The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 225 +25 Bonus Now it was I who came up short. I had nothing to bring to prove the purity of my intentions. And so I held myself back. When I could return her mother to her care, perhaps I would dare ask for more. I said my farewells, and then rejoined my warriors as our convoy rolled out of the village and in the direction of the Rogue encampment and fortress where Avery's mother was last held. Our best hope of success lay in stealth, speed, and strength. Most of my warriors had two of the three. I had all three. (1 More than that, I felt personally invested in this mission.

Avery's mother was important to her, and therefore to me. I couldn't ask another warrior to take more risk than I was willing to take. So they provided my surveillance cover and backup as I crept past the Rogue King's posted guards and into the hallways of the holding cells where Avery's mother was last seen alive. Avery's POV The knock on my door came in the early hours of the morning. It took me mere moments to cross my room and fling open the door. Gideon stood before me, dressed head to toe in black combat wear.

and he looked tired, but thankfully unharmed. Questions welled up in my throat, and I found I was too terrified to voice any of them out loud. What if he didn't have good news for me? What if he hadn't found my mother, or worse, he had but she hadn't made it? What if all the warriors had died? I couldn't say any of it. I just stared up

is with the healers. She's in bad shape, but they think she will recover with rest and good food." Gideon drew back though his hands continued to rest on my waist as he looked down at me with a serious

from my mistakes," his handsome face bore an anguished expression as he