The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

hapter 135

Chapter 135

-Ava’s POV-

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I could hear the sound of my feet pounding on the floor as I made my way to Elaine’s apartment within Grayson’s estate, Isabella trailing behind me. My mind raced with a singular, burning thought:

How dare she?

How dare they?

Once we reached the entrance, I instinctively raised my hand and knocked softly, more out of reflex than intention–my mother had always told me to knock gently. Isabella, however, snapped from behind, “What do you think you’re doing?”

Before I could respond, she all but pulled me backward and pounded her fist on the door. “Elaine, we know you’re in there! You’d better open this door, or I swear I’ll break it down. I’m giving you five seconds. One… two… three—”

The door swung open to reveal an irritated–looking Elaine. Her hair was disheveled, and her expression was one of pure annoyance. “What is the meaning of this?”

Without hesitation, Isabella yanked my phone from my hand, holding it up alongside the bug we’d extracted. “No, what is the meaning of this?”

Elaine’s gaze flicked from the phone to Isabella and then to me. Her eyes narrowed. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. And as you can clearly see“-she gestured to her silk robe-“I was getting ready for bed.”

“It’s three in the afternoon,” Isabella shot back, irritation dripping from her tone.

Elaine smirked, unfazed. “I need my beauty sleep at any time of the day. you’re hardly acquainted with the concept of ‘beautiful.”

g you wouldn’t understand, Isabella, since

I took a calming breath and finally spoke, keeping my voice steady. “Elaine, why did you bug my phone? That’s an invasion of privacy on so many levels.”

Her eyes narrowed further. “Like I said, I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

She made to close the door, but Isabella was faster, grabbing a handful of Elaine’s hair and yanking her out into the hall. Before I could stop her, Elaine hit the floor with a thud but sprang up instantly, claws extended and fury blazing in her eyes.

“I’ve had just about enough of you two!” Elaine hissed.

and Rickon are

voice dripping venom. “What are you going to

I just stared at her, and in her eyes, I saw it–bitterness, anger, and so much hate. She wasn’t the same girl she had been before the fire. Whatever heart she once had, she’d buried it long ago, embracing

now, standing here, I realized that giving her this confrontation only served as fuel for her rage.

“Nothing to say

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a step back, catching the surprise in her eyes as I turned

Isabella blinked. “What?”

“I’m not doing this

going to walk away? Not

“Lilian,

her one. Grayson and Rickon are

just letting it

smiled faintly. “Who

intending to check on a few things, but the sight

glanced around, bewildered. “What the hell is going on?”

carrying a bundle of fabric. I called out to her, “Brianna, what’s happening?”

froze, hesitating before gesturing toward the corner of the hall. “It’s

“They’re… really scary.”

drop. Sitting in the corner,

a magazine, and my father was engrossed in his phone. They looked as though they were perched

stalked toward them, my heels

My mother lowered her magazine, and my father

forgotten how to greet, Ava?”

my mother, who had married into the name, had always been a united front. Growing up,

unshakable unity had always intimidated me.

Not anymore.

you changing the decorations? Who keeps letting you in, and who gave you permission to do anything here?”

my father, her lips curling in distaste. “I told you this is what she’s become.”

his head, ignoring me entirely. “I can see that. All those years… wasted.”

I’m talking to both of you. If you don’t answer,

is your hair so messy? And what