The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 246

Chapter 246

Avery's POV

Now, in addition to my own internal war about leaving, | had

added shame for my own hypocrisy, and guilt for letting Dierdra

be recaptured by the Rogue King.

At least my desire to ignore being left alone to stew in my own

emotions meant | threw myself into the preparations for the

Annual Mating Ceremony. The logistics were daunting, but

unfortunately there were also a few key events leading up to the

day where Gideon and | were expected to appear as a couple.

There was a solstice luncheon, where everyone gathered on the

pack house's south patio to bat eyelashes at each other under

sweaty brows. Romantic.

Then there was some sort of rustic hay wagon ride, where

flirtatious young wolves could get hauled behind an ancient

tractor that spat great clouds of black exhaust as it chugged

through the orchard and along the river.

By the time the Moon-Viewing Cocktail Soiree arrived, | was very

ready to just throw myself into the lake and let my body become

a habitat for zebra mussels. 1

It didn’t help that Gideon's behavior towards me had done a

----

the day Dierdra was recaptured.

trying to earn my affection.

house, he had still

soften

he seemed cold and

it as

wall between us.

to believe | was lying

At

still in the early stages of pregnancy, but |

embryo embedded itself firmly

| felt

of these symptoms were normal and

that | could talk to him about them.

time for any couple,

| could do those silly things

hands on my belly. Spend

to paint a nursery.

| couldn't

child could not be raised here. The

had made that crystal clear. What

who had been kidnapped?

----

then it

snatch a kid and

allow that to

child of mine would be subjected to the same

touted, that my bloodline

a

information to their

shut about my

cold demeanor as the

ceremonies like the one we were

more awkward. This was

half the eligible wolves

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