The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 181

Chapter 181

-Ava POV-

Grayson’s brows shot up in surprise, his steely gray eyes narrowing slightly as if I’d just said the most absurd thing he’d ever heard.

“You?” he asked, his tone incredulous, carrying an undercurrent of disbelief.

“Yes, me,” I replied firmly, squaring my shoulders, even though my insides felt like they were ready to give out on me. My voice wavered slightly, but I stood my ground. “You trust me, don’t you?”

His expression softened almost instantly, the hard lines of his face easing as his eyes searched mine. Slowly, he reached out, brushing a strand of hair from my face.

“More than anyone,” he murmured, his voice a quiet reassurance

“Then trust me to handle this,” I insisted, my heart pounding.

Grayson sighed deeply, his hand moving to the back of his neck as he considered my words. The air between us hung heavy with tension, and for a moment, I thought he might refuse. Finally, he gave a small nod, though his reluctance was clear.

“Fine,” he said, his voice low but firm. “But if anyone so much as raises their voice at you-”

“They won’t,” I interrupted quickly, forcing a smile even as my nerves threatened to choke me. “I can handle it.”

He didn’t look convinced, but he stepped aside, gesturing toward the hall with a flick of his hand. As I walked back inside, every step felt heavier than the last. My heart thumped loudly in my chest, the weight of responsibility settling firmly on my shoulders.

When I entered the room, all eyes snapped to me again, the air so thick with tension I could feel it pressing down on me. The room, which had already been silent, somehow seemed to grow quieter.

“This was a terrible idea,” I thought to myself, but I swallowed my apprehension and straightened my shoulders, determined not to show even an ounce of doubt.

“Something important just came up,” I began, my voice steady despite my nerves. “Grayson will not be returning to the meeting, so I’ll be taking over from here.”

The murmurs started almost immediately, whispers spreading like wildfire as the high–ranking members exchanged glances. I saw Jacob’s face tighten, his eyes watching me closely. raised my hand slightly, cutting through the murmurs before they could gain any more momentum.

are unhappy with the decision Grayson made earlier,” I continued, my tone calm but firm. “I’ll speak to him and do my best to get him to reconsider asking you to leave the pack. I

the back of the room. There was a sharpness to the tone that made me

myself staring at Charles. His arms were crossed, and he was leaning back in his chair with a smug expression.

get him to do anything,” he

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calm. Charles was baiting

asked to leave?” I shot back, my

to let us stay?” Charles retorted, a smirk playing

myself to keep my voice even. “I don’t know you, Charles, and I’m not going to argue with you. I said

raise your

and then, to my surprise, Charles fell silent. Out of the corner of my eye,

I didn’t meet under normal conditions, and I know that has caused some confusion. But I want to assure you

room was quiet as they listened, and I felt a flicker of hope that maybe they were

of the recent attacks,” I added, lowering

of surprise, and someone from the back of the room spoke up. “But don’t you not get along

turned to see Kendra, her face red with embarrassment as she realized she’d said

we’ve had more than our fair share of disagreements. But he’s still my father. And only a psychopath would wish harm on their parents just because of a

respond, someone from the group called out, “Not at

rectify how all of this started and get

doing something as horrible as fueling deaths or helping an obvious psychopath who is out to destabilize the realm and if there is, it will be quite unfortunate what will happen to the person but I’m not going to keep you all here until we figure it out, because let’s face it–we

laughter, and I saw Jacob crack a smile. Several of them nodded

I’ll talk to him about finding a compromise, but I hope you can all understand that these

more nods, and I could see the tension in the room starting to

said finally. “You’re all dismissed unless anyone has something

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hesitantly, and I nodded for her to speak

unique abilities? Like… superpowers? Is that why