The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 41. Tell Me What To Do

He kept looking at her and breathing hard. Panting almost. And she saw his eyes glowing just for a moment there, knowing what it meant.

“There is a big difference, Riannon!” the Alpha looked at her with menace in her eyes,“ Roxanne is my mate! I can’t help it!”

“And he was a lycan king. I can’t help it either,” she said, “No one says no to him, Brayden. Not even you. Not to mention that MY wolf was in pain, and he helped to distract her

and took care of both of us better than…”

He groaned painfully and then grabbed the whole massive desk and threw it at the wall, clearing the space between them.

“You are my wife!” he growled, “You were supposed to come to me if you needed comfort!”

“Really, Brayden? After everything?” she cocked her brow up at him, “It’s like you don’t know me at all!”

He closed his eyes, trying to steady his breathing. Deep inside he knew that she was right and that he needed to fix that, not make it worse. Threatening and force would never work with

someone like Riannon as she was an Alpha herself. He knew that far too well. This would only

push her further away from him. And now, knowing that she had been with another and…

enjoyed that.., that another man had been her consolation while he was too entranced into his

omega mate, was making him crazy mad.

His chest tightened. He couldn’t be losing Riannon. His perfect wife. His perfect Luna.

She was his. He wanted her back. He wanted to fix all that and make her forget about his mistakes and about that other man who was making moves while he was distracted.

They had been together for years and he knew everything that she liked. They had many quarrels in the past and he always found a way to appease her. He would find such a way now

too.

Starting with the obvious…

He had made just a few steps in her direction, but she stood up from her chair and walked to the window, trying to avoid the pieces of her broken desk scattered all over the floor. She knew that he wanted to caress her, to try and seduce her and make her forget about everything. As if he forgot about one of their anniversaries and not betrayed the bond that they both chose.

Brayden slowly shifted in her direction, standing behind her and wrapping his arms

instead of her relaxing into his arms, he felt her trying to struggle and get out.

“You know I love you. You wear my mark. You are my wife, my Luna… I am sorry. For

she felt like she was betraying Gideon. She knew she would have to endure living with her husband a few more days, but sleeping with him

tried to remove his hands but he attempted to keep her in place instead,“

arms and went in the direction of the bed, “We need to reconcile. And I

and kicked him in the abdomen right as he threw her to the

growled at her and grasped her hands tightly, yanking her whole body

was that he was stronger than her. But at least she never

now more than ever.

head into her

was inhaling her scent that was still mixed with Gideon’s.

to say?” she pushed him away and distanced herself from

I will do anything! Whatever you want, babe,” Brayden looked desperate

when she spoke of their divorce for the first time after she couldn’t tolerate Roxy anymore. But he was against it. He promised her things. Things that he did not fulfil later. And

she did not have any moral problem going on with their plan with Gideon. Brayden had a part to play in it as

could be done here,” she sighed, “I guess I need time to forget.

tell me, Ri,” he placed his

and noticed the relief in his eyes. Of course, the reasonable thing would be to demand him get rid of his mate. Yet she did

“I am

on that women rights law I‘ve been working

a second, “Don’t even say his

that project. He likes it and he needs it as he is trying to change the image of lycans. From ruthless to at least civilised. He would want to finish it and propose it at the next Alpha summit. And

anything this time and it got

tried to walk away, but the Alpha caught her and held

close to him.

of yours?” Brayden asked. In his mind,

at least!” she snorted, “It is my project from top to bottom!

doubts about it!”

go to that lycan ever again!” the werewolf

shoulders, “At least that’s some kind of a start for us.” “See?” he smiled at her,

we are,” she agreed and his grasp on her became tighter, his breathing ragged. She distanced herself at once to avoid any kind of confusion. “I will need

will take a few each,”

idea,” she praised him. This was

he smiled at her,

rolled her eyes, “This is just step one, Bray. After this is done

talk about

get her to fall into his hands, but at least there wasn’t a rift between them anymore. He addressed