The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 248

Chapter 248

-Ava’s POV-

“Hey, wait up!” I shouted, trying not to slip as I hopped from stone to stone, attempting to catch up with her–or rather, catch up with me.

This was beyond weird.

I had seen her before this other version of myself. And usually, whenever she appeared, it was for the sole purpose of taunting me, throwing cryptic nonsense my way, or making my life significantly more frustrating. But this time, she wasn’t here to mess with my head. At least, not yet,

She wasn’t showing me something painful. She wasn’t sneering at me with that all–knowing smirk. No, she was simply… walking. Leading me somewhere.

And that was what made this entire situation feel wrong.

Okay–not as wrong as the fact that I was currently having a full–blown conversation with myself,

I finally caught up to her, panting slightly, and she let out a dramatic sigh, shaking her head like she was personally offended by my lack of endurance.

“We’re inside your unconsciousness, genius,” She said flatly, “Do I have to teach you everything? You could’ve just thought of a car to get us there faster. It would’ve appeared. All you have to do is focus on what you want.”

I paused, staring at her,” “That works?”

She gave me a slow blink, as if deeply disappointed in me.

I exhaled and shut my eyes, focusing. A car. I need a car.

Silence. I cracked one eye open. Nothing.

I frowned, confused, only to find her standing there, biting her lip–struggling not to burst into laughter.

Then she lost the battle.

She doubled over, laughing so hard she had to grip her stomach, “Oh my goddess, you are so gullible.”

My glare could have melted steel, “That’s not funny. I actually believed you weren’t going to be a pain in the ass this time.”

She wiped an imaginary tear from her eye and rolled her shoulders, completely unfazed by my death stare, “Yeah, well. You should know better by now.”

I exhaled through my nose, forcing myself to let it go before I actually punched myself in the face–literally. Instead, I followed as she continued walking through this endless, fog–covered terrain.

After several minutes of silence, I sighed, “How much longer until we get there?”

She shrugged without slowing down, “No clue. But we will know when we are there.”

I gave her a look, “That is the least helpful answer you could’ve given me.”

A smirk played at her lips. “Try summoning a car again. Maybe that will get us there faster.”

I groaned, “You’re the worst.”

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you’re still following me.”

but said nothing.

little further before I hesitated. Then, softer this time, I asked, “Do you really think we can get him back? Even though

didn’t hesitate.

a strange flicker of hope through me, but I swallowed it down, “How? How could he not be…

she had already explained this a hundred times

are real?” I blurted

slowly, her face blank. I immediately

you don’t understand anything. You never

clamped my mouth

they are dead in order to move on. If they refuse, the universe forces them to go. But Grayson… he is still there. Which means he is holding on. We just need to reach him before he gets shoved into the afterlife.”

here

are in a deep state of unconsciousness. And in case you haven’t noticed, you haven’t been sleeping.” She shot

She wasn’t

is that what’s been causing

has no balance. It has become too much for your body to handle. The longer you go without binding to one, the worse it

“And you knew all of this? You knew everything

the part of you that

an unimpressed look.

do, but I live in your unconscious, and deep down, you already know all these things. You just have a hard

know Grayson was stuck

for half a second before casually saying, “No, that I did

thought they might pop out of my head,

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laughing, shaking her head at me like I was the most amusing idior she’d ever met,

old.”

let out a groan and smacked my forehead. “One of these days, I swear, I’m going to ignore you”

“No, you won’t.”

hated that she was right.

before us. I wasn’t sure where we were headed, and she wasn’t offering any explanations.

spent the last week drowning in guilt and pain, convinced I had lost him forever. And now, suddenly, there was a chance to bring him back? It felt too good to

glanced at my other self, the one walking beside me, as if she had all the answers. She didn’t

where

She smirked, “Nope.”

stopped walking,

took a few more steps before realizing I wasn’t following. With an exaggerated sigh, she turned to face me, “Look, I told you already.

not

who wanted to

the air, “You dragged me here!”

“Same thing.”

arguing with myself–literally. For a while, we walked in silence

was so lost

hear

she muttered, side–eyeing

didn’t bother