The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 260

-Ava’s POV-

I could still hear her voice.

Even as 1 stood in the present, waiting for the ceremony to begin, my mind galled me backward, reshaping moments hadn’t thought about in years,

It had been an ordinary afternoon, just the two of us in the library. Isabella satrons from me, her chin propped up on her hands as she rattled on about something–provably some half–baked theory about why people were drawn to their mates. was used to her rambling by then, letting her voice fade into the background like a lamer song while 1 foomed on my

textbook.

“And what do you think your mate will be like?” She asked suddenly, breaking through my concentrdon

I didn’t look up. It wasn’t something I thought about. Mates, destiny, fate–it all felt too far off, too uncertain it wasn’t practical. So, I didn’t answer.

But silence never deterred Isabella. She simply continued, her voice bright with certainty,

“I think mine will be the perfect fit to my crazy, She mused, tilting her head, “Someone steady, someone patent, but not boring, I can’t deal with boring. He will have to keep up, you know? Bet also he will know when to stop me. Keep me grounded. Because sometimes I get ahead of myself

I glanced up at her then, something about her words settling strangely in my chest, I think the sounds really nice and! hope you meet him someday,” I said simply.

She blinked at me, caught off guard for once. Then she grinned, quick and mischievous, before wiping my book from my hands.

“What are you doing?” I frowned.

She waved it dismissively, “Studying is boring”

“We have a test coming up.”

Her eyes rolled dramatically, “We have all the time to study for it.”

“It’s tomorrow,” I deadpanned.

She froze for half a second. Then, without missing a beat, she snapped the book shut and tossed it onto the table.

“Like I said, all the time,” She declared, standing up and grabbing my hand. “Come on, let’s go.”

And I, against every ounce of my better judgment, let her drag me out of the library and straight into trouble.

The memory faded, but the warmth it left behind lingered. I smiled to myself, the corners of my lips curling at the thought of her–wild, stubborn, impossible Isabella.

When I lifted my eyes, they landed on Grayson.

He stood beside Rickon who had somehow convinced him to be his best man, much to Ricardo’s loud and very vocal dismay.

Grayson caught my gaze, and for a second, something unspoken passed between us. Then he nodded, just slightly, and I

returned it with a small smile.

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The soft murmur of the crowd dimmed. A hush settled over the room.

And then–music.

The opening notes of the wedding march swelled through the air, thick with anticipation, heavy with meaning.

at once, everything

at the end of the aisle opened, and the world

There she was.

Isabella.

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around her in soft waves, each delicate fold catching the light. A veil draped over her hair, though it couldn’t hide the way her eyes shone

She was breathtaking.

his eyes already on me. My heart fluttered, heat creeping up my neck before I quickly looked away, flustered. Not now, Ava.

she took the first

taken

off her.

look you read about in books, the kind of love that filled a room without needing words. His expression softened in a way I rarely saw, his usual mischievous

was something reluctant in the way he held onto her, a hesitation that spoke of the weight of letting go. But Isabella only squeezed his hand, her grip firm,

they finally reached the altar, her father took a deep breath before stepping back. Rickon extended his hand without hesitation, and Isabella took it with a grin so

“You sure you wanna do this,

“You wish.”

thumb brushing over the back of her hand like

throat,

“Only if you promise to keep it short. I have a husband

groaned dramatically, See? She’s already planning my

but the priest

began, “to witness the union of Rickon and Isabella in the sacred bond of marriage. A bond built on trust, laughter, and, in

a smile as Rickon shot a look at Isabellà, who

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priest continued, speaking of love and partnership, fearing you and hand froth was time for the

Rickon went first

turned to Isabella, taking both her hands in his,

lances feet

hold earning a few chuckles from the crowd. “One I cannot promic to aferys you have due to be of

her eyes, though she was fighting

be Beerse,

to always stand beside you, even when you’re being completely unreasonable. Which, let’s for Bomes, will

and Isabella huffed. “Excuse you,

the quiet ones. In the mornings when you’re grumpy and steal all the blankets, and in the nights when you titt stery halfway through a movie and insist you weren’t actually asleep. I vow to love you in the way yous deurally Snely an without hesitation. Even when you drive me

a moment, the room

out a

a shaky laugh before clearing her throat and

took a deep breath, then squeezed

things interesting. To never let you get bored, to always gue you a reason to roll your eyes and shake your head. I vow to argue with you over dumb things just so I can see that little crease s your forehead when you’re pretending to be mad. I vow to love you with everything I have, even when

Rickon’s grin softened.

choose you. Every day. In the loud moments and the quiet ones. In the

smartass remark.

said the words that would seal the bond between them, “With those vows, and by the power vested

sharp crack split through the air. Loud enough to be unnatural. Loud enough to make the hairs on my arms stand on end and cut

one who felt it. The room stiffened. A few

universe,” She snapped, her voice sharp with warning, “pack up your shit and

didn’t get to finish because the ceiling above groaned and then something heavy slammed into the

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creinud pesking of love and partnership, of een by on this joy and harddup And then,