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

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 see two

this time, the drug hit harder. My vision blurred, the edges of the world growing hazy. My wolf fought against the pull of unconsciousness, his growls turning into guttural snarls.

was a haze of pain and rage, and then I felt it–that flicker. The connection with my wolf stuttered, like a flame about to go out, and for a

Not like this.

into my chest. I tried to

about to leave me now, this is a fucking bad time,” I growled inwardly.

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

at him. “Hang on until they’re all dead. For Ava. You can’t leave now. Not

those words struck a nerve. I felt the bond between unap back into place, but it wasn’t smooth or naturalit was forceful, almost violent like a

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

them shouted, his voice cracking with feal

of the nearest hunter, blood spraying across the ground as he crumpled to

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

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

the next hunter, his trembling hands fumbling with a net. He barely had time to raise it before I tore through him, my claws slashing through flesh like paper. His scream was cut short, replaced by

someone cried, desperation thick

demon!” another shouted.

The scent of fear in the air was intoxicating, spurring me on as I took them down one by one. Their shouts became incoherent, their movements erratic

dart hit me, and then another, but it was useless. My wolf and I were one, an unstoppable force fueled by fury and bloodlust. I ripped through the last hunter in my path, leaving

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

he stammered, his voice quivering. “What… what

answer. Words were meaningless now. With a final snarl, I lunged at him, my teeth sinking into his neck.

it happened.

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

off. My body ached in ways I hadn’t felt in years, but the satisfaction of knowing they were all gone the

survived. The satisfaction was bittersweet as I realized there was nothing left of their clothing to use. My wolf had torn through