The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 149

Chapter 149

Grayson’s POV

The crack of a gunshot ripped through the air, and I felt the sharp impact of something grazing my side. My wolf snarled in fury, his instincts roaring to the surface. The pain only fueled us as we circled the clearing, the hunters tightening their formation around Ava’s cage.

“Stay back!” one of them barked, his flashlight trembling in his grip. The scent of fear rolled off him in waves.

My wolf ignored the command. I bared my teeth, a guttural grow rising in my chest as I crouched low, ready to strike. The hunters hesitated, their confidence faltering.

“Is that thing even a normal wolf?” another muttered, his voice tinged with doubt.

“It doesn’t matter!” the leader snapped. “Focus! Take it down before it gets any closer.”

Another tranquilizer dart whizzed past me, narrowly missing my neck. My wolf growled, surging forward despite the heaviness in my limbs. The tranquilizers were wearing me down but my determination to reach Ava burned hotter than the drug’s numbing effects

Ava’s scent was everywhere, sharp and filled with the coppery tang of blood. My eyes darted to her cage again. She wasn’t moving, her fur matted and her breathing shallow. The sight sent a fresh wave of anger crashing over me. They had hurt

Another dart hit my side, this one embedding deep. I stumbled but didn’t fall, shaking it off with a snarl that made the nearest hunter flinch.

“Why isn’t it going down?!” one of them shouted, panic creeping into his voice.

The leader cursed under his breath. “Use the nets! Take it alive if we can!”

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Two of them moved swiftly, flinging a thick, reinforced net in my direction. My wolf twisted mid–lunge, narrowly avoiding it. I snapped at the closest hunter, my jaws closing inches from his arm. He scrambled back, tripping over a fallen branch. “Stay on it!” the leader barked, his tone sharp with authority. “We’re not losing this one!”

More hunters moved in, their weapons raised, forming a wall of bodies between me and Ava. My w wanted blood. He wanted to tear through them, to protect what was his.

Iv wolf’s

rage

boiled over. He

my claws slashing through the air, but just as I broke through the nearest line of hunters, something heavy crashed into me from the side. The force sent me sprawling to the ground. I roared, twisting to

blurred, the edges of the world

it–that flicker. The connection with my wolf stuttered, like a flame

now. Not like

around me felt distant as panic clawed its way into my chest. I tried to reach for him, to pull him back, but

is a fucking bad time,” I

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moment, then the faintest response a low, guntural growl of pante. He was there, but

him. “Hang on until they’re all dead.

but it wasn’t smooth or naturalit was forceful, almost violent like a door being slammed shut. It didn’t matter. He was

mind and through the clearing. The hunters stumbled back, their bravado crumbling as I roke ny feet, towering

it down!” one of them shouted, his voice

crumpled to the earth. Another raised his rifle, but was on him before he could fire. My teeth sank into his shoulder, bone

the hell is this thing?!” someone screamed, but I didn’t stop to listen.

hide. It didn’t matter. My wolf pushed through the numbing effect, fueled by the unrelenting need to

time to raise it before I tore through him, my claws slashing through flesh like paper. His scream was cut short, replaced by the wet gurgle of blood.

down?!” someone cried, desperation thick in

demon!”

to reveal bloodstained fangs. The scent of fear in the air was intoxicating, spurring me on

an unstoppable force fueled by fury

toward him. His flashlight shook in his grip, the beam dancing

back!” he stammered, his voice quivering. “What… what sort

my teeth sinking into his neck. The coppery taste of blood flooded my mouth as

it happened.

my wolf snap. One moment we were a seamless force, and the next, he was gone, leaving me hollow. My body shifted against my will, bones cracking and reshaping as I collapsed to the ground in my human form. Pain exploded through me, and I let out a groan as I hit the dirt, the

my chest heaving as the adrenaline began to wear off. My body ached in ways I hadn’t felt in years, but the satisfaction of knowing they were all gone the ones who had hurt Ava-was worth

around the clearing. It was a mess of torn bodies, shattered weapons, and trampled earth. Not a single hunter had survived. The satisfaction was bittersweet as