The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 43 To my disappointment, I didn't dream. I made a detour to the cellar to grab my paperwork, then hauled all the files to Gideon's office. He was gone, but that was fine. I would have had a hard time concentrating with him there. It took me a few more hours, but I was able to piece together my torn list well enough that I could look up the few parts that were missing. When I was done, it looked like a child's collage, pieces of paper glued onto a larger sheet of paper to hold them in place. But it worked.

I copied out a final copy, then made an extra one for myself and hid that one in Gideon's desk. I puzzled again over the redacted names. I was tempted to try and research, to find out what was missing. But where would I start? I frowned. It was a project for another day. The light outside Gideon's office was gone when I finished. I was turning into a regular night owl. I turned off the desk lamp as I prepared to leave. Then, tempted by the pale crescent moon visible through the glass, I opened the window instead and stood for a few minutes just breathing in the cool night air.

ran below. They were talking quietly as they approached. They paused underneath the window. "It will be ready before the next full moon." One was saying to the other. "After the insult the Nightwolf Alpha gave to Silvermoon, I'm surprised you're waiting."

The first person agreed, "Self-righteous prick." I suppressed a gasp.

pick up. Slowly, I crept to the open window and stuck my head out, trying to get a glimpse of who had been talking, but the shapes were too shadowy and far away to tell with any certainty. One seemed tall and slender, the other stockier, but they could have been anyone. I chewed on my bottom lip