The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 278

Chapter 278

-Ava’s POV-

The fight drained out of me in an instant.

Crystal was barely breathing, her chest rising and falling too fast, too erratic. The blood trailing down her legs was stark against her pale skin, a horrifying contrast to the water pooling beneath us.

My instincts kicked in before I could even think. I moved toward her, reaching out. “Crystal-

“Don’t touch me!” She screamed.

Her voice was raw, filled with something I couldn’t name. She stumbled back, her feet slipping against the wet floor, and before she could catch herself, she lost her footing.

She fell.

Hard.

Her back hit the metal floor with a sickening thud, a choked gasp escaping her lips. She tried to push herself up, but another sharp breath wracked through her body, her arms trembling beneath her.

“Crystal, stop!” I said, stepping closer, my hands outstretched, “Let me help you-

She lashed out.

Claws slicing through the air, missing my face by inches, Don’t touch me!” she shrieked, her voice even louder this time, raw and unhinged.

I flinched but didn’t back away.

“You’re bleeding,” I said, desperation creeping into my voice. “Crystal, you need to stop moving–I can help you!”

Another wild slash. Another scream. “I said stay away!”

Her whole body was shaking now, her breath coming in short, panicked gasps. The blood–there was so much of it. It mixed with the seawater sloshing against the metal floor, turning everything into a mess of red and black.

“Please,” I begged, my voice softer this time, “Just let me help you.”

Something in her face cracked.

Her lips parted slightly, her brows drawing together–but then the ship swayed again, harder this time, knocking me off

balance.

An explosion ripped through the air.

The sound of metal groaning, something bursting in the distance. The ship shuddered beneath us like a wounded beast.

Somewhere far away, I heard my name.

“Ava!”

The voice was familiar, urgent, but I couldn’t look away.

Crystal still had that wide, unfocused look in her eyes. Her hands clutched at her stomach, pressing hard against the stained fabric of her dress. Her lips trembled, her breath shallow.

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And then, barely above a whisper, she kept repeating the same name over and over again.

“Dylan… Dylan… Dylan..”

Terror flickered through me.

Not for myself.

Not even for her.

But for the life she was losing.

And for the fact that she didn’t seem to care.

“Ava!”

again closer this time, cutting through the chaos like a blade. I knew who

Grayson.

couldn’t

was still staring

uncurled, slipping through the

screamed, jerking back so fast she nearly slipped again. Her back hit the metal floor, a choked cry

hands wrapped around

Strong, steady hands.

pure instinct, but a low growl rumbled from behind me, vibrating through my spine, through my very bones.

wasn’t a threat.

Grayson.

against his wet body, his warmth a stark contrast to the

Another explosion.

Louder. Closer.

beneath us, metal screaming as fire ripped through the lower decks. The floor vibrated beneath my knees, shaking, shifting, the scent of smoke and seawater thick

didn’t waver, We need

“Crystal,” I rasped, my throat raw.

said her name, Grayson hesitated. His hands loosened just slightly as his gaze flicked

a shot rang

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dragged herself upright. Her hands were slick with blood–her blood—but she

chest rising and falling too fast, her body shaking violently. But it was her

Wild.

Empty.

Consuming.

had burned too hot, too fast, and now there was nothing left but embers and smoke. Her hands trembled as she raised the gun again, her

going to pay!”

Bang.

behind

hit the wall behind

Bang.

went wide, ricocheting somewhere deeper into the burning wreckage.

back as Crystal kept firing, each shot more erratic than the last. She wasn’t aiming. She wasn’t even seeing.

She was breaking.

was nothing

I stared at her one last time.

last, agonizing time.

Grayson pull

We ran.

smoke. Through the shaking corridors.

strain. Another

“Is

my wrist never loosened, his pace never slowed,

Another explosion.

feet nearly slipping out from under me as we turned a corner. The

managed to

down,” Grayson said, voice

then it hit me.

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Rickon.

nearly lost his grip on me, “Rickon!” I gasped.

under his breath. “Ava, we don’t have

him, gripping his arm with both hands, “We have to find him!”

muscles tensing. For a split second,

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swore I

wasn’t much time left.

knew

hand

And we ran.

dying around us, fire and water consuming everything in its path. Every breath was agony, every second another reminder that we were running out

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