The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna (Avery and Gideon) novel Chapter 514

“You know,” I said, setting down my mug, “I might not be ready to be a Luna right now, but that doesn’t mean I’ll be against it forever.”

Gideon stared at me.

“I’m not saying yes. Not yet, and maybe not for a long time. I want to go slow, and I want to get through the next few months with the business, and I want Bjorn to settle in properly before anything else changes.” I paused. “But I’ve been thinking about what you said that first night I came back.”

Gideon was quiet for a moment, clearly processing, before he set his sandwich aside and wiped his fingers on his napkin. Then, looking up at me with eyes that were just a touch brighter than before, he said, “Is that really how you feel?”

I bit my lip. “Right now, I don’t know exactly what I feel. But I know it’s good.”

“Good.” Gideon exhaled. Smiled. “That’s… good.” He shot me a sidelong glance. “But I have to ask… what does that mean for us? Right now, I mean.”

I sighed, thinking for a moment, then finally decided to just go for it. It was something that had been on my mind and growing stronger by the day since my return. Every moment I saw Gideon’s smile or I saw Bjorn looking at him with such adoration, every time I felt his arms around me between the bedsheets, every night I spent with him instead of us going back to our own beds, the idea crystallized until it felt like it was turning the lump of coal that my heart had become over the years into something beautiful and shining.

“Do you wanna put a label on it?” I asked.

He blinked. “Do you?”

I blushed. “I think I do.”

“You’re sure.”

“Gideon.”

“I’m just asking.”

“Yes,” I said. “I’m sure.”

Gideon’s face split into a grin bright enough to rival the sun. Clearing his throat, he got up from his chair and walked around to my side of the table. He bent down and placed his hands on my shoulders.

“Avery—”

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