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.

to hold off on the mating ceremony until the next Dark Moon," "The Dark Moon?" Asher blinked at me. "The full moon would be-" "It's too much of a reminder of the night out... our tribe was taken from us." I pursed my lips. "My second condition: I don't want you to touch me until then. Not sexually. And not otherwise."

marked. The Dark Moon would be... interesting, but I'm not opposed to it."

the encampment after that. By the time we returned, it was getting late. The moon was a fingernail hanging in the sky. It was waxing, which meant that I had time before the mating ceremony-enough time to get out of here. Whether by my