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!”

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

Grayson.

couldn’t

staring at the blood.

uncurled, slipping through the

nearly slipped again. Her back hit the metal floor, a choked cry escaping her

hands wrapped around me.

Strong, steady hands.

growl rumbled from behind me, vibrating through my spine, through my very

wasn’t a threat.

Grayson.

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 in the

need to get

couldn’t move. “Crystal,” I rasped, my throat

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

then a shot rang out andCrystal shrieked.

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as she dragged herself upright. Her hands were slick with

too fast, her body shaking violently. But it was her eyes that made my breath catch

Wild.

Empty.

Consuming.

and now there was nothing left but embers and smoke. Her hands trembled as she raised the gun again, her sobs turning ragged, turning

going to pay!”

Bang.

behind

the wall behind us.

Bang.

one went wide, ricocheting somewhere deeper into

firing, each shot more erratic than the last.

She was breaking.

there was nothing I could do.

stared at

last, agonizing

Grayson

We ran.

thick smoke. Through

Another

gasped, lungs burning. “Is Dylan really

didn’t stop moving. His grip on my wrist never loosened, his pace never slowed,

Another explosion.

slipping out from under me as we turned a corner. The heat was unbearable

to

going down,” Grayson

it

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Rickon.

so fast that Grayson nearly lost his grip on me, “Rickon!” I

his breath. “Ava, we

gripping his arm with

split second, I thought he

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I swore

wasn’t much time

Grayson knew

hand again.

And we ran.

crumbling metal, through the chaos. The ship was dying around us, fire and water consuming everything in

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