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.”

office. Down the hall, second door on

He just stood there for a moment with his hands in his pockets, looking anywhere in

“Fine. Better.”

him for a moment and figured that if I was going to do this, I might as well do it now,

“Gideon,” I said.

He looked at me.

haven’t had a chance to see you since then, but I hope you know that I really appreciate you going out of your

muttered, “You don’t have to thank me for choosing to save

I want to.” I paused. “And I owe you an apology, too. For the gifts you brought last week.

His face lit up

barely taken the sneakers off.

do recall thinking that those shoes were

laughing a

his hand. “Shoes can be replaced. Kids… Not

unexpectedly. When I looked back at Gideon, he was still watching me with that soft expression, which did

a step back. “Take

bodice feels,” she said.

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