The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 328 I stared at my glass in contemplation. "Every single decision you've made since before he was even born has been for him," she said softly, placing her hand on my knee. "And now the thing that's actually hurting him is this." I didn't argue. I didn't have anything to argue with, because she was right, and I knew it, and it was just easier sometimes to get defensive than to admit that. We sat there for a while longer.

We finished the wine and talked about other things- Claire's sister's new apartment, a TV show she had been watching, the supply chain call that had actually gone well today despite everything else. Normal things, like the other issue wasn't still staring me in the face the whole time. She left just before eleven. I locked the door behind her and stood in the front hallway in the quiet. Then, I went upstairs to bed. I lay there in the dark and stared at the ceiling for a long time. I thought about what Claire said. About Bjorn.

had passed and everything I had done to protect my son, only to potentially hurt him in the end. Maybe she was right. Eventually, I fell asleep. And for the first time in ten years, I had a dream. Not a normal dream, but something more. I was in a forest at sunset. It was open and green, with the golden light coming through the trees and leaving long, warm rays. The ground was soft under my paws. I was in wolf form. And beside me, running, was another wolf. Smaller than

dark like a roasted chestnut, and he was running with his head up and his ears forward. He looked completely alive in a way I hadn't seen from him in a long time. Maybe ever. Bjorn. We ran together through the trees, even though there was

the smiling face of a woman with pearlescent hair and pale skin. She was beckoning to me. To us. I woke up late, having slept right through my alarm. Cursing, I threw the covers off and stood, showering and dressing quickly. All the while, my mind raced with memories of that dream. It didn't