The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

It would be better to have Gideon hate me now for calling it off than for me to continue to stay here, where I would never be wanted. My mother and I would just have to find another place to stay, someplace far from here, where no one knew us, perhaps. Maybe my mark would protect us if we struck out on our own. "Avery," Camila appeared at my side, then she turned to Jessica, "Don't you have somewhere else to be?" She gave her a hard look. Sinuous as an eel, Jessica rose from the chair and headed towards the doorway.

Before she left, she leaned over my chair and said, "You're never going to be wanted here. Remember that," and then she sashayed away. "Oh, that viper." Camila sighed, watching Jessica go. "Don't listen to anything she says. She's just mad that Gideon chose you instead of her." "But if he has a Fate Mate, why would he choose either of us?" I asked miserably. "Oh, that rumored fated mate? Gideon only met her once and doesn't even know if she's still alive! No one else has ever even seen her. I wouldn't worry about her." Camila's tone was kind as she helped me up the stairs to my bedroom.

into my bed to rest and then pulled the curtains and left. I knew she was trying to comfort me, but it was hard to feel reassured hearing about this mysterious mate who may or may not truly exist. I stared at the wall,

a tender kiss there. It was him! The man I'd met in the woods on the Mating Moon. I turned towards him eagerly as he parted my legs and settled between them. His teeth grazed over my mark, and I felt the heat of desire swell at his touch. I groaned as he entered me, pushing hard in all the right places. Every movement felt like fire, and I shuddered as his hands roamed over my skin.

time. Every place I wanted him to touch, he was there. Every time I wanted him to speed up, or slow down, he intuitively responded to my cues. It was glorious. A beam of moonlight fell on my mystery lover's face, and I was shocked