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?

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

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

relentless against my skin. I gasped, coughing violently, my chest heaving as I sucked in desperate gulps of

felt the warmth of a body holding me, keeping me

a

blinked, dazed, trying to focus. His face hovered above mine, strands of his dark hair plastered to his forehead

rain.

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

Can you hear me? I’m going

the chaos, grounding me for just a moment. My mind was still

without thinking, my body moving before my mind caught up. Water dripped from my hair, blurring my vision as I tried to process everything. Before

going to be fine.”

Then he was gone.

far as I could see. Pieces of wreckage from the ship still floated on the surface of the water, bobbing lifelessly with the waves. Men lay scattered across the deck, some injured, their bodies slumped against whatever they could cling to. A few wolves

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my eyes weren’t searching

locked out the

Waiting

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infening as if the dann irself was growing

1 waited

at the surface, watching for sny sign of

Nothing

stretched.

Still nothing

stretching endlessly in every direction, and I couldn’t see anything beneath it. I tried to convince myself that he would come back. That they would surface at

But they didn’t

realization slithered into my mind like ice water

if he couldn’t find

he

if they were

No.

and whispered a

Let him find Rickon. Let them come back. Please,

ached with the weight of my own helplessness. Every second that passed felt like an eternity,

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

But still, nothing.

breath, my

much time

I knew it.

it in

mind. Without thinking. I moved toward the edge of the boat, ready to jump back in. Ready to dive into the depths and find them myself if

sit here.

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weren’t

locked

Waiting.

if the storm itself was growing tired. But my heart pounded so violently against my ribs that

I waited.

the surface, watching for any sign of

Nothing.

stretched. Became

Still nothing.

breathed. My hands trembled as they gripped the edge of the boat, knuckles turning white. The water was black, stretching endlessly in every direction, and I couldn’t see anything beneath it. I tried to convince myself that

But they didn’t.

into my mind

he couldn’t

if he was

they

No.

my eyes shut and whispered a

Let them come

my own helplessness. Every second that passed felt like

drizzle. The wind had settled. Everything had

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