Semua Bab The Alpha King's Contract Luna : Bab 11 - Bab 15

~EdwardThe moment we sat down and the silver clatter of cutlery began echoing around the room, I could feel it—the weight of my mother’s glare. She sat poised at the far end of the table, her fingers wrapped delicately around a teacup as if she hadn’t already burnt holes through my skull with her eyes.I didn’t even flinch.Instead, I smiled. Wide. Annoyingly pleasant.I knew she hated that.Let her simmer in her royal rage. She wanted a Luna for my coronation, and I brought her one. A beautiful, strong, grounded woman who hadn’t bat an eye despite the coldest welcome possible. What was their damn problem now?Beside me, Ava sat stiffly. Her back was straight, hands in her lap. Her eyes tried not to wander but I saw her sneak a glance at Lila, who had been stirring her tea for three minutes straight. The girl was pretending she didn’t notice us.Spoiler: she did.The tension was a living, breathing beast in the room. Only the elders seemed to eat comfortably, scooping food onto their

~Edward The moon hung low in the sky, casting silver shadows across the garden paths. I walked slowly, my hands tucked behind my back, breathing in the scent of night-blooming jasmine. The garden was quiet, save for the occasional rustle of leaves in the breeze. This was where I came when I needed to think, when the burden of the crown pressed a little too tightly against my temples. I sighed, pausing beside a marble bench, letting my gaze drift to the stars above. “Leona,” I called, spotting one of the senior maids walking toward the east wing.She turned immediately, bowing low. “Yes, Your Majesty?”“Send someone to fetch Ava. Tell her I want to see her in the garden.”“At once, sire.”She disappeared, and I resumed my walk, trailing fingers along the rose hedges. It was almost two hours before I heard soft footsteps behind me.“Alpha,” came a quiet voice.I turned slowly.There she was. Ava.She bowed her head slightly, her hands clasped awkwardly in front of her. She looked ner

~EdwardMy head was spinning.I closed the door behind Ava and just stood there for a second, my back against the wood, staring into the air like an idiot. Then I started pacing.Back and forth.Back and forth.This whole mess had felt manageable in the beginning. A simple white lie to keep my mother off my back. “She’s the daughter of Alpha Garry from Moonstone Ridge.” That sentence had slipped out so casually that I hadn’t even considered the consequences. And now?Now my mother wanted to visit them.Visit a pack Ava didn’t belong to. Visit people who weren’t her parents. Visit a story that didn’t exist.“Shit,” I muttered, dragging a hand through my hair.I couldn’t think straight. My mother wasn’t just nosy—she was thorough. If something felt off, she’d find it. She’d smell it like blood in the water.I turned sharply when Ava’s voice cut through my panic.“Edward,” she said, stepping closer. “I don’t have much time, your mom is expecting me downstairs any minute now.”I nodded qu