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.

was no time to

The ship loomed in the distance, battered by the

He wasn't

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

filled my mouth, my throat, but I didn't care. I lashed out, my

thrashed, but I didn't

me under-fine. But I was taking him

a deadly fight as the storm raged on. Lightning flashed, illuminating

His voice slithered into my mind. A dark, vicious growl. "You've

barely missing his throat, "You talk too

Dylan lunged.

I met him head-on.

pawns in a much bigger war. Claws tore through fur, through skin, through muscle. Blood mixed

us.

I was stronger.

But he was desperate.

into the waves. For half a second, I lost him in the chaos.

Then he was there.

Above me.

Teeth bared. Jaws wide.

for my

no time

I ducked.

air, but the momentum sent

water swallowed

his claws

slash or

He held on.

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And then-he pulled

Down

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Down

Deeper.

built, my ears ringing. My lungs screamed for air. The ship above became nothing

No.

at his grip, but Dylan was like a stone, dragging

His eyes glowed with a sick kind of

is where you end," His voice whispered through my skull.

the sea."

harder. Claws. Fangs.

ocean

above was nothing but a flicker

was

wasn't

lungs burned.

was out of

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

in around us like the ocean itself had chosen a side. The pressure was sudden,

no time

my skin, lost their hold as he staggered, his body twisting in the current. For the first time, he wasn't in control.