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.

this,” he murmured in her ear, “You know I love you. You wear my mark. You are my wife,

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

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

ignored her completely as he lifted her in his arms and went in the direction of

gasped and kicked him in the abdomen right as he

her hands tightly, yanking her whole body

The bad news was that he was stronger than her. But at least she never considered him capable of taking a woman by

now more than ever.

and tucked his head into her neck again, “What do

inhaling her scent that was still mixed

say?” she pushed him away and distanced

will do anything! Whatever you want, babe,” Brayden looked desperate at this point but she did not buy

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 then he dumped her off the cliff… Metaphorically,

not have any moral problem going on with their plan with Gideon. Brayden had a

don’t know what could be done here,” she sighed, “I guess I need

me, Ri,” he placed his

in his eyes. Of course, the reasonable thing would be to demand him get rid of

the Alpha nodded simply, “I am

me finish my work on that women rights law

snapped in less than a second,

do realise that He Who Shall Not Be Named wouldn’t abandon 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

time and it got her worried, so

away, but the Alpha caught her

close to him.

this project of yours?” Brayden asked. In his mind, he was

insult me at least!” she snorted, “It is my project from top

doubts about it!”

Ri. I swear to you, you wouldn’t have to go to that lycan ever again!” the werewolf in front of

well,” his wife shrugged her shoulders, “At least that’s some kind of a start for us.” “See?”

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

each,” Brayden suggested,

praised him. This was turning out better than

smiled at her, “Am

she rolled her eyes, “This is just step

talk about

slightly unsatisfied that he didn’t get her to fall into his hands, but at