The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 337 Avery's POV Sebastian's study was quiet and warm compared to the courtyard. He had sent everyone else away, leaving just the two of us now, sitting across from each other in the armchairs near the fireplace while he dabbed ointment onto my palms with careful, gentle movements. The ointment stung at first, but quickly cooled the cuts on my skin. I'd scraped them on the ground when the guards pushed me down. Or maybe when | was climbing out the window like a madwoman. The whole night was such a blur that | really wasn't sure. "'m sorry about the guards," he said.

"They were overzealous." "| brought it onto myself by climbing out your bathroom window." Sebastian paused and looked at me with an arched brow. "You what?" | cleared my throat. "I was trying to make a timely escape. Unfortunately, it wasn't so timely." He stared at me for a moment before he went back to applying the ointment. "Can | ask why?" ---- | watched the firelight move on the wall behind him and tried to decide how much to say. | hadn't planned on saying anything at all. | hadn't planned on being here right now. | should have just stayed home.

then set the tin down and reached for the gauze. "Who?" "alpha Gideon." | sighed and watched as he wrapped my hands. " He's my... my ex." Ex felt like a bad way to put it. | wasn't sure if that was accurate; he was my mate, my lover, the father of my child, my tormentor. Sebastian finished wrapping my hands

Now, | guess it doesn't matter, does it? Because the man you ---- were hiding from knows

half his time running around in the forest instead of leading his pack." | said nothing. "Look, I'm not going to push you for details if you don't want to give them," he said. "Whatever happened between you two is your business. But | want you to know that none of