The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 279

Chapter 279

-Ava’s POV-

I remembered.

The moment I hit the water, the memory sparked in my brain, and I remembered.

“Do you remember all I told you?”

My mother’s voice, calm and sharp, cut through my trance. I had been staring at myself in the mirror, wondering why my eyes, like I had dome almost a thousand times, always swirled and changed colours.

“Ava Lilian Pierce,” She said again, this time with more edge, “What did I tell you about not answering immediately when I ask a question?”

I blinked, dragging my gaze away from the mirror. My head lowered slightly in submission, “I apologize, Mother. I was distracted.

I hated how small I sounded, how small I felt. I was eleven and I knew I was only a little girl but she always made me feel smaller..

She narrowed her eyes, and I braced myself for the usual scolding. But instead, she let out a tired sigh, like dealing with me was exhausting. Like my existence was exhausting, “Behave yourself. This celebration isn’t about your birthday. It is about introducing you to the realm as our daughter. So hold your head up high and do not-” She emphasized the word, “talk or associate with the Omegas and servants, because-

She waited.

I bowed my head and finished the sentence for her, “Because they are all beneath us.”

Something close to a smile curled on her lips. “Very good. Remember, tonight all eyes will be on you. Tonight, you come out as a Pierce, and you show them that, just like the rest of us, you are above everyone else.

And just like that, she walked away, leaving me standing there alone.

She didn’t even wish me a happy birthday.

But I still smiled–just like I was taught to

And later that night, I did exactly what I was expected to do. I held my head up high. I showed them how the Pierces acted. And the moment that girl touched me, I acted on impulse.

I hadn’t even thought. I had just…. reacted.

“I’m sorry.”

“This is not who I want to be.”

“I don’t even want to be here.

Those were the words I had wanted to say. But I kept them trapped inside, silent and useless, as I watched them away, Because I was a Pierce. And the more distance the warriors put between us, the more regret twisted inside like a sickness in my gut.

Then suddenly I wasn’t eleven anymore.

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I was still in that moment, but I wasn’t a child. I was standing there, watching as they took her, and tears ran down my

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cheeks. My lips trembled as I whispered, “I’m sorry I played a part in breaking you.”

And just like that everything faded.

The world returned to black.

I was struggling again, just like before, but this time, I wasn’t in a grand hall with golden lights and music. I was in the water. Sinking. Drowning.

I called on the essence–desperate for it to help me, just like it had before.

But nothing happened.

Grayson.

His name struck through the haze in my mind.

He had held me.

He had been there.

Where was he?

voice came out as a strangled whisper, swallowed by the water. Bubbles floated from my lips, and panic

me, firm and strong, pulling me upward. My body was yanked from the suffocating darkness

cold and relentless against my skin. I gasped, coughing violently, my chest

felt the warmth of a

okay,” a

trying to focus. His face hovered above mine, strands of his dark

rain.

the way his arms held me steady. The storm was still raging, but it felt like it was breaking. Like it was coming

you hear me? I’m going back

for just a moment. My mind was still swimming, my lungs still burning from

up. Water dripped from my hair, blurring my vision as I tried to process everything. Before I could say anything, Grayson

going to

Then he was gone.

could see. Pieces of wreckage from the ship still floated on the surface of the water, bobbing lifelessly with

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my eyes weren’t searching

locked

Waiting

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diving infening as if the dann irself was growing tired Bur

1 waited

watching for

Nothing

seconds stretched.

Still nothing

white. The water was black, stretching endlessly in every direction, and I couldn’t see anything beneath

But they didn’t

my mind like ice water down

if he couldn’t find

if he was too

if they

No.

whispered a desperate

them come back. Please, don’t

my own helplessness. Every second that passed felt like

than a drizzle. The wind had settled. Everything had quieted, as if the entire

But still, nothing.

shaky breath,

much time had

I knew it.

it in my

me, rising like a tidal wave, crushing the rational part of my mind. Without thinking. I moved toward the edge of the boat, ready to jump back in. Ready to dive into

just sit here. I

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weren’t

were locked onto

Waiting.

was slowing, softening, as if the storm itself was growing tired. But my heart pounded

I waited.

at the surface, watching

Nothing.

seconds stretched. Became

Still nothing.

was black, stretching endlessly in every direction,

But they didn’t.

realization slithered into my mind like

he couldn’t

if he was too

they

No.

eyes shut and whispered a desperate prayer to the

Rickon. Let them come back. Please, don’t take them. Not like

chest ached with the weight of my own helplessness. Every second that passed felt like an eternity, stretching unbearably long as I kept my gaze

was lighter now, barely more than a drizzle. The wind had settled. Everything had quieted, as if the entire world was waiting

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