The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 365

Avery's POV

"He's so cool. I thought he had a mustache but that doesn't even matter. Did you see how tall he was, too? I bet he’d be really good at basketball." Bjorn hopped out of the car, dropping to a momentary crouch on the gravel, then furrowed his brow.

"Wait," he said, looking up at me, "do werewolves have basketball?"

"Yes," I replied. I tried not to show the annoyance in my voice but it wasn't easy. I patted Bjorn’s back, propelling him forward.

“Go wash up for dinner."

Bjorn ran off toward the house, leaving me standing there. He had been talking nonstop about Gideon ever since we left Aldric’s pack; apparently, Gideon had already made quite an impression on him, and Bjorn thought he was just the coolest guy in the whole world.

It infuriated me, but also made my heart ache at the same time, because I could only imagine how much Bjorn would look up to Gideon if he knew Gideon was his biological father.

Sebastian stepped out of the car, shutting the door behind himself, and gave me an apologetic look.

"I'm really sorry, Avery. I had no idea he would be there. Aldric and Gideon's packs are so far away from each other, and as far as I knew they never had much contact—"

"It’s not your fault." I thought about that ring on Fiona’s finger and winced, but quickly pushed the feelings down, refusing to let it get to me. Again, not my circus, not my monkeys. "It’s probably because he’s marrying Matthew's daughter now. He's got a whole slew of new alliances."

Sebastian rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah. I guess so." He looked at me as we made our way back to the house together. You know, I was considering some potential solutions on the way home..."

I stopped walking and looked at him. "Like what?"

cheeks reddened ever so slightly. I'd never seen him do that before, so it

Gideon that Bjorn is my

He

think, if Gideon thinks you're truly taken, he might back off. Besides,

moment. Sebastian had always been polite and gentlemanly with me. He had never made a romantic move on me, which I appreciated. Not that I was conceited enough to think

I didn’t need to think about that. Sebastian was a friend,

"but Gideon will just target you even more if he thinks we're together. And you've already been so

well." He reached into his pocket and withdrew

at least. And feel free to wear this if you

I gasped. A golden wedding band was sitting in his palm, glittering in the

"Where did you—"

His face took on a wistful quality. "A long time ago... Well, it doesn't matter now. Just

and slipped

arrived for our first official meeting as business partners. Sebastian and I prepared an intimate conference to discuss first steps—supply distribution, trial periods, that sort

Gideon, of all people, to get out of Aldric’s car. But he did. He climbed out with a smile on his face, wearing a suit that admittedly fit him perfectly

the canary. I hated that my

is he doing here?" I blurted out, whirling on Aldric. I didn’t bother to hide my disdain. Sebastian's men moved forward, surrounding Gideon, although he just stood there

request to join our partnership. Given his recent union with Alpha Matthew, I told him he

should have told me first," I

the men surrounding Gideon. "Is this how you treat respected Alphas in Evergreen?" he

with Gideon.

go, too," Aldric

Aldric was something I'd made up my mind about ever since I saw those kids in the clinic yesterday. The very thought of leaving them high and dry over personal matters when my supplement could potentially cure them