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!”

the chaos like a blade. I knew

Grayson.

I couldn’t

still staring

way her shaking hands clawed at the water pooling around her like she was searching for something just beyond her reach. Her fingers curled and uncurled, slipping through the liquid like she thought she could grasp something solid. Her breath

back so fast she nearly slipped again. Her back hit the metal

then hands wrapped

Strong, steady hands.

growl rumbled from behind me, vibrating through my

wasn’t

Grayson.

contrast to the freezing air around

Another explosion.

Louder. Closer.

groaned 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 air.

need to get out of here–now.”

I

I said her name, Grayson hesitated. His hands loosened just

rang out

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

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

Wild.

Empty.

Consuming.

now there was nothing left but embers and smoke. Her hands trembled as she raised

all going to

Bang.

behind

the wall behind us.

Bang.

wide, ricocheting somewhere

my wrist, yanking me back as Crystal kept firing, each shot more erratic than the last. She wasn’t aiming. She wasn’t

She was breaking.

nothing I could

I stared at her one last

agonizing

let Grayson pull me away.

We ran.

Through the shaking corridors.

the strain. Another explosion ripped through the

gasped, lungs burning. “Is Dylan really dead?”

my wrist

Another explosion.

feet nearly slipping out from under me as we turned a corner. The heat was unbearable now, the smoke

to get out between

is going down,”

then it hit

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Rickon.

Grayson nearly lost

his breath. “Ava,

with

split second,

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ship so violently that I swore I felt the floor buckle beneath us. A deep, horrible groan echoed through

wasn’t much time

Grayson knew

my hand again. “Come

And we ran.

ship was dying around us, fire and water consuming

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