The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 293 I wanted to tell Asher that I would do anything. If it meant protecting Gideon from a certainly long and agonizing fate, then I would do it. But I was frozen. No matter how hard I tried the words simply wouldn't come. Because deep down, I knew I couldn't abort my baby. It was the one thing I had. I wouldn't let Asher take it from me, even if it meant hurting my mate. There had to be another way, though. My mind began to race. Gideon hadn't come alone, had he? Maybe we could find help. Get out of here together. And then...

Asher took my silence as a challenge and grabbed Gideon's fingernail with the pliers. I took a step forward, breath catching. Asher shot me a sneer that made my mouth go dry. And then he began to pull. I wanted to look away as he tugged, but I couldn't. I forced my expression into neutrality, even as Gideon woke and began to scream. Even when the blood began to spurt and his nail popped free of its bed with a sickening schlurp. "Ah...Ah...AHHHH!" Gideon jolted awake, trying to yank his hand back, but it was no use. He was bound to the chair, completely at Asher's mercy.

His eyes widened when he saw me standing there." Avery...?" Asher tossed the nail and the pliers aside. This time, he walked over to the fire pit and picked up a hot iron poker that had been resting in the coals. The tip was glowing

hand. Asher walked over to Gideon. The ripping of fabric as he tore into the back of Gideon's shirt almost seemed to echo in the quiet camp. He didn't hesitate before pressing the hot end onto Gideon's skin. 1/2

my mind just as it was burned into his flesh. My eyes pricked with tears, although I managed to hold them at bay. "Avery..." He slowly looked at