The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna (Avery and Gideon) novel Chapter 111

Chapter 111

Avery’s POV

“Why didn’t you tell me she was already marked? The Rogue King growled, and he backhanded Zara with a loud crack that left her knocked on the floor, holding her cheek in her hand.

“Foolish woman, wasting my time.” He cursed at her, leaning over her to make her look at him. “If she’s marked, that makes everything so much harder. Someone else could already have bred on her! The Moon Goddess heir will be incredibly powerful!”

I blinked at their figures blearily. Gotta love when people are talking about getting you pregnant like you’re some brood mare. The whole situation was super fucked.

I didn’t really understand what the myth of the Moon Goddess Heir was supposed to do. None of the reading I had done so far had mentioned anything about bearing a child.

I didn’t know how to feel about the idea of children. My own childhood had been so messed up, but my mother had loved me, I knew that. If I had a child, I would love them unconditionally as well.

But right now, none of the men in my life were worth having children with! Gideon didn’t value me as a partner, and this Rogue King, or whoever he was, had some seriously fucked delusions of grandeur…

“Her mark had disappeared!” Zara yelled back at him, scrambling to her feet, “You never said it was important one way or another, and if you wanted me to look out for your precious plan, then you should have said so!”

As they continued to yell at each other I slowly pushed myself back across the floor until my back hit the wall, and I pushed myself up.

“Whose mark is it?” The Rogue King demanded.

. “I don’t know! I don’t think she knows!” Zara pointed a shaky finger at me, and both turned

to look at me.

Whatever the mark was doing to me, it was lending me strength that was counteracting the substance the Rogue King had injected me with. I felt vitality flow through me, though I was not sure what had triggered it.

Was this the Moon Goddess’ blessing? Or something else?

I supposed in the moment, it didn’t matter. I needed to get out of here. They were both looking at me with angry expressions that didn’t bode well for my future. Whatever their plans were, I wasn’t staying here to get bred to some one-eyed rogue with a penchant for anarchy!

I took a running leap towards the door, throwing the bolt as the Rogue King shouted, “Get

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her!” and darted out into the dark.

Footsteps pounded behind me as I flew through the pack house, clumsily bumping off furniture. I was almost to the front door when I felt fingers grasping at my dress, and I spun to shake them off, shoving Zara into a nearby wall.

The one-eyed rogue had put himself between me and the front door, but I bet I knew this house better than he did, and I knew that there was a back door that most pack members used for unofficial business. I whirled and ran for it.

I heard them yelling behind me, but the mark was continuing to burn on my neck, filling me with energy and purpose. I slammed into the back door and spilled out into the path that ran behind the pack house.

“Come back, Avery!” Zara called from the porch behind me, “You will never survive out there alone.”

“I’ll go get her.” The Rogue King swore, “You stay here and make sure that her mother is where we need her to be.”

I wanted to listen to more of their plans, but I heard the one-eyed rogue’s boots heavy on the porch stairs and took off into the woods instead.

I wondered why Zara didn’t summon the rest of the pack? Surely there were some Silvermoon warriors posted nearby for security?

I knew that Gideon had spoken disparagingly of Silvermoon’s defenses, and clearly they weren’t that great if they were letting rogues walk around the pack land without challenge, but I also wondered if they were trying to keep his presence a secret?

Or mine?

I turned my feet towards the path that ran towards the pack gathering hall. I was taking a gamble, because if there were other wolves there they might be on Zara’s side and I would just be trapping myself further.

But something told me that she didn’t want that attention, so if I could find someone who would be willing to help me get away, I could…

…I could what?

The thought almost stopped me cold as I ran. I still had no idea where my mother was, and Zara and the Rogue King were the key to finding that out. Even if I escaped and made my way to the human lands as I’d planned, she would still be here in their clutches!

I needed to find a way to get them to tell me where my mother was before I could effect an escape. Just thinking about her being punished on my behalf made my blood run hot. She had suffered enough in her life for me to be the cause of further pain.

Which meant that running away might actually not be that helpful to my goals right now. Not

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if it meant I was abandoning my mother.

I clenched my fists and my footsteps slowed. I heard the Rogue King coming up behind me, and he slowed as well.

“Thinking it over, are you?” he taunted, “It all makes sense if you think about it.”

I whirled to face him, being careful to keep backing down the path as he advanced. “You’re not the mastermind you think you are.” I said haughtily back, “If you’re so powerful, why are you kidnapping mothers and daughters? I think you’re weak and pathetic.” I spat on the ground.

“Oh you think that, do you?” The Rogue King glared, prowling forward, “I’d be happy to give you a demonstration of my power…” He leapt across the grass towards me and I shrieked and turned to sprint towards the woods.

How I wished I could shift! This would be a splendid time to be able to turn into a wolf and run! I guess the Rogue King was thinking the same, as when I glanced back, I saw no man, but a massive wolf instead, stalking towards me.

I screamed and pumped my arms and legs as fast as I could darting into the forest and weaving between trees. I heard crashing behind me, and his wolf burst through the underbrush like a tornado of fur and teeth. There was no way I could outrun that!

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