The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 225

Chapter 225

-Ava’s POV-

That was not a statement of forgiveness. It was a statement of necessity.

And yes, I wanted to be done with Grayson. I wanted to wipe my hands clean of him and pretend none of this ever happened. But in reality, as I allowed myself to see past everything in that moment, I knew the truth. If I wanted this nightmare to end–if I wanted any of us to have even a chance at surviving this–I couldn’t be done with him.

At least not right now.

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Damien had done enough to us both. To all of us. And while I wished Grayson had trusted me enough not to cause a rift between us, I knew I had to set that aside because there were bigger things at stake. Damien needed to be stopped. That singular thought echoed in my mind like a drum, drowning out every other emotion trying to claw its way to the surface.

So, I did the only thing I could–I turned my back and walked away.

I left the hospital ward after making sure he was being attended to, forcing myself not to look back. He would be fine. Grayson Blackwood was always fine. And if he wasn’t? Well, that wasn’t my problem anymore. His bedside privileges with me had been revoked indefinitely.

I told myself that repeatedly as I made my way back to Ricardo’s, but deep down, I knew it was a lie.

The moment I arrived, I found Isabella, and the second I told her, she screamed the same sentence three times, just with varying levels of chaos.

“Crystal?! Bitch Threesome of Alliance of Doom Dylan–Stealing, Annoyingly Flawless Pregnancy Crystal? That Crystal is your sister?”

The first time, it had been an even more chaotic mess.

“Crystal. Evil spawn demon evil Threesome Alliance of Doom is your

sister:

The second time was just as scrambled, but still centered around the same core shock I was experiencing myself.

Crystal? Of all people?

The person I had been so eager to meet, the twin I had longed for the moment I realized she existed, was her? I had met her so many times before, and each time, I wanted to strangle her.

And now I find out she was my sister? Seriously?

I shook my head, trying to clear it, but the words escaped my lips before I even realized it.

“This is so messed up. Extremely messed up.”

I sank down onto the bed next to Isabella, running a hand over my face as if that would somehow wipe away the insanity of it all.

“Why her? I mean, I don’t even understand. She came into Dylan’s pack just a few weeks after 1 mated with him, so I never even thought anything of her or where she came from. She was just another pack member, a stranger in the pack, just like I was. I didn’t pay her any mind until I realized she was sleeping with Dylan. And now she’s my sister? It just–it doesn’t make

sense.”

narrowed, “You think Dylan is in

Dylan on her own, and the pregnancy

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approve of it, but still-“

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rubbing her temples. “Of all the people in the world,

power I don’t even understand, then Grayson gets kidnapped, and Damien–the man who practically raised me–reveals himself as the orchestrator of everything, and now my long–lost sister is Crystal?! I mean, it’s

really tired, Bels. It feels like I haven’t slept in forever.” Isabella didn’t say anything at first.

the tension in my shoulders loosening just slightly. “Couldn’t you have been my long- lost sister instead?”

snorted, “That would have been so

contractually obligated to, and I don’t actively want to strangle you

sleep with your exes while you are still married

a great bonus,” I let out a long breath, shaking my head. “Goddess,

be fair, I feel like we passed ‘nightmare‘ about five

this were a Greek tragedy, I would have

“Give it time.”

onto the bed. “No, thank you. I’d like to opt out of any further trauma, please and

me. “So, what’s the plan? How do we deal

“I have no idea. I just–I just need a moment, you know? Just one

beat before rolling onto her side

you a stupid

“No.”

will tell it anyway,” She cleared her throat

head to look at her,“Oh

are always a little ‘ruff.”

“That was so

“You smiled.”

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“No, I didn’t.”

“Yes, you did.”

a pillow over my face to hide it, “I hate you”

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arm. “No, you don’t,” Then she paused, “We are all going to survive this, Lilian. We

sighed, about the crazy part because I wasn’t sure about the surviving part.

my sister.

was our enemy.

And Grayson…

matter how much I wished he wasn’t. And I had no idea what to

I heard her breath evening out, turning soft and rhythmic. I turned my head to look at her, watching the way her dark lashes fluttered faintly, her face

tired smile