The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 262 Avery's POV The silver made my wolf snarl and recoil. Or maybe that was just the coldness of the ring settling around my finger like an icy dagger pressed to my skin. For a moment, I almost wished he had cut my finger off instead. "Let go of her," Asher said, gesturing to his guard. The guard lifted his boot off my back, and Asher extended his hands to me. "Let me help you up." I ignored the offer and stood, dusting myself off. My mind raced. If I rejected the proposal, I wasn't sure what Asher might do Probably take what he wanted anyway and make it a lot more miserable for me.

And for my baby. But if I played along... then maybe I could find a way out of this. I just needed to bide my time until the right moment. Someone was sure to come for me. Gideon would find me if I could escape first. I decided that it would be safest to play into Asher's schemes. So, even though my stomach was still twisting with a mix of dread and pain, I met his gaze evenly. "Fine. I'll marry you." Asher's good eye glimmered. "Just like that?" "I have conditions," I said coolly. He didn't respond, so I took it to mean that he might hear me out. Might.

don't want you to touch me until then. Not sexually. And not

"Very well. I think that's reasonable. Our pups will be 1/2 Chapter 262 +25 Bonus stronger if we wait to conceive until after we're marked. The Dark Moon would be... interesting, but I'm not opposed to it." That was the other thing. Pups. Asher wanted to impregnate me. For obvious reasons, I couldn't let that happen. Furthermore, it was impossible.

sky. It was waxing, which meant that I had time before the mating ceremony-enough time to get out of here. Whether by my own doing or someone else's, it didn't matter. I just needed to get out. "This will be your home for now," Asher said, stopping in