The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 271

Chapter 271

-Ava’s POV-

The wind roared around us, tearing at my hair, filling the air with the sharp scent of salt. The ship rocked beneath my feet, the waves slamming against the steel hull as if the ocean itself could sense the battle unfolding between us.

The night sky stretched endlessly above, dark and unforgiving, mirroring the darkness Dylan carried and the words had barely left his lips before he shoved me.

Hard.

I didn’t even have time to scream.

My body crashed against the floor, the impact sending a sharp, brutal pain tearing through me. A cry burst from my lips as I clutched my stomach, my fingers trembling against my skin. My breath came in ragged gasps, my pulse pounding in my

ears.

But something was wrong because I had healed from the beating he gave me before.

My wounds should have closed, my body should have recovered–but the pain was still there, sharp and searing, as if something was holding it in place even after I had healed.

Dylan crouched beside me, his smirk deepening. His voice was soft, almost amused like he could read my mind, “It’s a spell to induce pain and keep it in place.”

A spell.

My mind reeled, my thoughts spiraling back to the moment in the car–when he had moved his fingers and there was residue of magic.

I forced myself to meet his gaze. My voice came out hoarse, “How… how can you do magic?”

Dylan tilted his head, watching me like a predator watches its prey. “My mother was obsessed with it,” He said lazily. “She passed it down to me. There are dark objects that help channel magic. You just have to know the right words.”

A sick feeling twisted in my stomach, The right words?”

He smiled. “That’s what I used to make you believe you were my mate.”

“Why?” The question ripped from my throat, thick with anger before I could think twice about it even though I think he would me this time, “Why did you do it? What did I ever do to you to make you hate me this much?”

Dylan exhaled, rising to his feet, his movements slow, deliberate. The moonlight cast shadows across his face, highlighting the sharp edge of his jaw, the cold glint in his eyes.

“Hate?” He mused. “No, Ava. This was never about hate.”

I swallowed the lump in my throat, my mind racing. I needed to get up. Needed to think.

Keep him talking.

was it about?” I

water that surrounded us. No land. No escape. Just the endless

me believe I was your mate. Made

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myself to steady my breathing. “Why? What was the point? What did you gain from it?”

distance between us in a single movement, “Well now that I think of it was

forced myself to breathe, ignoring the sharp pain twisting in my body.

was never one to show emotions,” He continued, his voice almost distant. “The only person who ever loved me was my mother. And she was taken from

His jaw clenched.

should have been put down. But the realm–the

cold steel floor. I knew this story. Knew what had happened to Dylan’s mother. It

I wouldn’t be like the rest of them. I wouldn’t be a coward. I would get revenge on the Blackwoods for what they did. But I had no plan.

with venom “–who always hated me, who

his smirk returning. “And how you–the

forced myself to stay still, but my heart slammed against my ribs.

Something powerful. But as it turned out, you had no clue about any of it. You were just some stuck–up, irritating, wolfless girl who had

dug into my

“But then Crystal came into

name, a cold wave of rage swept

He said. “But Damien brought her, so I knew she had to be important. And to my surprise, I actually liked her.” He laughed, shaking his head

mocking edge in his voice sent

under my skin. Trying to make

give him the satisfaction.

He muttered, his vo. “When you

cold now.

He hissed. “But that moment made me realize something. Playing the fool could work in my favor. And Crystal–smart Crystal–told me to let Damien do all the dirty

flickered with something dark, something

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said, voice smooth, confident, “led us to

us, thick

against the ship.

The wind howled.