Chapter 1

Aria POVI put my ear on Dad's office door. I had to hear what they were saying. Ethan and Cade were talking with Dad, and I heard words like "royal castle" and "King's Council."My heart started beating really fast. Were they talking about the Royal Competition? The one everyone always talked about?"We leave next week," Dad said. "This is our chance to get real influence with the king.”"We won't mess up, Father," Ethan said. He sounded so sure of himself.Next week. They were going next week, and nobody told me.I moved back from the door and knocked loud."Come in," Dad called out in his rough voice.I opened the door and walked in. My boots made noise on the wood floor. Dad sat behind his big desk with some fancy paper that had the royal mark on it. Ethan and Cade stood next to him, looking happy."Aria," Dad said. He didn't even look at me. "What do you want?""I heard you guys talking about the royal castle. Are you going to the Royal Competition?"Ethan gave me a mean look. "

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Chapter 2

Aria POVThe car ride to the royal castle took forever. Dad sat in the front with the driver, not saying a word to any of us. Ethan and Cade talked quietly about their competition strategies, but I just stared out the window, watching the trees go by.My stomach felt sick the whole time. What if Dad was right? What if I really would just embarrass our pack in front of everyone?"Stop thinking so loud," Luna whispered next to me. "I can practically hear your thoughts spinning.""I can't help it. What if—""No what-ifs. You're going to show everyone what you're made of."When we finally got to the castle, I forgot how to breathe for a second. It was huge—like something from a fairy tale, with tall towers and stone walls that looked ancient. The whole thing made me feel really small.A man in fancy clothes was waiting for us at the front steps. He had brown hair and kind eyes, and when he smiled, it felt real."Welcome to the Royal Castle," he said, bowing a little. "I'm Royal Gamma Blak

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Chapter 3

Aria POVI barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I could feel their hands on me, smell their scent, hear their voices telling me to forget. But how could I forget something that felt so right before it went so wrong?When morning came, I splashed cold water on my face and looked in the mirror. My blue eyes were red from not sleeping, and my skin was pale. I looked like exactly what I was—a girl who got her heart broken by two kings who didn't want her.But I couldn't let anyone see that. Especially not Dad. He was already waiting for me to fail.I put on my training clothes and tied my hair back. If I was going to prove myself, I needed to focus on the competition, not on green eyes and storm-blue ones that haunted my dreams.The training grounds were behind the castle, with different areas for different kinds of fighting. I found the sword practice area and saw a young girl there, holding a sword that looked too big for her."You must be Aria," she said, turning around. It was W

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Chapter 4

Aria POVThree days passed, and I felt like a ghost in the castle. Everyone else had somewhere to be, something important to do. Luna spent her mornings training with the Ravencrest witches, learning about herbs and potions. Ethan and Cade worked with Blake on the Council vetting process, studying the other competitors and planning strategies.And me? I wandered the halls like I didn't belong anywhere.Which was probably true.Sometimes I'd catch a glimpse of King Darius in the corridors. His storm-blue eyes would find mine, and for a second, everything else would disappear. But then he'd look away and keep walking, like I was just another servant he barely noticed.It hurt every single time.On the fourth morning, I was sitting in the gardens, staring at nothing, when Blake found me."You look like someone stole your favorite book," he said, sitting down next to me."Just thinking.""About?"I shrugged. "About how everyone else knows what they're doing here, and I'm just... taking u

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All Chapters of Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4