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.

protest but noticed how his

he said

moment but she definitely did not want to make him

enemy.

her fingers together on her knees, holding her back

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 more he knew that she was the one for him. This was frustrating and agonising. All he wanted was to grab her and take her back to his lands, to make her feel what he

why she couldn’t feel their connection? He wanted to sink his canines into her and try to erase that, try to fix that… But of course, he couldn’t. Not without

trying to focus on the positive here. Soon she would be free and he could make his claim

replied after a little pause and he did not like it. Was she hesitating

with another woman in front of everyone at this very

he sounded more menacing than he

he did not know he was holding,” But he is not aware

Lycan king arched his brow, watching the woman in front of him in amusement. What kind

a smirk and the beast inside of him was howling at her

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

well, Your… Gideon,” she corrected

to stay loyal, I took that seriously. If I met my

same day.”

swallowed at

better than your husband?” the words left his mouth before he could

used to love Brayden. I would have kept my promise to him and honoured our marks. But since he didn’t do the same

interjected, “He could still reject his mate

anytime.”

girl replied way too coldly, “And it doesn’t

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

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

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

much she

frowning

he realised that