than the deafening silence. Not that Grayson Blackwood would ever utter a phrase like that. The thought of it still almost made me feel better. Almost.

After spending the entire day obsessing over the moment, I decided to call Isabella after work. I figured she might have advice, given her vastly more colorful experience compared to mine. At the very least, I’d hoped she’d make the situation feel less soul–crushing. But as always, I’d made one critical mistake–I warned her not to interrupt until I was finished.

That decision was haunting me now. Because she had packed it all up in this one grin.

She raised her hands in mock surrender when I didn’t answer, but her grin never faltered. “Come on, Lilian, you can’t drop a bomb like that and leave me hanging! You had your first sex dream, and Grayson Blackwood was the star? Did he make it a reality?” She gasped dramatically. “Oh my goddess, you finally

“No!” I snapped, cutting her off before she could finish. My cheeks burned as I glared at her. “No, we did not have sex. And you promised to behave, so knock it off and don’t make this worse.” I dropped my gaze to my plate and muttered. “He just walked away.”

“He what?” she practically shouted, her voice loud enough to turn heads at the surrounding tables.

1 glared at her, but she only waved dismissively at the curious stares and leaned in, lowering her voice to a whisper. “Okay, okay, I’m sorry, I won’t shout again. But seriously… he walked away?”

“Yes,” I repeated, slumping in defeat.

“Are you sure he knew you were dreaming about him? You know drilling into you?”

“Stop being so crude!” I hissed, but the heat in my cheeks betrayed me. “We didn’t even have sex! He just kissed me, and then… well, things escalated then he went down on me. But that’s not the point.” My voice dropped even lower. “He knows I was dreaming about him. I’m sure of it. And now, I have no idea how I’m supposed to face him again. He probably thinks I’m some kind of. of sex–crazed woman or something.”

Isabella burst into laughter so loud I thought she might fall off her chair. “Oh, honey,” she wheezed between giggles, “there is no denying that you’re ridiculously hot. But let me break it to you–you give off zero sex vibes. Like, none. You have the aura of a serious, uptight doctor.”

I glared at her, though I could feel the corners of my lips twitching. First of all, I am not uptight and secon of all, I am a serious doctor. It’s literally my job.”

she teased, taking a sip of her drink with

on my plate. “Let’s just forget about it, okay? I’ll avoid him until this all blows over, and then I–can focus on whatever… this is between us.” I groaned, burying my face in my hands. “He’s driving me so crazy, I just want to pull my hair out. First, he’s cold and pushes me away, then he’s writing me heartfelt letters, and now it’s like he’s rebuilt all his walls again. He said he wants

Isabella said, her voice softening. “Take a deep

shakily, following her advice. “What am

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know why he’s shuiding you out again, but one thing is clear: Grayson Blackwood is the king of pride. And yet, that man swallowed every ounce of it to ask for my help getting you back. The way he kissed you outside that boutique? He clearly feels something for you. He wants you, Lilian. I just don’t understand why he’s making this so difficult.” She shook her head in exasperation “Men. Someone really needs to write

myself, and for a moment, the tension in my chest eased. But her

Dylan, now me and Alpha I’ve Slept With Them All,” She sighed. “He asked to meet up to ‘talk, and

a smirk. “Take a deep

and we both sighed at the same time. For a moment, silence stretched between us,

with a mischievous twinkle

“whatever you’re

impossibly wider, the kind of grin that warned me trouble was on the horizon. “I’ve got it! The perfect solution:

groaned, dropping my face into my hands. “First of all, you’ve always been terrible at naming things. Seriously, where do you even come up with this stuff? Second, and more importantly, every single one

the table as she fixed me with that overly enthusiastic sparkle in her eyes. I braced myself because I knew what was coming–a full–on pitch, complete with her dramatics and

not just an operation. This is the solution. Think about it. You’ve been driving yourself crazy trying to figure Grayson out, right? He’s hot, he’s cold, he’s kissing you one second and walking away the next–classic alpha indecision. But you have something he doesn’t: a

plan

waved off my comment as if it were entirely irrelevant. “No, a plan to break through that fortress he calls a heart. You

you remember hat happened

excitement, and I could practically see the gears turning in her head. “This is about love. Or at least… intense mutual attraction. It has to be subtle. Nothing over the top No grand gestures or obvious moves. Just small, calculated actions to remind him what he’s missing when he

my eyes. “You mean things

he is around

mean, that’s

“That is exactly what I’m talking about. These things always spiral out of control with you. What’s next? Seductively licking my spoon when