The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 110

Chapter 110

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Chapter 110

-Grayson’s POV-

“It feels like I haven’t seen you in days.”

I took a deliberate sip of my whiskey, the glass cool against my fingertips, before glancing at Liam, who sat casually across from me in my study. “Because I have been gone for days,” I replied flatly, my tone leaving no room for interpretation.

Liam let out an exasperated sigh, running a hand through his dark hair. “It’s a saying, Grayson: You’re not supposed to answer it like an accountant tallying numbers. And since we’re here–are you going to tell me why you’ve been gone for days? Or why you dragged me here for a drink?”

“Aren’t we friends?” I asked, my voice calm and void of any warmth.

He scoffed, the sound sharp in the otherwise quiet room. Something flickered across his eyes–amusement, maybe pity, but I didn’t care enough to decipher it. “I’d have used that term when we were fifteen. Back when you weren’t so determined to freeze out the entire world. Now? Let’s just say you’ve stayed in my life long enough that I tolerate you and your bad attitude.”

Bad attitude.

the same thing. Ava who I hadn’t spoken to in a week now. Not that I hadn’t tried to reach out.

asked the question I didn’t want to hear. “So, what is this really about? Are you and Ava fighting again? Is that why I’m

my feet. “Not everything is about her.” My voice was colder than I intended. “And if you don’t want to be here, Liam,

“Alright, calm down. I didn’t mean to poke at you.” He gestured toward my chair. “Sit back down. I’ll

telling him to leave anyway. But after a beat, I sank back into my chair, though the mood

had lost its warmth, the haze evaporating

an axe waiting to drop. A curse that, as

was one thing I couldn’t stand, it was

to myself, of course. No one else knew, not even Ava. I couldn’t afford for anyone to discover this weakness–it would only give them another weapon to use against me. That’s why I’d tasked Maria with solving it. Quietly.

“Grayson.”

me back to the present. I blinked, focusing on him as he gave me a pointed look. “What do you actually want to talk about?”

at him, fingers drumming lightly against the armrest. The words came out before I even realized I was speaking,

raised an eyebrow, surprised–not just at what I said, but that I’d said

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suddenly felt smaller, the air heavier.

now. “You said that out loud?

shocking,” I muttered, swirling the amber liquid in my glass. “She painted this perfect picture of what she wished her life to be and I told her that the children in that

carefully, watching me like he was treading on thin

said curtly. “She made it perfectly clear where she

mine. He was quiet for a moment before he spoke again,

unflinching. “You, of all people, know what happened with my father. The man I swore I’d never become.”

Thi

interrupt. So I continued. “No matter how hard I tried to escape it, I turned out just like him. The power. The I exhaled sharply. “I refuse to continue the cycle. I won’t bring a child into this

them.”

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