The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 264 Avery's POV Deirdre left me lying there on the floor. But not before she delivered one final, swift kick to my side. "Maybe you had some control over me in Nightwolf." She towered over me, a dark shadow blotting out the candlelight. "But not here, slave. Here, I'm the one who's in charge of you. You're just the whore who will push out the Rogue King's pups." With that, she turned and strode out of the tent. The two slaves followed her, chains clanking. No one helped me. Not even when was curled into a fetal position on the ground, clutching my belly. "Get up," my wolf commanded.

"You have to get up!" I felt her strength pulse through me-just for a moment, but it was enough to snap me out of my daze. I pushed myself to my hands and knees, then sat up fully. I took a deep breath and looked down. A sob tore from my throat, which I stifled with my hand. Red. So much red. Blood was gushing from between my legs now. Was I miscarrying? "What do I do?" I whispered, clutching my belly and looking around frantically. I couldn't call for help-Asher would probably just let my baby die so he could replace it with one of his own. I had to deal with this by myself.

too much, the pain too great. But I forced myself to look around, and I spotted the small flap in the side of the tent I hadn't noticed before. It was really just a sliver covered with mesh, but it was enough

I gritted my teeth and slumped closer until I was just beneath the window. "Now what...?" 1/2 +25 Bonus "Pray." "What?" "The Moon Goddess!" My breath caught. I

smell of meat and blood and dirt, but also the scent of fresh air and pine needles. The canvas of my tent shook, and I heard