The Alpha King's Contracted Luna (Ava and Grayson) novel Chapter 149

Chapter 149 

Chapter 149 

Grayson’s POV 

The crack of a gunshot ripped through the air, and I felt the sharp impact of something grazing my side. My wolf snarled in fury, his instincts roaring to the surface. The pain only fueled us as we circled the clearing, the hunters tightening their formation around Ava’s cage. 

“Stay back!” one of them barked, his flashlight trembling in his grip. The scent of fear rolled off him in waves. 

My wolf ignored the command. I bared my teeth, a guttural grow rising in my chest as I crouched low, ready to strike. The hunters hesitated, their confidence faltering. 

“Is that thing even a normal wolf?” another muttered, his voice tinged with doubt. 

“It doesn’t matter!” the leader snapped. “Focus! Take it down before it gets any closer.” 

Another tranquilizer dart whizzed past me, narrowly missing my neck. My wolf growled, surging forward despite the heaviness in my limbs. The tranquilizers were wearing me down but my determination to reach Ava burned hotter than the drug’s numbing effects 

Ava’s scent was everywhere, sharp and filled with the coppery tang of blood. My eyes darted to her cage again. She wasn’t moving, her fur matted and her breathing shallow. The sight sent a fresh wave of anger crashing over me. They had hurt 

Another dart hit my side, this one embedding deep. I stumbled but didn’t fall, shaking it off with a snarl that made the nearest hunter flinch. 

“Why isn’t it going down?!” one of them shouted, panic creeping into his voice. 

The leader cursed under his breath. “Use the nets! Take it alive if we can!” 

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Two of them moved swiftly, flinging a thick, reinforced net in my direction. My wolf twisted mid–lunge, narrowly avoiding it. I snapped at the closest hunter, my jaws closing inches from his arm. He scrambled back, tripping over a fallen branch. “Stay on it!” the leader barked, his tone sharp with authority. “We’re not losing this one!” 

More hunters moved in, their weapons raised, forming a wall of bodies between me and Ava. My w wanted blood. He wanted to tear through them, to protect what was his. 

Iv wolf’s 

rage 

boiled over. He 

I lunged again, my claws slashing through the air, but just as I broke through the nearest line of hunters, something heavy crashed into me from the side. The force sent me sprawling to the ground. I roared, twisting to see two hunters pinning me down, their knees digging into my back. 

A third dart struck my neck, and this time, the drug hit harder. My vision blurred, the edges of the world growing hazy. My wolf fought against the pull of unconsciousness, his growls turning into guttural snarls. 

The world was a haze of pain and rage, and then I felt it–that flicker. The connection with my wolf stuttered, like a flame about to go out, and for a moment, I froze. 

Not now. Not like this. 

The world around me felt distant as panic clawed its way into my chest. I tried to reach for him, to pull him back, but it was Hike grasping at smoke. 

“If you’re about to leave me now, this is a fucking bad time,” I growled inwardly. 

Chapter 149 

There was silence for a moment, then the faintest response a low, guntural growl of pante. He was there, but barely fis presence flickered like a dying flame, and I could feel his fear such as my own. 

“Hang on? I hissed at him. “Hang on until they’re all dead. For Ava. You can’t leave now. Not now!” 

It was as if those words struck a nerve. I felt the bond between unap back into place, but it wasn’t smooth or naturalit was forceful, almost violent like a door being slammed shut. It didn’t matter. He was back, and that was all I needed. 

Rage surged through me like a flood, and my wolf howled, the send echoing both in my mind and through the clearing. The hunters stumbled back, their bravado crumbling as I roke ny feet, towering over them 

“Take it down!” one of them shouted, his voice cracking with feal 

I moved faster than they could react. My claws raked through the chest of the nearest hunter, blood spraying across the ground as he crumpled to the earth. Another raised his rifle, but was on him before he could fire. My teeth sank into his shoulder, bone crunching under the pressure. 

“What the hell is this thing?!” someone screamed, but I didn’t stop to listen. 

Another dart hit my back, the needle barely piercing my thick hide. It didn’t matter. My wolf pushed through the numbing effect, fueled by the unrelenting need to protect Ava. 

I turned on the next hunter, his trembling hands fumbling with a net. He barely had time to raise it before I tore through him, my claws slashing through flesh like paper. His scream was cut short, replaced by the wet gurgle of blood. 

“Why isn’t it going down?!” someone cried, desperation thick in his voice. 

“It’s a demon!” another shouted. 

I snarled, my lips pulling back to reveal bloodstained fangs. The scent of fear in the air was intoxicating, spurring me on as I took them down one by one. Their shouts became incoherent, their movements erratic as panic took hold. 

Another dart hit me, and then another, but it was useless. My wolf and I were one, an unstoppable force fueled by fury and bloodlust. I ripped through the last hunter in my path, leaving only their leader standing. 

He scrambled backward, tripping over roots and fallen bodies as I stalked toward him. His flashlight shook in his grip, the beam dancing wildly across the clearing. 

“Stay back!” he stammered, his voice quivering. “What… what sort of monster are you?” 

I didn’t answer. Words were meaningless now. With a final snarl, I lunged at him, my teeth sinking into his neck. The coppery taste of blood flooded my mouth as his body went limp in my jaws. 

And then it happened. 

I felt the connection with my wolf snap. One moment we were a seamless force, and the next, he was gone, leaving me hollow. My body shifted against my will, bones cracking and reshaping as I collapsed to the ground in my human form. Pain exploded through me, and I let out a groan as I hit the dirt, the cold seeping into my skin. 

For a moment, I just lay there, my chest heaving as the adrenaline began to wear off. My body ached in ways I hadn’t felt in years, but the satisfaction of knowing they were all gone the ones who had hurt Ava-was worth every ounce of pain. 

I forced myself to my feet, glancing around the clearing. It was a mess of torn bodies, shattered weapons, and trampled earth. Not a single hunter had survived. The satisfaction was bittersweet as I realized there was nothing left of their clothing to use. My wolf had torn through them with such ferocity that everything was in shreds. 

But then my eyes caught on a bag lying near one of the fallen hunters, fabric spilling out of its opening. I sighed, scrunching my nose at the cheap material as I knelt to inspect it. It wasn’t much, but it would have to do. I tugged out a pair of pants and 

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