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…”

eyes, “She is a

was bothered with the situation, “Roxanne was apologising

anything?” Ria asked. “No, Luna,” Maggie replied honestly. “And that’s only because I didn’t say anything

telling you. She was fine one minute and then went absolutely nuts the other. I believe

silent and she was not sure if it was

Ash,” You know our Luna for many years! It’s ridiculous that anyone even thinks of accusing her! She is the most rational person ever! She is

true,” someone muttered at the back, “Our Luna is better than this.” “Agreed, even though

stoop this low!”

slightly easier for her to breathe, and she relaxed into the back of

chair.

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

her friend, “And look how her wounds healing way too fast. Is she even an

found herself standing up and walking to her husband and Roxanne. Feeling cornered, the girl started

hit my face myself over the table.

swear.”

was at it again. Implying that it

The audacity of this redhead devil had

crying in Brayden’s arms but he motioned for Dean to take her and the guy readily obliged. Ria knew that her husband still did not believe her. But

easily. There is a secret camera

were cameras here, she would have known and used this first-hand. But

he try to help her or bury her? Given

footage in my office,” Brayden

in the hospital. I don’t want anyone to get in… or

did not know how to

was this the first sign of

stretched his hand to his wife, “Follow me. I am sure all this is just

big misunderstanding.”

won that battle to some

thing that she noticed was how worried Maya looked, seeing her

Roxy gently in his arms while she clung to him, sobbing. They would definitely have to speak of this

the Alpha’s office. And only when Brayden closed the doors behind him, a loud growl

he looked at her as

she knitted her brows.

that one, please,” she sat in one of the chairs, “I am

of everyone when

didn’t know how to do it before but luckily Ash gave me a