The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 127 Avery's POV | was so irritated at Gideon's decision to take Dierdra and | both to the Alpha Ball that | left his office without discussing Zara with him. | would have to go back at another time to bring it up, but | couldn't stand to be in Zara's presence for another moment. Unfortunately she followed me out of Gideon's office. | ignored her as | marched towards the stairs, but she caught up to me at the top of the landing. "Avery," she said and | whirled towards her. "What do you want?" | snapped.

"Oh, goodness, you're so aggressive!" Dierdra feigned shock, "I just wanted to inform you." "Inform me of what?" | narrowed my eyes.

"That | am going to take both Gideon and the Luna position of course." Dierdra gave a sinister grin that transformed her face into a mask of malevolent intent, "Honestly, it's going to happen one way or another, so you might want to pack your bags now." "I won't let that happen," | declared, taking a step towards her, * ---- one way or another, Gideon will find out what you are." "Oh no, what are you going to do?" Dierdra threw her hands in the air in mock horror, "Gideon already likes me better than you. He says that you've got a long ways to go to becoming a capable Luna.

You should just give up now and stop embarrassing yourself." Had Gideon really said that about me? Even knowing that Dierdra was probably lying, the thought still stung. | had given up on earning Gideon's romantic affections, but | had still hoped to prove that | could make our arrangement work, that | could be a good Luna. | still had lots to learn, yes, but | had come a long way in the month or so I'd been here!

said. | shouldn't have let her know that it bothered me, but the words spilled out without thinking "Oh ho!" Dierdra crowed, "Do you even hear yourself? You are so jealous!" She swayed closer to me with a cruel look in her eyes, "You ---- know, he

you get the idea." | closed

does, I'll be there to watch your fall." "On the contrary," Dierdra hissed, "you'll watch it now, and you'll be the one who pays." That didn't make any sense. | frowned and turned to look at her, just as she shrieked, "No! Avery stop!" and threw herself past me down the stairs. She slid down the hard wooden risers and hit the landing below with a loud thud that had to hurt. |

| heard the door to Gideon's office open behind me and his heavy footsteps thudded in a run down the hallway. He leapt ---- past me down the stairs to land next to Dierdra "What happened?" Gideon bellowed. Dierdra raised a shaking hand and,

he wrapped his arms around her. "That's not what happened," | said, but Gideon wasn't listening. His hands were examining Dierdra's body with a familiarity that hurt to

to my office and wait for me. This will have consequences." His face was rigid with rage, a vein jumping at his temple. ---- "Gideon, | didn't do it."