The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 346 Avery's POV We left at seven the next morning. The sky was gray and overcast, promising more rain on the horizon. | got Bjorn up and dressed in warm sweats, and while | packed the car, my mother got him settled in the backseat with a thermos of more of that broth. "He seems better this morning," my mother pointed out once he was settled. "Like the promise of going is already healing him." | snorted. "Maybe we can turn around halfway there, then." "| heard that!" Bjorn protested, then immediately dissolved into a coughing fit.

Once the car was packed with all of the necessities, | closed the trunk and turned to my mother. My shoulders dipped with a sigh "Well, | guess this is it." "Come here, sweetheart." My mother pulled me close, holding me tight for a moment. "Everything will be alright. You'll see." | nodded, hoping she was right. With that, Bjorn and | left. The car ride was mostly silent through the human lands. | spotted Bjorn dozing occasionally in the ---- rearview mirror. We'd done plenty of driving in the human lands, so nothing about it was exciting to him.

Just before we reached the border, we stopped for gas and a bathroom break. | bought us some bad-for-you takeout burgers, a secret guilty pleasure of ours. Bjorn only nibbled on his, which was unlike him. Usually, it was one of the few human junk foods he really loved; when he was younger, he used to beg me to stop in the drive-through for fast food. He really was sick. | kept driving, turning on the radio on a low volume. Soon, the signs for the human lands border came into view. "Leaving human nation," the signs read.

road immediately turned a touch more bumpy and windy, and the signs grew sparse. The trees on either side gradually became taller and thicker, and the temperature dropped a few degrees, even in the car. Bjorn perked up the moment we passed into the pack lands.

like entering into a new realm. My wolf reacted to the change instantly, pulling out of a deep sleep and stretching. | could feel her bristle with excitement in my chest, and when | looked at Bjorn in the rearview mirror, | could tell he

all of the boulders, rich green and lush. "Let's just get there first, okay? You might not like it