The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 97 Zara's POV The evening mist flowed around me like a river. Here in the forest off our back porch it pooled and eddied beneath the tall spruce trees. | wrapped my sweater around my body and waited. It didn't take long. "You're not Ryan." The one-eyed rogue said as he stepped onto the path. "Disappointed?" | asked, "| know how you enjoyed your boys nights." The rogue huffed a laugh as he stepped closer. "You're bold to show your face to me after getting my men killed." He said the words with nonchalance, but there was steel beneath them.

| swallowed and kept my face neutral So, yes, the mission to take Avery out had failed. The rogues who had been sent to kidnap her had instead been found on the floor of the forest with their throats ripped out. | still didn't know if they'd managed to wound Avery at all- communications with Nightwolf had stopped after my visit to Gideon's office. "It was unfortunate that you lost your posse," | said carefully, " The Nightwolf Alpha is strong. He shouldn't have been able to ---- intervene in time, but our asset was unable to stop him." The one-eyed rogue crossed his arms and waited.

"My sources tell me that plans for the wedding are still proceeding. | know you want Avery, even if Ryan thinks he'll somehow win her back. | think we both can agree that we can't allow that to go smoothly." "What do you suggest?" The rogue's body language was dangerously casual, but he smelled of blood. | was on thin ice. "| know that you had been kidnapping girls." | said frankly.

The rogue stiffened and | hurried on, "And | couldn't care less, but | need one of them to sow some confusion." "Ah." He caught on, "You want to create a distraction." "The Nightwolf Alpha has a mate, he told me so when he came here for our Mating Ball." | explained, "But my sources in his pack say that she has never been seen by anyone else. Furthermore, that he himself doesn't know where she is, or what she looks like." The rogue nodded, "And you want my assistance in making her magically appear, hm?" It was so nice working with someone who could follow along with my plans.

her up and do with her whatever you please.

imprisonment area and Silvermoon will 'stumble' upon it. We'll call upon Nightwolf for backup and relay the intel that more girls matching the description of Gideon's mate have been found. Then we'll transfer the girl to his pack and..." | snapped my fingers. The rogue shifted

what would the point of an Alpha be? They were ---- meant to be leaders and breeders, capable of perpetuating a bloodline with strength and vigor. This man looked the part, despite having no pack. My wolf instinctively responded to his virility and let me know that she would accept him as a mate should Ryan prove

now | was starting to doubt that he had the capability at all. If he wasn't capable of fathering an heir on me, perhaps another option stood before me. Once | had a pup in my belly, my future as Luna was secured. If anything happened to Ryan, | would still be

like, princess?" | caught myself, shook off the pheromones and growled. ---- "You overstep, rogue." | snapped. He just laughed. "I'm sure your Alpha wouldn't be too pleased to know we were meeting like this." He leaned towards