Avery’s POV
Gideon’s words echoed in my ears as I fled the Nightwolf estate. Insufferable Alpha!
It hurt so much that he could shove me away at the same time as he embraced that snake, Dierdra. She was out for her own good, I was certain of it. I thought of the smug way in which she had told me she would allow me my wedding night and then Gideon would be hers.
The confidence she had in being able to take Gideon from me had shaken me. For a brief moment in his room, I had thought that we had shared a true connection. Our bodies had fit together so well, and it had been electric being against him, feeling his every breath and every movement.
There had been a part of my heart that had felt so reassured in sharing a bed with Gideon. A small part of my soul that had breathed easy in shar
