The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 426

Avery’s POV

“Gideon?” I took a step into the room. “You look like shit.”

Gideon just snorted and sank a little deeper into the cushions like an ice cream cone melting in the sun. He looked half deflated, like he might disappear into the sofa. His cheeks were flushed bright red and his hair was completely disheveled and his shirt was partially open, revealing the bristly hairs curling against his chest.

I turned, looking at Tegan with a lifted brow. The Beta scratched his head, at least having the decency to look a little sheepish for bringing me here without a real explanation.

“I think someone drugged him,” he said.

“What? Who?” I asked.

“I don’t know.” We both looked at Gideon, who was now humming along to the faint strains of the music drifting up through the house, waving his fingers in the air like a conductor. Tegan sighed. “Anyway, he was asking for you. I didn’t know what else to do, so… He seemed like he just needed you here.”

I stared at Tegan, then back at Gideon. The latter smiled.

needed you,” he slurred.

on the edge of the sofa, I reached out and put the back of my hand against his forehead. I winced at the heat I felt there and pulled

burning up.” I looked up at Tegan. “Get me some ice water.” I paused, then, thinking about the freshly snipped stalks at the base of the aphrodisiac plant, I added, “And tell Sebastian to

blinked.

he had that gleam in his eyes that I knew all too well. I tried not to look down, but it was also

was affected by a very specific aphrodisiac that I believe Fiona

nodded and left to do just that. Alone, I turned back to Gideon. He was staring at me, his eyes half-lidded and

the woman you were with?”

traced his finger across the inner pulse point of my wrist, making me shiver. “Didn’t know you were watching me so closely

my eyes and swatted his hand away, although I was blushing now. I could feel the heat forming in my face already, likely mirroring the crimson darkening

to know if she was involved in drugging you,”

Probably.

pulled my head back. “What? Deirdre?” I blinked. “Deirdre’s dead,

already humming along to the music again. I stared at him for

a bowl of ice water and a small hand towel, I