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.”

Down the hall,

his pockets, looking anywhere in the

“Fine. Better.”

for a moment and figured that if I was going to do this, I might as well do it now, while we were already in the same room and

“Gideon,” I said.

He looked at me.

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

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

said, “but I want to.” I paused. “And I owe you an apology, too. For the

to him?” His

“He has barely taken the sneakers off. Although

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

a little myself. “Sorry about

hand. “Shoes can

cheeks reddening unexpectedly. When I looked back at Gideon, he was still watching me with that

took a step back. “Take a breath and

bodice feels,” she said.

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