The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 54 | agreed with him. It was only due to Avery's quick thinking that | had been able to shake off the effects as quickly as | had. The herbal remedy had stalled the progression of the toxin long enough that my demonblood hadn't been able to fully activate. | shuddered to think what would have happened if she hadn't been there. The last thing | remembered as a human had been dancing with her. The way she looked in her gala gown had been exquisite. | truly had found myself speechless, trying to figure out what to say to her on the dance floor.

Maybe it had been the first effects of the toxins emitted by the angelica flowers, but waltzing with her across the ballroom had felt like floating on a cloud. She had felt perfect in my arms, graceful despite clearly being unused to dancing. Her eyes had been huge and sparkling in the fairy lights that had wreathed the ceremony hall. The tragedy that could have occurred wracked me to the core. | had realized something was wrong when I'd felt my bond with my wolf weakening. | had felt that feeling before...

these memories were seen at more of a distance. He had truly been without me for that time, and both of us felt horrified at the sensation. | don't ever want to feel that way again, he said with sorrow. Me neither. | agreed, sending him affection in my mind, We will make sure it can't happen again. But

| would have had to watch, helplessly, as my wolf attacked and killed the only family | had left. 1 Whoever had done this would pay. It made me want to sweep Avery into my arms and hold her tight. My instinct to protect my pack was always there, as Alpha, but this was stronger. | wanted to protect her in a way I hadn't

impressed. At first | had considered that she might have been the one to betray me. | didn't believe, now, that she was anything more than innocent inthis. She had admitted she had secrets. Well, so did I. The question was,