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.

about?” I forced myself

the ocean, the vast stretch of dark water that surrounded us. No land.

I was your mate. Made me-” I bit down

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was the point? What did you gain from it?”

to me, his expression calm, controlled. Then he stepped forward, closing the distance between us in a single movement, “Well now that I think of it was but not my hate of you. That came

myself to breathe, ignoring the

again, “My father was never one to show emotions,” He continued, his voice

His jaw clenched.

killed,” He said, his voice sharp as a blade. “Because of Grayson’s father. A madman who should have been put down. But the realm–the mighty,

happened to Dylan’s

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. No real

conversation from my dear uncle-” his voice dripped with venom “–who always hated me,

the curse of the Blackwoods,” Dylan said, his smirk returning. “And how you–the perfect, untouchable princess of the Pierce–were

stay still, but my heart slammed against

clue about any of it. You were just some stuck–up, irritating, wolfless girl who had no power at all.” He

into

Dylan admitted. “But then Crystal came into the

of her name, a cold

my surprise, I actually liked her.” He laughed, shaking his head slightly. “You know what that’s like, right? The whole rem has heard

sent fury coursing

get under my skin.

refused to give him

had to ruin everything,” He muttered, his vo. “When you pulled that stupid stunt and Grayson took

cold now.

Playing the fool could work in my favor. And Crystal–smart Crystal–told

something dark,

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voice smooth, confident, “led us to this

us, thick and suffocating.

crashed against

The wind howled.