The Alpha King's Reluctant Bride (Ava and Grayson) novel Chapter 17

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-Ava POV-

“You really didn’t have to do that.” I snapped at Isabella the moment we stepped outside. My voice was sharper than 1 intended, but I coul

Isabella just shrugged completely 177. “I didn’t like her pititude. And if you think about it, maybe I did you a favor.

Maybe Grayson will ground her, and you won’t have to see her face for a while.”

1 glared harder, feeling the

frustration bubbling in my chest. Sometimes, she could be so damn childish. “You act like a kid, you know that, right?”

“But you love me anyway.” She grinned, somehow managing to out and smirk at the same time. It was almost disarming. and before I knew

“Come on,

let’s go before any of them come out.” I nudged her in the direction of my room.

“Or before his royal hotness comes out and eats you up with his eyes.” Isabella gave me a look that made my stomach drop “Good luck sur I couldn’t help but laugh, even though I didn’t find the situation half as amusing as she did. “Let’s just get drunk and go to bed. I can’t deal w Her phone rang, cutting through the moment and she frowned, pulling it out of her pocket. “It’s work,” she muttered. “Jameson never calls th “Go ahead. I’ll just roam around until you’re done, and then we can head to my room.”

The words felt strange coming out of my mouth-

my room. I didn’t want to get comfortable here. This wasn’t my home, no matter how long I stayed. I was on borrowed time, under the roof o

With that thought gnawing at me, I wandered through the enormous mansion, my steps aimless until I found myself stepping outside. The a hi voice-cut through the night like a knife.

“Well, aren’t you already making yourself comfortable?” Dylan’s tone was venomous, dripping with the malice I’d grown too familiar with. My heart lurched in my chest, and every instinct screamed at me to run. I whipped my head in his direction, fear coiling tight in my stomach “It’s good you still know your place,” he sneered.

Anger flared in my chest, pushing past the fear. “You’re a bastard, Dylan.”

His eyes narrowed dangerously. “If I were you, I’d watch my tone. Just because Grayson Blackwood showed you a shred of interest doesn’

I clenched my fists, frustration bubbling over. How did I ever end up with someone like him as my mate? What cosmic joke was this? “How to myself than to him.

He stepped closer, and I instinctively raised the bottle I was holding. “Don’t come near me, or I swear I’ll smash this over your headTM

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Dylan laughed a cruel mocking sound. “You sound pathetic. Add just so you know, Grayson did us boris a favor by dissolving the marriage. of pity. I could barely stand the sight of

A bitter laugh escaped my lips b

I could stop it. Of course. Why was I even bothering to argue with him? “I don’t even know why I’m wasting my breath on you. Shouldn’t you His eyes flashed with anger, and for a moment, I thought he might actually hit me again. “Watch your tone. Ava,” he growled, taking anothe “Or what?” I held my ground, refusing to back down this time. “Leave, Dylan, before Grayson realizes you’re here.”

“I’m not scared of him,” Dylan snarled, his voice low and threatening. “And if you don’t get out of my way, I’Il-

“You’ll what?”

My heart stopped. I whipped around so fast I almost got whiplash. Grayson’s voice, cold and deadly, cut through the tension. like a blade. H an intensity that scared me.