The Alpha King's Contracted Luna (Ava and Grayson)
My Billionaire King 15

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-Ava's PON-

The rooms was colder than it had been just a moment ago The ughter between Isabella and me died instantly as soon as save what was ha me. My stomach twisted, and my feet froze to the floor.

Liam and Elaine.

Having sex.

Right there, in the bar Grayson probably used more than anyone else.

I couldn't look away, though I desperately wanted to. They scrambled, rushing to pull their clothes on. My eyes flicked to the floor, my heart Isabella, though, didn't seen fazed at all. A slow, amused smile crept onto her face as she stepped forward, eyes dancing with mischief. “Well, isn't this interesting?” she squealed, her voice light and teasing.

Liam, still buttoning up his shirt, cleared his throat He was trying to regain some semblance of control, but the moment was 100 far gone. Th

the intruder.

Which, technically, I was, but that wasn't the point,

Her eyes narrowed, lips pulling into a tight, angry line. She didn't like me before, and now this? Now, I was sure she hated

1. me.

The silence hung in the air, thick and suffocating, like the weight of what we'd just walked in on was sinking into the very walks of the root Isabella broke the tension first, her voice slicing through the awkwardness. “Well, is anyone going to say something to ease the tension in h That was enough

to set Elaine off. Her lips curled into a sneer as she took a step toward us, her words dripping with venom. "Who the hell are you?"

She didn't wait for an answer, though. Her gaze flicked to me, eyes filled with disgust. “This is what happens when we let strays in. They bri I blinked, caught off guard by the blatant insult. My heart thudded harder, not from fear but from the irritation that had been bubbling under t

This was a new level of low.

“Now, wait a minute Isabella started, but before she could finish, Liam finally spoke.

“།

He cleared his throat, still avoiding my eyes. "I apologize that you had to see that, but Grayson must not replace out about this."

Isabella burst into laughter behind me. “Why would the Alpha king care if you're banging some woman with serious attitude problems?”

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Elaine didn't even flinch at the insult. Her eyes gleamed

as she teased her hair over her shoulder, her voice dripping with superiority: “Because I'm his cousin, you disrespectful little twat

Isabella didn't miss a beat. “So you agree you have attitude issii Might I add an irritating voice to the mix?"

Elaine's face flushed with rage. Before she could spit out whatever insult was perched on her tongue, I stepped forward, raising a hand bet “Okay, enough,” I said, looking directly at Liam. “We won't say anything, I promise.”

Not that I cared in the first place. Everyone's business was their own. I had bigger issues to worry about.

For a second, I thought that might be enough. That maybe we could just leave and pretend this never happened but then Elaine stepped for "Who gave you permission to think you have the right to act all light and mighty?” she snapped. "You think you're so important that your pro That was it. I had been holding it in all day, swallowing down the irritation, the snide remarks, the stares. But now? Now, I was done. I could I turned to face her, my pulse pounding in my ears. "What the hell is your problem with me, Elaine?” I asked, my voice sharp and cutting. “I' Elaine's eyes widened, clearly not expecting me to snap back. “Excuse me?”

"No, you don't get to play the victim now," I said, stepping closer my voice steady despite the adrenaline rushing through me. "You've been t Elaine's lips twitched, anger flashing in her eyes, but I wasn't finished.

“So here's what's going to happen," I continued, crossing my arms over my chest. “You're going to stay out of my way, and 11 stay out of yo Isabella let out a low whistle behind me, clearly impressed. Elaine's eyes blazed with fury as she stepped forward, closing the space betwe I stood my ground, refusing to flinch under her glare. I wasn't going to let her intimidate me. Not now. Not ever.

"I'm not here to be tough." I replied, my voice cold and steady. m here to survive. But if you want to push me, Elaine, I'm not afraid to push b Her lips curled into a sneer, and she opened her mouth to spit something else out, but Liam, who Had been silent up this point, finally stepp

until

“Enough,” he said, his voice firm but not loud. He placed a hand on Elaine's arm, pulling her back a step. “This isn't helping anyone. Ava, w should leave

Elaine ripped her arm out of his grasp, still glaring at me like she wanted to burn a hole through my head. “She's nothing. She shouldn't eve

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"That's enough. His voter dropped lower, a tone of finality in it,

"I was done talking to her anyway." Elaine crossed her hands with a mocking tone. The tension in the room was thick enough to cut with a "You don't get to decide who belongs here and just because you have some title or connection doesn't mean you can treat people like they' Elaine's mouth twisted in anger, but before she could respond, Habella clapped her hands together, breaking the suffocating silence that ha "Well, this has been fun,” Isabella said brightly, clearly amused by the entire situation. "But we are going to grab a couple of bottles from GR Liam's jaw tightened at the way she mentioned his name, and Elaine's eyes flicked to him, a trace of panic crossing her face. I couldn't help "Let's go." I said to Isabella; turning toward the door.

Isabella winked at Elaine, throwing her a smug grin. “Try not to let your voice get any more

irritating, yeah?” She turned to me,

the pride in her eyes unmistakable. "Now, where's that alcohol we were after?"

Just as the words left her mouth, the atmosphere shifted. A chill ran down my spine, the air around us growing unnervingly still, I didn't know "What is going on here?"

The cold, commanding voice sliced through the tension like a knife. I turned to face the doorway, my breath catching in my throat. Grayson Before I could even think of how, Isabella spoke up-

completely unbothered by his presence. Her next words shattered the fragile silence and sent the room into absolute chaos.

"Oh, nothing much. Lilian and I just walked in on them..... fucking