The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 283 As if on cue, a familiar voice called out softly "Gideon?" I quickly shoved the letter into my pocket, crumpling it, before Deirdre could see it. When I turned, I found her standing beneath a nearby tree, her hand pressed to the bark. She was swaying slightly, and her free hand was clutching her stomach. "What is it?" I asked. I wanted to demand information, but I forced myself to remain calm. If there was one thing I knew about Deirdre, it was that she knew what she was doing. She wouldn't give up information willingly.

I'd have to play her games if I wanted to find out where Avery was. 1 "I... I don't feel well." She swayed on her feet, and I instinctively stepped forward to catch her. She leaned into me and sagged against my chest. "It's the Rogue King. What he did to me. I think... I think it caused some kind of internal damage." I stared down at her. She looked up at me with wide, watery eyes. Tears were streaming down her cheeks, and her lower lip was trembling. She was lying. I could tell. Just like she'd been lying through her teeth since I found her in the forest. Or rather, since she found me.

to play along. If she thought I believed her, maybe she would slip up and reveal something useful. "We need to get you to a doctor," I said. I wrapped my arm around her waist and guided

her head. She wasn't sick, and she knew it. She just wanted attention. Or something else. I couldn't quite tell. But she couldn't get out of it now. And once I caught her in her lie, I would get the upper hand. Then, I would get her to accidentally spill what she knew

I carried her outside and toward the car, ignoring the strange looks from the others. As I set her down, I mindlinked Tegan. "Start patrolling the eastern forest," I commanded. "Sir?" "Avery might be out there. I won't rest until she's found." There was a brief pause before my Beta replied. "Of course, Sir. I just sent our best and fastest scouts that way. What about Deirdre?" My jaw tightened. I set Deirdre down next to the car, ignoring her whimpering, and