The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 87

Chapter 87

Chapter 87

-Grayson’s POV-

“You think I don’t know about your little arrangement with Grayson? How your marriage is fake? That he hired you to play his pretend Luna?”

Elaine’s sharp, condescending voice echoed through the clearing just as I stepped in. The smugness in her tone sent a rush of irritation coursing through me, and I immediately scanned the scene. Ava stood in the center of it all, her face pale, her lips parting and closing as if she wanted to defend herself but couldn’t quite find the words. She looked blindsided, cornered like prey facing a predator.

-And Elaine? She was basking in the attention, her arms crossed, her smirk widening as she relished the silence that followed

her damning words.

My jaw tightened. Nobody knew about the arrangement–not even Liam–and that secrecy had been deliberate. For Elaine to have found out was troubling, but I didn’t have the luxury to dwell on how. What mattered was shutting her down before she caused more damage.

The moment I was close enough, I let my voice cut through the heavy silence, cold and lethal.

“Elaine, sometimes I think you have a death wish. One day, you’re going to push me far enough that I’ll grant it.”

All heads whipped in my direction, the tension thickening in the air. Elaine’s smug before she could recover and speak, I continued, my tone sharp and unwavering.

“And who told you that I hired Ava to be my fake Luna?”

Pression faltered as her face paled, but

She opened her mouth, then shut it, her confidence visibly crumbling under the weight of my glare. “I–I was looking for you,” she stammered. “I went to your study, and I just… I saw some papers in your drawer. I scanned through them and-”

“You went through my things?” My voice dropped, laced with quiet fury, and I took a step closer. She flinched. “We’ll address that later. Right now, I want to know this: from whatever you scanned, what made you so sure Ava was hired? So sure that

felt the need to announce it in front of the entire pack?”

you

Elaine’s gaze darted nervously between me and Ava, who was still standing motionless, her arms now wrapped around herself. “I just… I assumed. From what I read. The circumstances fit–she showed up out of nowhere!”

moment before I shifted my gaze to Ava. “Ava,” I said, keeping my voice steady, hire you to be

was immediate, firm.

“did I

chest, something I didn’t want to

attention. “Ava is my Luna. By name, by title, and by bond. I didn’t hire her. And

and I turned back to Elaine. “As for

and I don’t

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Chapter 87

lips parted as if to argue, but the look I gave her made her think twice.

didn’t dare speak. With her

me in private if she had questions–or even accusations. But Elaine had chosen to make a spectacle,

preparing to leave. “No,” I said firmly, stopping them in their

a mix of confusion and something else I couldn’t quite place.

earlier,” I said, my tone softer but still firm.

stunned silence as everyone stared at me like I’d grown two heads. Ignoring them, I closed my eyes and reached for my wolf. He growled in response, and I sighed inwardly–the same kind when I had felt him after I called Maria

my counterpart, my other half. For as long as I could remember, he

him. It was strange–our egos rarely let us admit such things–but

I’d been. When he returned, I swallowed my pride

the reason I was the ones I’d have to rely on. As

I came out here to see whatever was going on, only to be met with yet another of Elaine’s antics All eyes remained on me, their stares heavy with expectation. I considered leaving before my aura–the one Liam and Ava always accused me

I cleared

my

Ava.

O

for a moment?”

led her away from the crowd. We stopped far enough that even the sharpest werewolf hearing wouldn’t

her, she spoke first. “Grayson,

interrupted gently. “Let

bit her lip and nodded, her eyes wide and expectant.

strange but necessary. “I pick fights with you because it’s easier than dealing with… this.

else. But I’m tired of this back and forth. I don’t want to fight with you anymore. I want to move forward–properly. And when we do, I want it to be all or nothing. So from now on, I’ll stay true to what I wrote in that letter. I’ll try. I’m no promising perfection, but when it comes to you, I’ll try to be better and

them. Instinctively, I reached out

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