The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 50. The Aftermath.

The silence was deadly and Gideon stood up, leaning over the car next to him. He looked around, trying to comprehend what was going on, and realised that he was the only person standing. Right next to him, Reid and Maya were still confused, lying on the floor and trying to

get up.

Gradually, he started to hear the sounds of the car alarms which had all been triggered

by the explosion.

Explosion! He missed a breath, looking at the shattered hotel in front of him and seeing pieces of glass that used to be its exterior everywhere.

Gideon ran as fast as he could to where he had left her. His mate, his Riannon. The woman who was his whole life now. The woman he had just announced as his and then so carelessly left alone.

He was back at the entrance in no time, but he couldn’t see her in the clouds of dust and

smoke. The fear seized him for the first time in his life. Primitive animalistic fear.

He couldn’t lose her like that. Not when all the obstacles were finally gone.

Just then, he saw something white on the ground next to the entrance and recognised

her platinum blonde hair as well. The relief washed over him.

Riannon had her head pounding from the fall and the noise made her temporarily deaf. The first thing that she recognised was Brayden’s scent. He was lying on top of her and breathing heavily.

The hearing was coming back slowly as he rolled off her and then tried to help her get up.

“Are you okay?” she heard her ex-husband through muffled noises. But she could only nod.

“Ria!” Gideon appeared out of nowhere and lifted her into his arms in less than a second,

goddess! Thank goddess that you…

allowing herself a few moments of weakness. A few moments of being cuddled against his chest and breathing in his scent to

him for daring to speak to them now. But then he noticed that the Alpha was bleeding heavily and

shoulder and turned to face her unexpected saviour, “

but he smiled painfully.

a little groan, turning his backs to them slowly and demonstrating several big pieces of glass stuck in his flesh. His suit jacket was soaking

he would hate it more if one of those glass

his people. He had to go inside and check on them, see

arms. His Beta and the king exchanged

she understood everything as well, “I will help

king

snorted,

be there helping the survivors as soon as we are done here,” his mate said calmly, “There are people who need our help there and we

seeing the determination in her eyes, he gave up. The Moon Goddess sent him a Luna who wouldn’t be hiding in a situation like that and would want to help their people. He had to learn to accept it,

“See you there,” he said and rushed inside.

waste any more time.

ex-husband, who was waiting patiently. She took off her belt and started using it for soaking blood

piece after piece. Luckily, he was an Alpha and she could see that he

:

you the way I do,” Brayden hissed as she got a big shard

No one does.”

questionable,” she stated plainly, keeping up her work, “Sometimes

course, I did,” he sighed, “It’s just… The mate bond, Ri. It’s stronger than

can agree with that,” his ex-wife seemed preoccupied with what she

the mention of the lycan

still choose to handle the matter differently,” Ria confessed, “I wouldn’t

was only thinking about you,” Brayden tried to turn his head to look at his now ex-Luna but Maya stepped in closer with

one!” she declared and grabbed one of the bigger shards, twisting it in

from