Avery’s POV
The entourage of cars entered the dark forest after we had been traveling for several hours the next day. The shadows beneath the tall pines were deep and gloomy. I stared into the murky depths of the woods and thought we must be drawing close to Nightwolf Village.
Gideon and Dierdra had ridden in the other car, leaving me to my own thoughts. Gideon hadn’t even looked at me as we had prepared to leave this morning, although he remarked that I didn’t appear to have much luggage.
I wasn’t sure I was ready to return. The events of the Alpha Council felt like a surreal nightmare punctuated by one night of incredible pleasure followed by misery.
Dierdra’s pregnancy announcement kept ringing in my ears. I wanted to tell myself she must be lying, and yet I couldn’t quite convin
