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.”

scowled but

I asked, “Do you really think we can get

didn’t hesitate. “Yes.”

hope through me, but I swallowed it down, “How? How could he not

this a hundred times before. “Because when people like

real?” I

to me slowly, her

why you don’t understand anything. You

my

In–Between–a place between your world and the afterlife. There, they have to accept that 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

information, “If you knew he was still here this whole time, why didn’t you come for me

in a deep state of unconsciousness. And in case you haven’t noticed, you haven’t been sleeping.” She shot me a pointed look, “You’ve been running on fumes. Your body finally gave out, and that was

She wasn’t wrong.

subject. “The essence… is that what’s

the power inside you has no balance. It has become too much for your body to handle. The longer you go without binding to one, the worse it will get so not only is the fate of the realm riding on us not failing, if you don’t get its anchor, it

“And you knew all of this?

you knew it. I’m just the part of

gave her an unimpressed look.

a know–it–all, but I don’t actually know it all. I find things out the same way you do, but I live in your unconscious, and deep down, you already know all these things. You just have a hard time grasping them in reality, but for

you didn’t know Grayson was stuck for a

saying, “No, that

might pop out of my

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me like I was

old.”

a groan and smacked my forehead. “One of these days, I swear, I’m

grinned. “No, you

hated that she was right.

I wasn’t sure where we were headed, and she wasn’t offering any explanations. My mind drifted, thoughts swirling in

while, my thoughts started spiraling. What if we were already too late? What if Grayson had moved on, and I was walking into nothing? I had spent the last week drowning in guilt and pain, convinced I had lost him forever. And

the one walking beside me, as if she had all the answers. She didn’t look concerned. If anything she seemed a little

where we’re going?”

She smirked, “Nope.”

walking, “Wait,

realizing I wasn’t following. With an exaggerated sigh, she turned

is not reassuring.”

wanted to

threw my hands in the air, “You dragged me

shrugged, “Same thing.”

groaned again but kept walking. There was no use arguing with myself–literally. For a while, we walked in silence again. The more we walked, the more my

so lost in them th

didn’t hear

she

bother denying