The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 345 | appreciated her no-nonsense attitude. We went through everything over the next hour. Claire took notes and made plans in her schedule, and | felt at ease knowing that she would handle everything perfectly. After the meeting, | handled the rest of my day's affairs, making sure everything was in order. For all intents and purposes, it was a normal work day. | attended meetings, held a conference, answered phone calls, filled out paperwork. All day, | kept glancing at my door, fearing that Gideon-now knowing my identity in the human lands-would walk through it. He never did.

That was a start, | supposed. By the end of the work day, | was exhausted and wanted to get home to check on Bjorn. But | just had one last thing to do. | sat with my phone in my lap for a moment before | pulled up Sebastian's number. He answered on the third ring. "Avery?" "| need to ask you something," | said. "And | want you to be honest with me if the answer is no." "Go ahead." ---- | told him about Bjorn. | told him that my son needed pack life and proper medical care and that | didn't have anywhere else to go.

need," he said after a moment. "''ll prepare a suite for you." | exhaled. "Thank you." "My pack doctor is excellent. She'll take good care of him." He paused. "And Avery, you don't need to worry about Gideon. He was escorted off my territory last night and he won't be welcome

and hung up | sat there for a while afterward. Gideon's face kept surfacing in my head no matter how many times | pushed it back down. The way he'd said my name in that courtyard.

awake, eating a little broth she'd made for him. | poked my head into his room and let out a small sigh of relief upon seeing him sitting up and more lucid than he had been that morning, although he still looked horrible. "Hey, kiddo." | stepped into his room and smiled wanly. "I have something to tell you."