Chapter 245

Chapter 245

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Chapter 245

His words struck a chord in me, and I paused to consider. After a while, only one conclusion was

obvious.

“She knows my half-sister, and through her she probably knows… what happened to me in Silvermoon. She knew that I had been betrayed p>

Gideon inhaled a heavy breath.

“Tell me more about that,” he demanded.

“The night you and I… the night we met,” I cleared my throat, “I was supposed to meet with Ryan, my boyfriend. It was the Full Mating Moon, and we were… going to try… for the first time p>

“Your first time… ever?” Gideon looked surprised. I nodded.

“Yes, I hadn’t… with anyone… I thought it would make us mates, and I had wanted to. Ryan said he wanted to also, he was always pressuring me… anyways p>

Gideon’s hands curled into fists on the countertop.

“I showed up but…” the memory rushed in with the force of a hurricane, encouraged by my cracking the door open to these painful recollections, “he was already… That is to say, they were coupling. Ryan and

her p>

“Zara?” Gideon confirmed. I nodded, shakily running my own hands down my legs. I felt so cold.

“Yes, she said she and he were mates. She had already… I mean I caught them, but I’m pretty sure she wanted me to,” I breathed in a shuddering breath, “And then I ran away, and I met you p>

“Yes, you met me,” Gideon said, darkly. He raised his hand and 1 thought for a moment he was going to bang his fist on the table. Hearing about Ryan made him angry. Instead, he reached out and ran his hand down my arm.

“The night we mated the first time was the night that Ryan and Zara betrayed you,” he reiterated and I nodded, “Perhaps though, it was meant to be. We are fated mates, Avery p>

I stared at him. I hadn’t considered it that way.

“Fated mates don’t abandon each other,” Gideon said firmly, “Nor do I want to. You are mine, body and soul, Avery Nightwolf. You should remember that. What we have is not common p>

I reached up and grabbed his hand, holding in my cold fingers.

“I haven’t told anyone about that night,” I said softly, “Or about what Zara did to me. She was the one who encouraged my father to threaten to kill me, and then to marry me off to you p>

“And I bet she hates herself for it,” Gideon said with cruel satisfaction.

I supposed, probably, she did.

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“Now, what do I do with you?” he turned his attention back to me, and my heart sank.

“I am sorry,” I bowed my head again, “I let Dierdra get under my skin and that led to her escape p>

“Do you have any other questions you need to ask me?” Gideon said, face hard, “I would rather you come to me and ask, not listen to the gossip and cruelty of others p>

Was that true? That he would rather I bring to him my worries and he would answer and reassure me? I was blown away by the invitation.

A part of my head told me it was only so that he could lie to my face more effectively.

“I don’t know,” I said, feeling frightened, “I just am tired of being hurt p>

Gideon’s face softened.

“How about this? I will promise never to lie to you, and you do the same for me p>

My heart leaped, then immediately sank.

I had a secret I couldn’t risk telling.

“No,” I said, feeling ashamed, “I can’t promise that p>

Gideon’s face froze, and then grew hard.

“So you want our trust to be one-sided?” he snarled, “One of us isn’t operating in good faith, Avery p>

I cowered away from him. It was true. I was asking things of him that I wasn’t willing or able to give, myself. I wouldn’t tell him about our child. I still planned on getting them away from here, and Gideon

would never allow that.

“So, what was your plan?” Gideon’s voice was cold, “Come to me with your accusations based on a liar’s words, spin me a sob story about your past, and then when I’ve given you access to everything you want, you shut me out p>

He rose from the table, and looked back at me with a look of disgust, “If that’s how you think fated mates treat each other, then you’re the one who isn’t ready for this relationship.” (2

He left the kitchen, and I sat there, surprised at how much his words stung.

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