Chapter 402

Avery’s POV

Gideon stared at me so long I was certain he might burn a hole through the midnight blue fabric with just his eyes.

“Are you going to stand there with the door open?” the stylist asked around a mouthful of pins.

Gideon snapped out of it and stepped inside, letting the door fall shut behind him. “Sorry,” he said, clearing his throat. “I didn’t realize you had company.”

“Clearly.” I looked down at the fabric draped over me. “Sebastian’s having a gown made for me. For the banquet.”

Gideon’s face tightened at the mention of Sebastian.

“Right,” he said. “That’s a very… husbandlike thing to do.”

The stylist glanced up at me. I just shook my head at her.

“Was there something you needed?” I asked Gideon.

“I came to speak with Sebastian about pack business.”

the hall, second door on the

He didn’t move immediately, though. He just stood there for a moment with his hands in his pockets, looking anywhere in the

“Fine. Better.”

if I was going to do this, I might as well do it now, while we were

“Gideon,” I said.

He looked at me.

what you did the other night. Finding Bjorn, bringing him back. I haven’t had a chance to see you since then, but I hope you know that I really

was quiet for a moment before he muttered, “You don’t have to thank

I owe you an apology, too. For the

gave them to him?” His

barely taken the sneakers off. Although I

somewhat, “I do recall thinking that those shoes were familiar. But they were

I said, laughing a

hand. “Shoes can be replaced.

at Gideon, he was still watching me with that soft expression, which did nothing to cool

satisfied with her work, took a step back. “Take

bodice feels,” she said.

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