The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 273 He just turned on his heel and left, still holding his bloody wrist. It was only once he was gone that I let out a shaky breath and pressed my hand to my racing heart. Deirdre's POV A lowly slave. That was what I had become. Once, I was the Rogue King's right-hand woman. Then, I was Gideon's Luna. I didn't think it was possible for me to rise any higher in the ranks. But now... I was a lowly fucking servant, being forced to carry trays of food the bitch wouldn't eat, dump her chamber pot, make her bed.

The worst part was that I couldn't even do anything about it because Asher had gotten it into his head that she was some kind of princess and not just a broodmare to help him produce his heirs. I grit my teeth as I raked her shirt over the washboard. The water in the tub was ice- cold, turning the tips of my fingers red. "Did you hear?" one of the other slaves whispered. "An Alpha's scent was picked up by the hunters today. I wonder if he came for her!" I froze. Were they talking about Gideon? Had he tracked Avery down?

hushed voice. "I wish my Prince Charming would come for me." Prince Charming. Gideon was supposed to be my knight in shining armor, If Avery hadn't ruined everything... But maybe this was an opportunity to fix things. If he was close, then I could find him. I knew these woods better than most. Besides, how could I stay here like this? As a slave? I was better than this, I deserved the life I briefly had with Gideon, not the one

1/2 Chapter 273 before a guard spotted me. "Where do you think you're going, slave?" He glanced at the heavy silver chains binding my ankles

unlock them before I left, but I needed them if I was going to make Gideon pity me. I'd need to rough myself up, too, I realized. I dropped to the ground and