The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna (Avery and Gideon) novel Chapter 200

Chapter 200

Avery’s POV

At breakfast a messenger arrived with a package for me.

I retreated into my room and tore open the paper. A small glass vial fell into my hand and a note.

With trembling fingers, I opened it and read,

“To your future happiness.

~

~R”

This was it then. Events were in motion.

I held the vial up to the light streaming through my bedroom window. Such a small amount of liquid to hold so much promise. The potion sparkled, crystal clear.

I had expected it to be dark, sinister. Instead, it looked deceptively innocuous. With this teaspoonful of deception, I would forge a new future for myself…

…and for Gideon.

I dressed for the Council Meeting carefully, slipping the vial into the pocket sewn into the seam of my dress I had bought for the occasion on my trip with Camila where I had ‘run into‘ Reynaud. An encounter that I was now increasingly certain had been intentional and calculated.

The hours ticked by as I waited for the opportune moment. I needed to give him the potion right before the council meeting, for maximum effect. I assumed there would be some sort of refreshment available, but what if there wasn’t?

Finally the time came.

I entered into the grand Council Chambers on Gideon’s arm, barely registering the throngs of beautiful men and women dressed in stunning finery that mixed and mingled throughout the space. I scanned the room furtively as we joined a couple Gideon seemed familiar with and began to make small talk.

The Council Chambers were fairly similar to the large, formal ballroom I had been in previously. This was a columned, vast space of elegant proportions. The walls had wide desks lining the perimeter that seemed to be assigned to various packs, but it appeared most of the attendees preferred to mingle in a common area in the middle.

At one end of the room, a raised, semi–circular bench dominated. That was where the High Council would sit when the formal business began.

From the little I had gleaned, there was a vast agenda of business that could be addressed during these conventions of the packs. Everything from contract mediation, to sentencing of criminals, to the airing of grievances, the allotment of pack resources, and the announcement of community news like births, deaths, and weddings could all land on the agenda.

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In fact, the only restriction on the type of business that could be raised was that only Alphas and Lunas were permitted to speak in these chambers. All other wolves were typically denied entry, or if an exception was made, they were mandated to be silent.

There was indeed a buffet of refreshments and drinks set up at the opposite end of the room from the dais. I felt my muscles loosen slightly as I breathed out some of the tension I had been holding. I had all the materials I needed to enact our plan.

“Alpha Gideon, Luna…?” a pleasant looking man had joined our social circle as we waited for the proceedings to begin. His expression was bland as he looked me over, clearly awaiting an introduction.

“Avery,” I dipped my head in greeting. The man raised his glass in salute.

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