The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 370

"And because you were surrounded by humans, no one could replace the mark," Sebastian added.

"Something like that." That was the easier explanation, anyway.

Truthfully, there were plenty of werewolf men in the human lands who tried to get close to me over the years.

This wasn't the first conversation about my mate bond that I'd had with a man; I never went into specifics with others, not like I did with Sebastian, but I'd had a couple of offers to replace my mark with a fresh one, severing my bond with Gideon, over the past ten years.

I always declined, telling myself that I just preferred being single. But the truth was, I was lonely. I hadn't been intimate with a man in a decade, and it weighed on me. I wasn't immune to the painful feelings of being alone with only my right hand for company at night. But no matter how many times I tried having one night stands, it never worked.

The one time I came close to it, I had to send the guy home before we even took our clothes off. My wolf had gone wild and desperate, begging me not to do it, and I just... couldn't.

But no matter which way I cut it, I was

longer, I supposed. He would marry Fiona soon, mark her, and then it would all be over. I liked to think that I would finally

Someone who actually loved me, not just for what I could give them, but for

still staring at me, His gaze was soft; he was just observing me quietly, not waiting for me to speak or expecting me to tell

appreciated that about him. Suddenly, his phone buzzed on the table. He

have to take this," he said, "You don't mind waiting

for one of the spoons and the lava cake the waitress had just set

get back." Sebastian chuckled and walked away, pressing his

was fairly quiet this early in the night although more patrons were slowly filtering

off her slender frame. That, combined with her makeup,

I shrank a little into the