The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 157 Avery's POV The entourage of cars entered the dark forest after we had been traveling for several hours the next day. The shadows beneath the tall pines were deep and gloomy. I stared into the murky depths of the woods and thought we must be drawing close to Nightwolf Village. Gideon and Dierdra had ridden in the other car, leaving me to my own thoughts. Gideon hadn't even looked at me as we had prepared to leave this morning, although he remarked that I didn't appear to have much luggage. I wasn't sure I was ready to return.

The events of the Alpha Council felt like a surreal nightmare punctuated by one night of incredible pleasure followed by misery. Dierdra's pregnancy announcement kept ringing in my ears. I wanted to tell myself she must be lying, and yet I couldn't quite convince myself. I kept remembering the way Gideon had reached out as he'd gone to help her on the ballroom floor. He was always her rescuer, never mine. ' I was the only person who could rescue me, and I was so tired of doing it. 1 Something moved between the trees and I followed it with my eyes as we coasted past.

Probably just a deer, I thought. Then I heard the squealing of brakes, and our car jolted to a stop. ---- "What's happening?" I called out, nervously. My driver was on his phone, eyes still glued to the road. Suddenly he veered off to the side and we were bumping along ina ditch. "Please!" I felt panic rising in my throat, "What's going on?" He didn't answer, instead he flung the car into park and opened his door, darting forwards towards where Gideon and Dierdra's car was also stopped ahead. I watched their doors open and Gideon stepped out, rolling up his sleeves.

Were we taking a sudden lunch break? Apart of me wondered if Dierdra had faked going into labor, and I leaned back onto the seat with a roll of my eyes. That would be so typical. Movement outside my window caught my attention and I snapped my head in that direction. Someone was running through the trees along the edge of the forest. No, several someone's. I pressed my forehead against the glass and tried to get a clearer look. There was a man running, full spring, towards the car.

to fix on my face through the glass and I saw his mouth open ina yell, the roar reverberating against the window and shaking the car. Ahead of where I sat, through the windshield, I saw Gideon tilt his head back and give

tried to yank the door open. The driver's door still stood ajar, and it would only be a second before the rogue scrambled into it and got to me. I flung myself to the other end of the seat and shoved the door on that side open, rolling out into the ditch on the other side. I heard the rogue that was pursuing me growl and saw the car shake as he pushed himself back out of it.

but it also made me an obvious target. Then suddenly Gideon was there, rushing past me. He placed himself between me and the rogues. Fora second, 1 felt relief. Then I heard Dierdra

towards the direction of the village, barely visible through the trees. If I could just get over there, maybe I could find a place to hide, or the rest of the village's warriors would be alerted to the skirmish. Then the rogues pounced, and the next few minutes became a blur of reflexes and

that instead, biting down so hard I felt teeth grind on bone. I screamed, and at the other end of the street I saw Gideon turn in my direction, then Dierdra called out again and he spun back to her, wrapping his arms around her in a protective gesture. Iwas all alone. Pain