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.”

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

stood there with her flushed cheeks and those wide, swirling eyes, I

My gaze lingered, studying her like she was the only thing that mattered in this strange place we’d been thrust

she shifted uncomfortably. “Stop looking at me like that.” She fidgeted, looking

us. There was an unsettling stillness to the air, like we weren’t meant to be here, like we didn’t belong. But I wasn’t going to let

we got here?” she asked, breaking the silence again, her voice

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“No. No idea. I don’t even know where ‘here‘ is.” The reality of our situation was hitting harder now, but I kept my tone level, trying not to let her

Ava’s eyes

as she processed what I said. Then she froze, and I saw her eyes widen slightly, a realization dawning on her. “Wait, she murmured. “It’s still night. You-” She turned to me, her brow furrowing. “told me I was

The whole time we’d been here–however long that had been–it was still dark. There should have been daylight by now, especially with how much time

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muttered, more to myself than to her. “Whatever’s going on, it’s not normal. Nothing about this

why is the night so bright? And why do the stars look like that? And why is it so… don’t even know,” she asked, almost rhetorically, as if the question didn’t fully make sense to her either.

closely as she stared into the dark, as if waiting for something

shaking her head with a half–hearted

little softer than

a flicker of something–something between us, but I didn’t have time to focus on it.