The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 29 Pain flooded my sight with darkness, I tried to keep breathing, tried to maintain consciousness. My strength was flowing away, drained by the poison pumping through my body. I lay moaning on the forest floor. I dragged myself to the tree and leaned against it, panting. Even that small distance had sapped me of all my energy. Suddenly, screams and commotion filled the forest glade. I heard the sounds of a struggle, and the horrible rending of flesh. The sounds died away. Someone was walking towards me out of the darkness. "No, no, no!" I cried out. Would my mark save me?

It lay dormant and did nothing. A pair of strong legs and boots appeared in my vision. I kicked at them. The person ducked and grabbed my ankles in their strong hands. With a shock, I realized it was Gideon. His strong, handsome face solidified out of the darkness, frowning at me as he easily subdued my kicks. "Get up," he growled. I stared at him in shock. Where had he come from? What had happened to the people who had been imprisoning me here? "Up." Gideon's hands removed the rope from the tree, and he pulled me to my feet. He quickly untied my hands, tossing the rope to the side.

with pain. The bite on the inside of my thigh was excruciating. I fell back to the ground. Gideon's hands were on my legs again. Deftly, he moved the layers of clothing to the side until he found the bite. I looked down, seeing the puncture mark on my thigh and

to die," he said, coldly. He firmly grabbed my leg again, yanking me towards him, and dipped his head. Seeing the Nightwolf Alpha on his knees between my legs was shocking. I tried to look away, to think about

prepared to suck the venom from my wound. The way my clothing was ripped away was very exposing. I couldn't imagine my old Alpha in Silvermoon doing this for me, or anyone. Even Ryan would probably have just left me to die. "How can you do this?" I gasped as Gideon's lips grazed my thigh. Gideon raised his head to glare at me. His