The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna (Avery and Gideon) novel Chapter 243

Chapter 243

“He told me he never could love you. He might pretend, but he’s a very good liar. When he tells you how much he need you, how much you are meant for each other, just know that he said those things to me first.”

“You’re a bitch, Dierdra,” I said, opening the door.

“Have a nice night!” she responded as I fled into the hall and clasped my shaking hands together. This had been a stupid idea.

“Tomorrow, the prisoner will be assigned to work in the fields,” I said to the two guards present, before stalking down the hallway. They were the same two guards who had been assigned to oversee me, and the meaningful glances they gave each other indicated that they understood the assignment perfectly.

The next day I went to find my husband.

I wasn’t sure why, exactly, other than that perhaps my wolf’s comments about action instead of running away had finally registered.

I knocked rapidly on his bedroom door and when he opened it, I pushed past him into the space.

“Avery,” Gideon was dressed in just a button down shirt and slacks, and the shower was running as though he had been about to climb in.

“Why do you think we should be together?” I blurted out.

Gideon tilted his head towards me, eyes narrowing.

“Our wolves…”

“I don’t mean our mate bond. That, I know is true, though sometimes I wish it wasn’t.” My voice was harsh in my own ears, “but outside of that. Why do you want me?”

Gideon was quiet for a long moment, “You are beautiful. You are a good Luna. I can trust you, and I value loyalty so much,” he stepped closer and reached out one hand to tuck a strand of my hair behind my ear.

“Despite your insistence in trying to escape me, I don’t think you’re running away from me,” he said in a low voice, his lips brushing my ear as he leaned close, “I think you’re running away from being needed. I think you are trying to figure out who you are, and you think that by escaping you can figure it out.”

I stood, frozen, as his words pierced to the center of me.

“But if it helps, I do need you.”

“Like you needed Dierdra?” I threw out, and the word ended in a sob, “I don’t want to end up like her, Gideon. I’m worried if I stay here, I will.”

“Dierdra was a traitor,” Gideon reminded me, his eyes searching mine as he pulled back to look down in my upturned face, “You could never be her.”

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“I think, if I couldn’t trust anyone, I might. If I keep losing everything I thought I had gained, I might,” I said, tears running down my face.

“Shhh,” Gideon reached out and wiped away the hot droplets from my cheekbones, “Is that what you think will happen? That you will lose it all if you stay?”

“I think I’ve watched it happen once, to her. How do I know that you won’t turn on me?”

“Are you selling me out to my enemies?” Gideon asked, seriously.

“No.”

“Then it can never happen. You are my mate,” he shrugged simply, “I cannot leave you. I will not,” then his eyes narrowed, “You are the one who is trying to leave.”

I felt defensive, though it was true, “I have always done my duty as Luna!” I snapped, “You had also told me that you would never have a relationship with me like this! What was I supposed to think?”

Gideon’s eyes glittered in irritation, “Everything has changed now that we are mates.”

“Has it?” I cried out, “How do I know that it won’t go back to how it was?”

“I will show you that I am constant,” Gideon said finally, reaching for me. His arms slid around my waist and he pulled me towards him. Reluctantly, I sank into his embrace.

The bond between us hummed and surged. I hated that this felt so good. I wanted to know that he

wouldn’t hurt me, but there was no way to prove such a thing.

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