The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 46. The Small Print

The lycan king grabbed the phone not even bothering to say thank you to his Beta. “Gideon,” just hearing the voice of his beloved calmed him down.

“Ria,” he breathed out her name, so happy to hear her that he probably sounded desperate at that moment. But he did not care. “Are you all right? Did he do anything to you? I am going to kill him! I swear, if one hair from your head…”

“I am fine,” she assured him, “Really. No one touched me, everything is going smoothly here. With the exception of Brayden stealing my phone.”

“Goddess Riannon,” he exhaled loudly rubbing his forehead, “For a second there I was afraid that he forced you…”

“No,” she stopped him, “Braden is a lot of things, but I don’t think that he is capable of that. I am fine. Trust me on this.”

“I still want to kill him,” he grunted, sitting back in his chair. Just the thought that a man

who called his mate his wife existed was unbearable for him.

SO

“You still can’t,” Ria smiled. It felt nice that he wanted to protect her so much. Or maybe he was just possessive of her? It felt nice either way. As long as it was him.

“I still might,” Gideon said.

“I need to tell you something.” Riannon was afraid that someone would interrupt them and she wanted to give him the important piece of information. Apart from Maya, he was the only one willing to help her.

“I am all ears,” the lycan king straightened his back, knowing that as long as she was ready to spare their precious minutes, it was important.

“Remember my husband’s omega mate?” Riannon played with the hem of her robe

nervously.

“How could I forget?”

“Well, the thing is, I don’t think she is an omega anymore,” the Luna was eager to discuss this with her partner in crime, “Gideon, I just talked to her and was able to get emotions out of her. Her true emotions! For the first time! And you know what happened? She let out her claws and her eyes shone red. Red, Gideon!”

“Did she attack you?” he growled menacingly.

“No, but she lost it. Just for a few seconds, but I know what I saw!” Ria grinned, “She is definitely not an omega! Besides that, it’s what got her to show her true colours that matters. So, there was this captive prisoner who tried to frame Maya right before Reid took her back. I

some kind of reaction. He escaped again, even though I made sure that the best guards were

guarding him. And then he came to see me…”

“What?” now Gideon snarled. The desire to shift and get to that damned pack to get his mate the old fashioned way was taking over him.

“Let me finish first,” she brushed him off, “So, he came to see me and was waiting on the balcony. We talked and he is also not so simple. And yes, his eyes also shine red. I didn’t learn much about him. He introduced himself as Everett in the past and as Axel tonight. Anyway, I simply mentioned him to Roxanne, and she snapped. Just a bit, but I never was able to do this before. She knows that man.”

“Goddess, Riannon,” Gideon frowned, “My list of men to kill is growing by the hour thanks to you.”

“Sorry,” she chuckled to that. “Don’t be,” the lycan , “You are worth every effort.”

her now. With him, it was hard to conceal

am really onto something here,” the Luna said excitedly, “Don’t you

you to do anything about it until you are here with me. Safe.” he told her honestly.

“I know how to

that you can remember. How he looks, how he talks, where did they catch him. Any little piece of information could help. And don’t worry, I already have people looking into that Roxanne girl. Omega

told him everything from her both lives and when she was

tell her more than those words. But he did not want to do it like that. She deserved more

mark. So that every man around knew she was his.

otherwise.   faster and that she couldn’t stop thinking of how good she felt in his arm, how safe… That he was the only man she wanted to wake up next to in the mornings and that she still couldn’t believe how lucky she had been to be

can push the summit a day closer,” he said

moment she said it. But they had a plan… “I still have to convince a few people,” the Luna confessed, “Even with your support, I want to play it safe. Lives depend

painfully, “But the next time we meet is final, Ria.

no matter

the smile dropped when she heard footsteps behind the

whispered, “I will call tomorrow. Tell Maya to text me your number and I will

switched off the phone and hid it in a secret compartment that

Brayden. Not

talk to his Alpha buddies about her new law. He

of caring for her safety and it felt as if

as long as her husband felt that he was in control, she had the opportunity to

was calling all her father’s friends and old allies, telling them

Brayden’s names occasionally. Then she was

that some Alphas would oppose that after seeing

law. She had to

Summit.

and she pretended to be asleep. It surprised her when he sat on the edge of her bed and she felt him brushing her hair with his fingers softly. The way he did when they just got married.

her, he lost the right to touch her, and she counted seconds until he left her room. Probably to go and check on

their offices, trying to

too many rights already and that once they got married, it should be their final decision. Somewhere in the middle of the conversation, she just started to look

door knock interrupted her thoughts and to her surprise, Brayden walked in

Morgan wanted to personally talk about our project. I hope you have a

become their project? Riannon did not comment on the audacity of her

protest in her.

she pointed at the two seats, “I am happy that

time, Alpha Morgan.”

of the men who were after her attention at the Alpha Ball. He had a folder in his hands which she personally had sent to

help you?” Brayden went all the way to her and stood behind her chair, placing

smirked and placed the folder on Riannon’s desk. She stretched her smile a bit, not knowing what

think so,” he said with

some time.”

read this?” Zack looked at him, quite

“I helped writing

taking credit for it. Probably just out of spite for Gideon since she mentioned that the king needed that project. This was her husband’s little revenge, the only one he thought he would be able to