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Chapter 256
Chapter 256
-Ava’s POV-
I let out a shuddering breath, my fingers tightening around his hand. It felt cold, unnaturally still, and yet, somehow, I still expected him to squeeze back. To open his eyes. To scowl at me the way he always did when I challenged him. But there was nothing.
Silence.
Emptiness.
I swallowed against the lump in my throat, willing myself to be stronger than this, to be harder than this. But the moment I spoke again, my voice cracked.
“You were supposed to fix things.”
The words felt like acid on my tongue.
“I hated you for so long, and some part of me still does. But I would take us continuing how we’ve always been. For me me seeing you as the enemy and fighting with you than this.”
My chest tightened as I stared at him, his face slack, peaceful in a way that felt unnatural. Luther Pierce was never peaceful. He was absolutely dreadful and this was so wrong.
“I need you to wake up.”
My voice dropped to a whisper, raw and broken.
“I need you to fight like you always have. For once, not against me, but with me. I know it is impossible but I need you to find a way to do that still.
My breath hitched, and I squeezed my eyes shut. Damn it. Damn it, damn it, damn it. I had spent so much of my life trying to break free of his shadow, and now, sitting here, I realized how much of me had been built in reaction to him.
I sniffled, shaking my head as I wiped angrily at my eyes. This isn’t fair.
know what the worst part is?” I let out a breathless laugh, my voice shaking with anger and grief all at once, “Even now, lying there, you
myself to slump forward, resting my forehead
“Damn you, Father.”
a long time, I just sat there, the quiet hum of the healer’s quarters the only sound in the room. I thought about everything–about the years of resentment, the hard–earned moments of understanding, the way we had
had never gotten the chance to hear him say he was sorry.
I wanted to know what it would be like being on the sane page family and this time it
with my
his hand one last time before whispering, “Goodbye,
it happened.
barely–there movement beneath my
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heart pounded wildly as I stared at his hand, waiting, praying
it
twitch
a sharp breath, my pulse roaring in my ears. No. No, it’s not
wake up. The healers had said I shot to my feet,
back.
just as my vision blurred with tears, just as my mind
twitched
knew I had seen. But now, as I sat there, watching, waiting, there was nothing Just the same stillness, the same unnerving quiet that had filled the room
they hovered over his hand, waiting for another twitch
a shaky breath, pressing my lips together as my shoulders sagged. I imagined it. Just like I
been a hallucination? What if it had been him reaching out–calling to me from the In–Between?
was different because my father was dead
even sure existed. And then, before I could second–guess myself, I did something I never thought I
and pressed a
chest. It felt like a goodbye, even if I
him one last time before I
Read The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia Chapter 256
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In Chapter 256 of the The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia series, In a pink-colored room, Ava, the Luna of her pack, discovers her husband, Dylan, in a passionate affair with Crystal. Unlike the harsh treatment he gives Ava, Dylan showers Crystal with affection. Heartbroken and desperate, Ava decides to seek help from the most powerful figure—Alpha King Grayson Blackwood...... Will this Chapter 256 author Nelson Claudia mention any details. Follow Chapter 256 and the latest episodes of this series at Novelxo.com.
The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia Chapter 256
The Alpha King's Contracted Luna Chapter 256