The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 222 +25 Bonus "Each of these crimes was witnessed by myself, or a member of my family, but in case any doubts their authenticity I will now ask Luna Avery to give her version of events..." I tried to hide my surprise at being called to the stand, as it were. My unpreparedness was on full display as I stumbled through what I had observed when Dierdra had come to the pack as a 'rescued' rogue. Then I recounted the instances where I had caught Dierdra meeting in secret with the Silvermoon Luna, and I believed through her, the Rogue King.

At first I felt irritation at Gideon for putting me on the spot like this. It overrode my desire to spare his feelings in my recounting of the facts. As my words slowed to a stop, I saw the reason why he hadn't warned me that I would be called as a witness. My halting, hesitant statements had lent authenticity to my statement in a way that a prepared speech could not have. I could see that my words carried weight with the Pack Leaders, who now turned to each other with exclamations of dismay. My final accusation hung in the air.

"I have reason to believe that the mate mark that Dierdra wears is not genuine, and that she used a false mark to impersonate Gideon's true mate and earn his trust." Still, the matter was not finished. According to pack law, Dierdra now had a chance to explain herself, and she chose to start by trying to refute my claim that her mate mark wasn't genuine. "Avery has run a campaign intent on maligning me from the start!" She pointed her finger at me directly, She was jealous that I am Gideon's mate and not hers!

one with questionable ties to Silvermoon Pack and the Rogue King, not me!" Confusion gathered around the room. Gideon stepped forward and the babble of voices quieted to listen to what he had

going to be able to convince the Pack Elders that the removal of Dierdra was well-founded. That

if your mark is genuine, then drinking this should have no effect." A wary, caged expression came over Dierdra's face as she eyed the brown bottle

Pack Elders demanding that Dierdra be reinstated as Luna. I would be demoted and declaimed, and all would go back to how it was. And then the unthinkable happened. Gideon moved so fast I could barely see it. It seemed as though one moment he had been standing there, and the