The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 275

-Grayson's POV-

The force sent a fresh explosion of pain through my eyes and for a moment I couldn't see. Bubbles rushed from my mouth as the impact knocked what little air I had left from my lungs. My back hit something hard-the hull of the ship.

Dylan didn't stop. His claws raked down my side, slicing through fur and skin as he twisted his body, trying to push me deeper.

He was trying to drown me.

A growl rumbled in my chest, but the sound was lost in the water. My vision came back then, blurred and my lungs were tightening.

I needed air. Now.

Dylan's claws dug into my shoulders, his weight forcing me further down. The pressure built, my head pounding. Black spots swam in my vision.

No.

I refused to die here.

I lashed out, my claws finding purchase in his side. I raked them deep, tearing through flesh. Blood bloomed in the water, dark and curling like ink.

Dylan jerked, his grip faltering just enough-I took my chance.

I twisted, breaking free, and kicked off from the hull, surging upward toward the surface. The ocean fought to keep me, the weight of it dragging at my limbs, but I forced myself through.

Almost there.

But Dylan was faster.

Something yanked at my leg. Hard.

A sharp, blinding pain shot through me as his jaws clamped down, teeth sinking into my flesh.

A snarl ripped through my throat, though it came out as nothing but a rush of bubbles. He pulled, dragging me back down. The world above-the storm, the air, Ava-faded further away.

Rage and desperation surged through me. My instincts roared. Fight. Survive.

I twisted again, my claws striking wildly. One connected-his face.

Dylan's grip loosened for half a second.

I didn't waste it.

I kicked off his chest, pushing myself upward with every ounce of strength I had

left. My body screamed, my muscles burning, but I kept going.

Then-light.

I broke through.

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Air rushed into my lungs as I gasped, coughing, spitting out saltwater. The wind howled, the rain a stinging assault against my face.

there was no

a ragdoll. The ship loomed in the distance, battered by the storm, but still

Dylan... He wasn't

behind me, his massive form crashing into me before I could move. Teeth. Claws.

but I didn't care. I lashed out, my claws sinking into

thrashed, but I didn't

me under-fine. But I was

fight as the storm raged on. Lightning

won?" His voice slithered into my mind.

jaws, barely missing

Dylan lunged.

I met him head-on.

slamming into the waves as the storm tossed us like nothing more than pawns in a much bigger war. Claws

us.

I was stronger.

But he was desperate.

half a second, I

Then he was there.

Above me.

Teeth bared. Jaws wide.

for

had no time to

I ducked.

air, but the

swallowed us

to get away, but his claws latched onto me. This

slash

He held on.

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And then-he pulled

Down

91%

Down

Deeper.

my ears ringing. My lungs screamed for air. The ship above became nothing but a shouder, distorted by the

No.

clawing at his grip, but Dylan was like

with a

voice whispered through my skull. "The great Grayson Blackwood-just another body

the sea."

fighting harder. Claws.

the ocean was

a

darkness below was endless.

wasn't letting

burned.

out

then the water around us twisted, churning with an unseen force. The thing moved-fast, deadly-but I

the ocean itself had chosen a side. The pressure was sudden, violent, a current spiraling through the

was no time

him, a brutal collision that sent him reeling. His grip on me-so firm, so absolute just moments ago -slipped. His claws, once digging into my skin, lost their hold as he staggered, his body twisting in the current. For the first time, he wasn't in control. For the first time, he