The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 152

-Grayson’s POV-

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I had always seen myself on top. In the world of power, I was untouchable. Every time I saw a towering building. I imagined myself at the top, looking down on everyone below, knowing I was in control.

But lately?

Lately, things had changed.

I didn’t feel untouchable anymore. It wasn’t just about being above the rest–now, it was more about survival. I felt like I was on a much lower level than I was supposed to be. And maybe I wasn’t on ground level with the common people, but in this moment, I felt more like one of them than I ever had.

Deep down, I knew I had to climb back to the top. To get back on my feet and reclaim the power that was slipping away. But the first step was getting out of here, finding a way out of whatever mess we were in.

I had made the mistake of putting Carter on it, but once we got out, I was going to tell him to stop looking for my mate and figure out another loophole to ending that dreadful curse once and for all because Ava was right; no more of this back–and- forth, this constant game of tug–of–war, it was tiresome and exhausting and it was time to put an end to all of it.

I was Grayson Blackwood and I was going to fix every single thing and have the woman I wanted by my side afterwards.

The world just needed to remember what that name meant. But that didn’t mean I was going to tell Ava the truth–not yet. I wasn’t going to bring up anything that would form cracks because from now henceforth, we would only take steps forward and she and I were stamped, sealed and cemented.

“Look, it’s like they stopped moving.”

the oversized shirt she was wearing -taken from one of the hunters–hanging loosely on her. It was unflattering,

stood there with

was the only thing that mattered in this strange place we’d

She fidgeted, looking around, trying to escape my stare. “Wait, no. I

we weren’t meant to be here, like we didn’t belong. But I wasn’t going to let that show. Ava didn’t need

how we got here?” she asked, breaking the silence

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“No. No idea. I don’t even know where ‘here‘ is.” The reality of our situation was

Ava’s eyes

saw her eyes widen slightly, a realization dawning on her. “Wait, she murmured. “It’s still night. You-” She

right. The whole time we’d been here–however long that had been–it was still dark. There should have

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moving differently here,” I muttered, more to myself than to her. “Whatever’s going on, it’s not normal. Nothing

observed the unnatural stillness of the night. “And why is the night so bright? And why do the stars look like that? And why is it so… don’t

as she stared into the dark, as if

talking,” she added after a moment, shaking her head with a half–hearted laugh. “I’m just rambling

I said, my voice a little softer than I intended. “But I’m

between us, but I didn’t have time to focus on it. We were still trapped