The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 111

-Ava’s POV-

A triumphant smile tugged at my lips as I observed Jeremy pacing anxiously outside the restaurant. From our concealed vantage point, I could tell he had made the call.

“You know, you don’t have to look so smug,” Isabella remarked, rolling her eyes beside me. “It was my newly acquired, albeit stalkerish, skills that led us here.”

“Thank you, Bels. Whatever would I do without you?” I replied, matching her eye roll.

“I can hear the sarcasm in your tone, Lilian, but because I love you, I’ll choose to ignore it.” Her gaze shifted to the corner where Ivan and two other men were hidden in the shadows, awaiting my command. “I bet you $20 he wants to see what’s under that sweater you’re wearing. Hold on a minute, why are you wearing a freaking sweater on a stakeout mission?”

“Firstly, because it’s cold. Secondly, who wants to see what’s under my very comfortable sweater?”

She rolled her eyes again, Ian over there. Did you see how quickly he jumped to assist when you asked for help?”

“He offered because I am his Luna, and he wants to get into my good graces.”

“Or get into your pants,” she teased, wiggling her eyebrows.

I swatted her hand. “Knock it off. He’s one of Grayson’s men. Stop saying nonsense. He’s acting out of respect. Now, if you’d just keep quiet so I can focus on the mission, that would be great

“Scary threatening man from the alley should hurry the hell up, Isabella muttered, wrapping her arms around herself. “It’s getting really cold.”

“Maybe you

should have worn a sweater,” I murmured under my breath.

She glared at me.

“Shut up,

Lilian.”

car screeched to a halt in front of him. Everything happened so fast. Two men emerged; one placed a bag over Jeremy’s head,

“Shit. Shit. Shit.”

sprang to my feet as Ivan and the other two men emerged from the shadows. “We have to follow that car. We cannot

my mind, a low rumble of discontent. Was it disappointment or frustration? I couldn’t tell. All I knew was that my plan

is what happens when I try to be something I’m not. I should have approached Jeremy directly, reassured him, not exploited

a faint, reassuring smile. “He’ll be okay, and this isn’t

gnawed at me. My eyes fixed on the road ahead, where the

I asked, my voice edged with

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replied, his grip tightening on

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Ian accelerated, tires screeching as we pursued to keep pace with the kidnappers, and as he did, the cityscape blurted past in a dizzying array of lights and

car’s pistons, each beat a

clutched the edge of her seat, her knuckles white. Yet, a glint of excitement danced in her eyes. “This just got a whole lot more interesting,” she remarked, a wry smile

Bels. Lives are on the line.” Ian’s

door, the seatbelt biting into my shoulder.

narrowly avoiding collisions as horns blared in protest. Pedestrians on the sidewalks turned their heads, faces painted with shock

trying to lose us,” Ian muttered, his grip on

the tires skidding as they fought for traction. The surroundings grew desolate, warehouses casting long shadows under sparse

halt Before we could react, they

Ivan

avoid the collision, the car spinning 180 degrees before coming to a stop. The kidnappers‘ car sped off in the opposite direction, disappearing into the maze of streets.

slammed his fist against the steering wheel.

trying to steady my racing heart. “This is not good. Not good at all. We need to

out a huff.

to let Jeremy walk out of this alive. It didn’t matter that I hardly knew him or that he had tried to sell us out; using people was not

Grayson after ignoring him for a whole week made my stomach