The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 138 As nighttime fell, I snuck the girls into my room quietly, pressing one finger to my lips. "This is a secret project," I whispered, "We must work silently, so no one else knows." Giggling, the other girls nodded, eyes shining. "Tt'll be like a game, Luna," Melody smiled. Madelyn's sister, Ariadne, was a tiny redhead with huge brown eyes and she nodded at me with a shy smile. »We're happy to help." The room quickly became a quiet scene of industry.

Madelyn cut out pieces of fabric on the floor, while Melody pinned, and Ariadne sewed with tiny, expert stitches that she produced with astonishing speed. I tried to help where I could, but Ariadne took one look at my stitches and laughed, "Better for you to just be our model," she teased, pushing me towards a stool so I could stand up tall while they fit the pieces to my body. ---- The girls worked through the night, even shoving me into my bed and demanding I sleep so I would be well rested the next day.

held each of their hands and kissed their cheeks in gratitude before climbing beneath the covers and passing out. When I woke up, they were gone, but my suitcase was packed, and the dress that was laid carefully across the chair in my room took my breath away. The fabric was dark purple, almost black, but Melody had overlaid it with tulle studded with metallic flecks that shimmered against the dark silk underneath and made the

wedding band that Gideon had given to me on our wedding day, but Madelyn had cut a piece of black velvet into a choker that would circle my throat, and she had beaded the edge with little sparkling stars to match. Just looking at their hard work made me tear up. 'We were due to leave in an hour, and I rushed to bathe and dress. Across the hall I heard Gideon and Deirdra ---- leaving their room. "Oh, don't you love my dress?"

separately, but Gideon and Dierdra were still lingering at the bottom of the pack house steps as I emerged into the daylight. I saw Dierdra's mouth drop open in surprise when she saw