The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 64 Ryan's POV The back porch was in a state of disrepair. Broken boards and railings marred what had once been a graceful wrap-around. It had seen some hard times. So had |. My chin was covered in stubble, and | think I'd been wearing the same flannel shirt for a few days now. It didn't matter. | really needed to handle some things. There was a stack of reports | couldn't be bothered to look at. There were pack dramas to adjudicate. My Beta was starting to get downright hostile about my procrastination. But all | could think about was her.

| hadn't realized how much more full she had made my life feel. She had listened to my problems and pointed out how | had the tools to make them better. She had always been in my corner. And then | had fucked it up. It wasn't that | hadn't found her attractive. Avery's beauty had ---- always been striking, but her status in the pack had been low and | was ashamed to admit that it had effected me. My ego wanted to be the best Alpha Silvermoon had ever seen. Despite her support as my girlfriend, Avery had felt like someone | would move on from. | knew she had dreams of us becoming fated mates.

She had talked about securing our bond by having sex, but she was still young and so we had waited. And | had been angry about that. | had seen her as withholding herself from me, and as the future Alpha, it infuriated me that she was holding herself back from me. So when Zara, her half-sister, had been there on the Mating Moon, | admit | had thought more with my dick than with my heart. hadn't expected Avery to barge in on us while we fucked. The betrayal on her face was seared into my mind.

| knew that Zara and Avery had a history of hatred between them | admit | hadn't even thought about that when | was between Zara's legs. Now, that was the only place my brain would shut up about it. | was sleeping with Avery's enemy, and she had trusted me. And | felt betrayed as well. She had immediately moved on to ---- another Alpha. And Gideon was such an insufferable Alpha. He was always going on about the importance of patrols, and of making sure our warriors were well trained. He was much bigger on structure and logistics than vibes. It was so much work.

that way, but not so very calculating. Being in a room with Gideon was like knowing that the bigger predator was across the table, and | hated feeling inferior to him. His pack was slightly smaller

it made me burn with fury. If Gideon hadn't interfered, | knew | could have convinced her to marry me instead of Zara. | had realized how much | needed her. And she had rejected me. | took a pull of my beer and belched into the night air. ---- Somewhere in the house behind me, Zara was waiting. She was always complaining that | didn't spend enough time with her. The sex

It dulled my senses and | shook my head to clear it. Then froze as five razor sharp claws grabbed my throat. "If you just listen, you will live." A low voice growled. | snarled and threw

was a powerfully built Alpha, but | didn't recognize his scent at all. "I have a business

nonchalantly. "What do you want with her?" "Have you heard of the Moon Goddess Heir?" The man asked. "The old legends? What of them?" "She's real. She has incredible healing powers she can unlock, with the right training. And more