The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 46 I watched a young couple making moon-eyes at each other from across the room and covered my smile with my hand. Maybe some really would find real love tonight, and I would have had a hand in it. Maybe someone else would get to be happy. Anna and the kitchen staff had been working extra hours to get the feast ready for everyone and now the hall was filled with delicious scents. The Old Luna swept past with a smile and said, "Well done. Everything looks great!" Which was such a nice compliment that it made all the long hours of work feel worth it.

The dance floor was filling up as evening fell. I stood watching the dancers and admiring their graceful movements. Still, I felt very much alone. Always the unwanted guest, never the Gala attendee. I resolved not to feel sorry for myself any longer. I would find some way to make the night feel worthwhile to myself, even if it was just snacking on the dessert table. I turned around just in time to see Gideon enter through the double doors. He was striking in a well-cut suit, his hair swept back. He looked like he belonged in a fashion magazine, not at a small-town gala.

stared down at me, his eyes sweeping from top to bottom. I suddenly felt shy, and lowered my lashes to gaze at the floor. After a long moment I shyly said,

song ended, I was breathless but he twirled me back out again, and again. Around the dance floor I saw people notice us, making way as we swirled past. "You still haven't said anything." I murmured as the music slowed and the

mine. My heart fluttered in my chest. I stared into his eyes. His pupils were deep pools of darkness in the shadows of the dance floor. His mouth was coming closer to mine. Without warning, Gideon's eyes flashed