The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 18 Gideon's POV I raised Avery's chin. She was streaked with mud and dirt, and she smelled of fresh air and growing things. I stared at the line where the graceful curve of her neck met her shoulder. It was beautiful... but disappointingly unmarked. I inhaled slowly, and chose my words carefully, the way one would with a disobedient pup. "In the Pack, hierarchy is what keeps us alive.

There are always wolves watching and listening." The image of her holding lan's hand at the end of the garden row kept swimming to the front of my mind and I bit my words off more sharply than I intended. "Stop. Speaking. Back. I won't always let you get away with it." Avery stared at me with eyes that flashed like coins. Her jaw was clenched tight, and I could tell she wanted to argue. Her stubborn expression was unexpectedly endearing. She is cute when she is trying so hard. The thought surprised me.

and inviting. I watched her swallow her frustration, and then her face broke into a sweet smile that she flashed at me on purpose. "Okay." She said brightly, and then turned and walked away, ignoring me. I watched as she broke into a

pull her away from Ian and shake her until she finally listened to me. Perhaps a spanking was in order, if she insisted in behaving like a child. I thought with grim satisfaction. Somehow the image of pinning Avery down and spanking her

and the way Tegan had mentioned she was flirting with Ian all afternoon. She wasn't the first woman to try and tease me with little jealousy games, but it had been a long time since they'd worked. "I can send someone to stop her from running." Tegan said as I left the gardens, "She'll overexert herself in this heat." "No need." I said flatly, "Let her run if she wants to." I have more important things to