All Chapters of The Alpha King's Contract Luna : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

~AvaI stood by the balcony rail, the wind brushing gently across my skin. Edward turned to face me, his eyes less stern than they were at the dining table. “So…” he began, his tone lighter, “you never really told me about your family.”My stomach clenched.“Your aunt and uncle,” he added. “Were they the ones who raised you? Where were your parents?”The shift in my mood was instant—like a blade had been twisted inside me. I could still see my brother Adrian's smile in my memory. That annoying half-smile that meant he was about to tease me about something. My throat tightened.I looked away, eyes stinging. “I don't want to talk about it,” I said, sharper than I meant to.Edward’s brows rose. “What?”“I said I don’t want to talk about it,” I repeated, my voice hard. “I’d appreciate if you never tried bringing it up again.”The silence between us shifted. It turned cold. Thick with discomfort.Edward’s face went blank for a moment, then hardened. “No disrespect, Luna,” he said quietly,

~AvaI didn’t know when I drifted off. Maybe it was right after the bath, or maybe after I finished crying on the softest damn pillow I’d ever laid my head on. Either way, I was asleep, deep asleep… but not peaceful. My body rested, but my heart didn’t. I was missing my brother, Aiden, or maybe this new life was still overwhelming to me.Tears slipped down the side of my face even in sleep. I knew I was dreaming, but it felt so real.He was there.Aiden.He stood under a soft, silver glow, and everything around him sparkled like stars had melted and poured into the grass. He looked older, calmer. The same dark curls, same dimpled grin, only... brighter. There was this strange warmth around him, like the Moon Goddess herself was holding him.“Aiden,” I breathed.He laughed, throwing his arms open. “It took you long enough to visit.”My heart ached. I ran into his arms and felt the exact way I used to feel when we were younger—safe. Complete. Like I wasn’t alone anymore. But as I looked

~AvaThe leather of the car seat was warm beneath me, and even though the sun wasn't glaring too harshly outside, I felt like I was slowly melting into the backseat. Luna Antoinette sat beside me, regal and poised, like a goddess sculpted from polished stone. Her presence filled the entire car, and I, in contrast, felt like a wilted petal in a glass case. We had already visited three different packs, three different homes of her very bubbly, overly enthusiastic friends who all smelled like roses and riches.How many more friends did she even have?I let out a silent sigh, pressing my face slightly against the cool window. Trees blurred past like emerald smudges. My fingers curled in my lap, the lace on the dress I wore scratching at my skin like punishment. My wolf grumbled in the back of my mind. Even she was uncomfortable."We're headed to Moonstone Ridge now," Luna Antoinette said suddenly, her voice cutting through my daze like a blade.My heart skipped. My back stiffened."Yes,

~AvaNimueh’s voice echoed in my mind again, calm but firm."Tell her. I drew in a breath, fingers curling into the edge of the seat. The silence between us stretched, but I had to speak.“I wasn’t always with my parents,” I said quietly, turning slightly to face Luna Antoinette. “My brother and I… we were kidnapped as infants.”Her eyes turned to me slowly, her lips parting in surprise.“They only found me a few years ago. By the time I returned to them, my twin brother was already dead.”A heavy silence filled the space between us, thick like fog.“When I came back, I wasn’t a baby anymore. I was a teenager, and I didn’t even remember them. I tried to rebuild something with them, but it’s hard. It feels… forced. Like I’m trying to fit into a life that doesn’t quite feel like mine anymore.”Her expression softened—something I didn’t expect from the same woman who had looked ready to stab me with her tea spoon this morning.“I heard that story,” she said after a beat. “Alpha Garry’s

Ava's POV "Hold still, my lady, or this crown will slip before it even sits on your head."I laughed under my breath, even though my stomach was a mess of knots. The maids fluttered around me like anxious birds, tugging, smoothing, pinning—making sure every fold of silk and every strand of hair obeyed their will. My reflection in the mirror looked like someone else. The deep emerald gown, embroidered with golden threads, clung perfectly to my frame. My dark hair fell in waves, pinned back just enough to reveal my face, yet free enough to look soft, regal.A Luna-to-be. The Alpha King’s Luna.I swallowed, pressing my palms against my knees as I sat still on the velvet chair. Could I really stand this? The crown. The weight of the title. The endless eyes that would follow my every move.A voice deep inside whispered that I had no choice.And then, like it always did, my mind went back to Aiden. My twin. His laugh, his stubbornness, the way he always believed I was stronger than I thoug