The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 160 Gideon's POV The delegation from the village found us mere minutes after the Rogue attack, and never had I felt more relieved to see our string of warriors dashing across the field towards where the abandoned cars idled on the side of the road. Normally this many rogues would be challenging, but we would be assured success. My wolf alone could handle the majority of them. But this time I was handicapped. Dierdra clung to me, shaking like a leaf, her eyes wide and panicked.

It was obvious that she was reliving the worst parts of her capture and torture at the hands of the rogues before I had rescued her. For a moment I saw Avery barrelling out of the car behind us, her face worried and anxious as she looked for me. "Help!" she cried out, and I almost ran to her, but Dierdra's fingers clutching into my arm reminded me of where my duty lay. "Don't leave me!" my mate gasped, pulling me back to her. I growled, hoping she could find comfort in the sound, but it only seemed to make her more agitated.

to Dierdra and could not leave her side. I wrapped my arms around her protectively instead, sheltering ---- her, although in my mind my wolf paced and howled, begging to be released. ' Aminute of chaos passed, while the attacks from the rogues on our small party seemed light but constant. There was no opportunity to shift focus or move to engage the larger amount of the force that flooded across the roadway and darted in and out of the woods on either side. Suddenly, I heard

again Dierdra held me back. "Gideon!" She sobbed, "She's already gone. It's too late." Stunned, I stared into the dark woods, but I couldn't see anything. Was Avery out there? Was it really too late to save her? As reinforcements from the village reached us, I directed Tegan to take a group and look for her. A few minutes later they returned, faces grave. "Alpha," Tegan said

Shards of ice speared into my heart. Avery... ---- Slowly we climbed back into the cars and resumed our drive to the village. As the cars wound down the drive I saw the healers with stretchers carrying Avery