The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 164 Avery's POV Dierdra stomped across the room towards us as Gideon stepped back from me guiltily. I could see her eyes measuring the distance between us, my state of undress, Gideon's body language. She was doing the math. "What are you doing?" she sneered at me, "Gideon has a pack to run, he doesn't have time to be your nursemaid." Nursemaid. As though I had done anything to encourage Gideon mothering me. I raised my head, glaring at Gideon. If he wouldn't take responsibility for what happened between us, then I felt no obligation to shield him from Dierdra's wrath.

He was the one who was shying away from giving me a straight answer. He couldn't play both sides. He couldn't be the wolf who kept me in my place, and also came to my bed. He couldn't be both false mate and my true husband. "Tam asking for a divorce," I said calmly, "That should please you." Dierdra's eyes widened. Bizarrely, she flushed a deep red and got even angrier. "How dare you!" She jabbed a finger into my chest. Baffled, I backed away as she marched into my space, "You threaten me like this?" ---- Iblinked in surprise, and flinched away from her finger.

Given how he had chosen lately, I was sure it was not likely he would come to my aid. "] would

him with a distressed expression. Even Gideon seemed bewildered and disconcerted by the sudden change of tactics. He blinked down at her. "Gideon doesn't

I didn't dare. At no point had I managed to successfully manipulate Gideon into anything! He may