The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 119

-Ava’s POV-

It is without a doubt that I believe the two most evil people in the world came together and decided their legacy of malice couldn’t end with them. So, naturally, they had a child.

Elaine who I’ve said before and will say again–is the devil’s spawn. I might have been slightly more sympathetic to her current struggles if she hadn’t faked a suicide attempt just to drag Grayson and me back here. Only for her to wait until Grayson left the room to deliver a chilling message: “Remember my first words and count your days. This is only the beginning.”

She wanted me to know that her game was far from over, that she’d continue playing the eternal victim in Grayson’s eyes, exploiting every ounce of his guilt until she had him exactly where she wanted him and once she did, it would be out with

me.

But that’s Elaine–a problem for another time.

Today, I had a different kind of evil to deal with.

The offspring of those two evil people? She was sitting in my office right now, one hand rubbing her stomach dramatically, as if her presence alone wasn’t enough to drive her point home.

It wasn’t just the fact that she was carrying Dylan’s child that bothered me. No, it was that she had somehow twisted the system to land herself as my patient. I’d tried everything to pass her off to someone else, but Dr. Griffin wouldn’t allow it. For weeks, I had endured her snide remarks and veiled insults. But now? I just wanted to throttle her.

My wolf growled in agreement.

“You know,” she said, her voice dripping with faux innocence, “that glare isn’t very professional, Dr. Pierce.”

I inhaled deeply, forcing a calm I didn’t feel, and plastered a practiced smile on my face. “How do you feel today, Miss Myers?”

She waved a hand as if my question was beneath her. “I could be better. But it helps that Dylan is so attentive, you know? He dotes on me constantly. I don’t know what I’d do without him.”

were bait–sharp and deliberate. I ignored the jab and pressed on. “You said you could be better. Care to elaborate? Something specific about

“Well, Dylan-”

I interrupted, keeping my tone clipped. “Pertaining to you and the baby. I

her expression morphing into faux vulnerability. “Just

it. The limit

me,” I snapped, my voice sharper now. “I don’t

I left him for you. You wanted to carry his child?

Her eyes trembling.

sniffled pitifully. “Ava, I didn’t mean to upset

my eyes. “Oh, cut the

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an instant, replaced by a smug smile. She leaned back in her chair, crossing her legs leisurely. “There it is, I was

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in her fully revealed now. “To answer your question, I want the best for my baby. And, as you and the rest of the world know, the Pierces are the best

I asked, my tone icy. “To flaunt the fact that you slept with Dylan while I was still

that appeared after I startetl noticing the bruises on her. Bruises that, for one stupid moment, made me

more alike than you think. If people looked hard enough, they’d say we were cut from the same cloth. I wanted power, and I went after Dylan. You wanted the highest form of power, and you went straight

am not a manipulative, power–hungry parasite

widened. “Do you insult all your patients,

“Our session is

“Happy early birthday, Ava. Turning twenty–five is a big deal. I hope I get an invite. But just in case I don’t, you’ll be seeing more of me