Chapter 220

Alpha Gideon's sharp gaze softened as it locked onto Dean Maude Ironwood's delicate, yet unyielding face. Her voice, low and steady, cut through the storm of his doubts like a clear wolf's howl in the night.

"Gideon," she whispered, "from the moment our paths crossed, my heart claimed you. All these years, it has beaten only for you. Even as your strength wanes, my loyalty does not. I am yours-now