The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 122

Grayson’s POV-

I always went for the best.

It wasn’t vanity but a necessity born from knowing what I deserved. Yet, there was a wide gap between what I considered worthy of my attention and the cheap illusion of perfection people so often tried to present. Perfection, after all, was a myth -a lie fabricated by those too weak to embrace their flaws.

And standing before me, this restaurant practically reeked of it.

Smarble floors gleamed like they had been polished every hour, chandeliers sparkled with an almost desperate brilliance, and every server moved with an air of manufactured grace. I hated places like this–too perfect, too curated. But then again, wasn’t that the very essence of the Pierces? A family built on a foundation of façade and pretense, masquerading behind their so–called perfection.

Today, however, there was only Evelyn Pierce to contend with.

The hostess opened the door for me, her gaze briefly catching mine before she looked away, the faintest tremor in her hands betraying her nerves. My reputation preceded me, as it should. Without a word, I strode inside. The moment I stepped into the restaurant, heads turned–not because I demanded attention, but because my very presence commanded it.

Evelyn Pierce sat in the far corner, dressed in her signature suit, poised and immaculate as always. When her eyes locked onto mine, a smile of calculated superiority spread across her face.

“I see I finally have your attention,” she said, her voice slicing through the quiet atmosphere of the restaurant like a blade.

I walked toward her table with deliberate, measured steps, circling to take the seat opposite her. “And I see that your definition of ‘better uses for your time‘ now includes poking at wolves you don’t understand.”

Evelyn’s perfectly arched brow twitched, but her composure held as she set the menu down with care. “Your… tainted aura is polluting the atmosphere here, Grayson. Let’s get to the point, shall we? I want my daughter back, and you are going to hand her over to me.”

in my chair, the corner of my mouth curling into a faint, cold smile. “I didn’t realize I was holding Ava hostage.

know what lies you’ve fed her, or what tricks you’ve employed, but this ends now. You will let her

some lowlife to target my assistant’s boyfriend, thinking you could gather intel on my company. Predictably, I caught him, and he confessed name under the smallest amount of pressure. And now you’ve called me here… what? To

before she reined it in. “I will not engage with the likes of you. This is your one warning, Grayson. Send her

dropped an octave, the air around us growing heavy. “Choose your words wisely before you say something that will ruin my mood.”

around her neck, adjusting them as though they were suddenly too

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in her eyes didn’t

Good.

talk after a little… motivation,” I continued, my tone casual but laced with menace. “Whatever pathetic scheme you’ve been cooking up for the past month is irrelevant now. Go ahead, use whatever scraps of information you think you’ve gathered against me. But understand this: no matter what you do, Evelyn, you will never beat

like a wave. The chatter in the restaurant ceased instantly, heads turning in our direction. Even the servers froze mid–step, their gazes

so tightly I thought they might snap.

said, my voice sharp and commanding, “you do not interrupt. And from this moment forward, you will address me by my title. I am

into a thin

mother who sees her as nothing more than a tool. A puppet to manipulate. But that ends now. Ava is mine. I’ve

composed mask slipping entirely for the first time. “You… you marked

ignored her question. “That’s not even the best part,” I said, leaning forward slightly. “Ava

her eyes going round