The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 11. The Deal  

Riannon tried to stay calm. It wasn’t easy in the Lycan king’s presence, but she did try her best. It did not help that he was incredibly good looking. Neither did it help that she remembered very well how he brushed her off and humiliated her over the phone. The memory was still fresh in her mind, and it bugged her. He bugged her. He made emotions raise inside of

her and she did not like it. She was trained well enough to conceive them at all times. Although werewolves were beasts and had animalistic instincts, it was considered bad manners for a Luna to show them. A perfect Luna couldn’t growl, couldn’t get angry, couldn’t display what she felt for everyone to see. A perfect Luna had to be… well, perfect. At all times.

And Ria was always considered one of the best in that regard.

Yet with the Lycan king, she wanted nothing more than to come up and slap his

incredibly handsome face. Hard.

She did not even want to do that to Brayden. Although the rational part of her knew that

he deserved it more.

But that man in front of her, who did not take his eyes off her…irked her. To the point that she wanted to do something about it. And his scent of coffee and sandalwood, which was the mixture of the two things she loved the most, bothered her too.

Ria wished Onyx was there with her. Her wolf had better instincts and could help her to figure out what to do. She had her all her life and now it was hard to be on her own.

Yet she had no choice. “What exactly do you want to know, Your Majesty?” she tried not to show her irritation,

but a little smirk still touched his lips.

“Everything, Riannon,” he addressed her by her name only, which was way too intimate for their first meeting face to face. But he was a lycan. And they were arrogant and considered themselves the higher class of wolf species. Everyone else was below them. So, Ria had to swallow that.

“Should I start with my childhood then?” she couldn’t help making the snarky remark and bit her lip as soon as she said that, making an internal growl leave his body immediately.

Okay, no more jokes then.

“You asked for my help,” he reminded her. “And you refused to help me, Your Majesty,” she pointed out in turn. “Gideon,” he practically gritted through his teeth. “Excuse me?” she darted him a surprised gaze.

was gaping, trying to figure out if he was joking.

can’t…” she tried to protest but noticed how

said coldly, making

the moment but she definitely did not want to

enemy.

on her knees, holding

name coming out from her lips. It sounded nice. He wanted her to repeat it over and over, but, of course, couldn’t tell her that. At least not now. Something was very wrong and she did not feel that he was her mate. Although, the longer they were this close to each other, the

He wanted to sink his canines into her and try to erase that, try to

said, trying to focus on the positive here. Soon she would be free

he did not like it. Was

with another woman in front of

it decided?” he sounded more menacing than he hoped

and he let out the breath he did not know he was holding,”

arched his brow, watching the woman in front of him in

and the

plans in mind?” he asked, trying not to sound too hopeful and noticing how Reid who was still also in the room gave him a

Gideon,” she corrected herself and he

seriously. If I met my mate, I would reject

same day.”

swallowed at

your husband?” the words left his mouth before he could control himself,

not matter back then,” she snorted, “He could be the only son of the Moon Goddess! I… I used to love Brayden. I would have kept my promise to him and honoured our

days?” Reid interjected, “He could still reject his mate

anytime.”

wouldn’t,” the girl replied way too coldly, “And it doesn’t matter anymore.

to agree fast until his i***t of a Beta offered her a solution on how

at him in shock and he cleared his throat. “But what was it about the pack?” he

they were getting married and why she wants to take it back. She had good reasoning when she spoke and he found himself agreeing to everything

she and

he found himself frowning at

him, arching her brow and he realised that he