The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 424

Avery’s POV

The dancing helped. For a little while, at least.

Sebastian had a way of making things feel lighter, and by the time we had spun through our third song, my cheeks ached from laughing and I had almost forgotten about the greenhouse, and Gideon, and the way my wolf had been clawing at the walls of my heart like a rabid animal all evening.

Almost.

But not quite.

She wanted Gideon. That was all that mattered. Despite everything that had happened between us, none

of it mattered a lick to my wolf, so long as she got him.

At first, I tried to focus on dancing with Sebastian. Then, I tried to focus on drinks and food and laughing at anything and everything.

desire for Gideon became. And no matter how hard I tried not to let it happen,

to one of the tables. He was standing nearby, talking to someone with a drink in his hand while I rested my feet in a chair. I had kicked off my shoes under my gown, feeling the cold tiles beneath my

lips to the mark on his mate’s neck in the

electric quality that full moon nights always carried,

I saw movement everywhere, the guests turning into a churning sea that was difficult to make sense of. But I

my gaze landed on

My stomach dropped.

the room with another woman. Leaning on her. Slipping out through

I was too busy staring at the door they had just walked through, now

“You alright?” Sebastian asked.

shuddered, suddenly snapping back to reality. “Er… Yeah.” I

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