The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 23. Explain Yourself

TRIGGER WARNING. There may be some triggering events mentioned in this chapter (self-harm, abuse, mental illness etc). Please, read at your own discretion.

She kept sitting in her place. This was the only thing that she could do now. They all were looking at her, expecting some kind of reaction.

She gave them none, keeping composure at all times and thinking hectically in her mind of what to do next.

“Alpha, she is bleeding so badly!” Dean knelt right next to the couple, “She needs to be taken to hospital! She is an omega and can’t heal quickly.”

“I will be… fine,” Roxy sighed so heavily as if breathing was actually hard for her.

Brayden tried to drill a hole in his wife’s skull with his eyes.

“How could you do this?!” he gritted his teeth, his eyes shining red meaning that his wolf was trying to get through. Did his wolf want to hurt her? Or were they fighting for control because Bray was unreasonable now? Ria thought that she always had a good relationship

with his wolf. But she wasn’t so sure about it anymore now that mates were in the game.

“What makes you assume that I did anything?” she raised her brow calmly, holding her cup with fingers that were almost trembling. Almost. She still could keep her cool even in a situation like that. She had to. Especially now that she was about to be accused of snapping and harming her husband’s mistress.

“My mate covered in her own blood says that it’s you!” he hissed.

“And?” Ria shot her brow up, “Since when is she more credible than your wife and Luna of six years. Besides, she did not say that I harmed her. She said that I did not want to. And you know what, I did not want to harm her and I didn’t. I was sitting here, drinking my morning coffee as I always do and minding my own business when your sweet little mate started harming herself.”

“You are not serious right now!” Brayden looked at her in shock.

“Oh, but I am,” Riannon took a sip even though there was practically nothing left in her

cup. But she needed this little break to gather her strength. “You know her for what, a few

days? Weeks if you had been lying to me. That’s not that long to get to know someone

San

properly. She may be your mate but that doesn’t make her a good person. Or a sare one. To be honest, I am as shocked as you are that she did something like that. There was absolutely no reason for that. We were just having a more or less friendly conversation. Dean was here just a

few minutes before. He can confirm.”

being infatuated by Roxy.

“B-but the cook,” the omega pointed her trembling finger at the woman who was also already here, “She heard how you treated me and I was apologising for…”

cook,” Riannon rolled her eyes, “She is a

lady was bothered with the situation, “Roxanne was apologising

replied honestly. “And that’s only because I didn’t say anything of the sort,” she shrugged

then went absolutely nuts the other. I believe there are a few mental conditions that

and she was not sure if it was

years! It’s ridiculous that

someone muttered at the back, “Our Luna is better than this.” “Agreed, even though she is in her right to beat the crap out of

stoop this low!”

became slightly easier for her to breathe, and she

chair.

are at it,” she continued, “I am an Alpha by blood. If I threw her through these windows, she would fly way further than she did. Not to mention there is no way there is my scent on her. And I have none of hers on me.

wounds healing way too fast. Is she even an omega herself? We know way too little about this woman! An omega would be healing

and walking to her husband and Roxanne. Feeling cornered, the girl

are right,” she mumbled, “I hit my face myself over the table. And then broke

swear.”

fists. She was at it again.

against her. The audacity of this redhead devil had

arms but he motioned for Dean to take her and the guy readily obliged. Ria knew that

stepped in, “I think we can solve this matter easily. There is a secret camera installed here. I

turning to look at the Beta. If there were cameras here, she would have known and used

Did he try to help her or bury her? Given their

in my office,” Brayden

hospital. I don’t want

know how to

the

hand to his wife, “Follow me. I am sure

big misunderstanding.”

at least, she won that battle to some extent. Ria decided against accepting her husband’s hand and turned away, walking out

first. The last thing that she noticed was

clung to him,

silent all the way to the Alpha’s office. And only when Brayden

looked at her as if he was accusing her

she knitted her brows.

she sat in one of the chairs, “I am

take my hand in front of everyone

before but luckily