The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 57. The Trap

Riannon stared at her phone, feeling that she was getting sick. What was she to do? Dean

was like a little brother to her and even in spite of him failing her numerous times, she did not

want him dead.

Knowing that Dean’s wolf was chocolate brown in colour, she sometimes wondered if it was possible that he was the wolf that Roxy manipulated to kill her in her past life. She did not like to think about it, but from time to time her mind still went there.

And considering all this, she couldn’t help but wonder if this now was a trap. Well, it was definitely a trap. But what if Dean was in it and didn’t need any saving in the

first place?

However, she put this idea aside fast. Everything was different now. Even if it was Dean

in the past, it was only because he used to be broken by his sister’s death and blaming her for it thanks to Roxy. This time, none of this happened and he had no reason to do something like that. He didn’t hate her enough to kill her. And that meant that right now he was probably a

victim.

That brought her to that next part. If she went there alone, she wouldn’t be able to help

him much. Not without her wolf. She knew Roxy too well to think that she would let a witness like Dean go. Her aim was probably to kill them both today. After all, they were the only two people who knew that she was full of crap.

She tried calling out to Onyx but her wolf remained silent, angering her for the first time. It would all be so much easier if she was at her full strength now.

Then again, it was one of the reasons why Roxy got so bold with her. She knew for a fact that Riannon was wolfless and wanted to use that while it lasted.

That meant that she needed a different plan. She still didn’t know the extent to which Roxanne was informed about events in her pack. Some of the people who pleaded their loyalty to her today could have been spies for all she knew. There were a few surprises there. The people who were supposed to stay with Brayden according to her calculations, chose her for some reason. So, whatever she had to do now, she had to do it quietly.

Maya,” she mind-linked her Beta and Gamma, “Act natural right

Roxanne just contacted me.

bit startled. “She is threatening to kill

Maya growled, “I am going to rip her throat out

depends on

do you want us to do?” Ash went into a professional mode

Ria told

“They what?!” Maya coughed.

I think that I am her main aim. But I believe that she doesn’t need Dean alive either. So, we need to work carefully here. What I want you to do, is to pretend to keep looking for him. But at the appointed time, you should be not far from me and wait for my signal. Ash, I want you to pick a few best warriors that we have. But not Brayden’s people. We can’t trust those for now. And Maya, tell

done,” her Beta gritted

everything,” Ash said, “But you should be careful. I know that you are strong but you

for sure,” Riannon admitted, “And it is probably a good moment to tell you that I am not that strong at the moment. Her accusation

was losing it, “Then you absolutely

This is suicide!”

Ria stopped him, not wishing to waste any more time, “I am still an Alpha and

Ash wanted to

an end to this authoritatively, “Right now I need my Gamma and my Beta doing exactly as I say. You both know what to do.

sighed, closing her eyes just for

And reckless. Gideon would probably be so angry with her

to be a coward. And she was going to try

wearing a tight-fitting pair of jeans and a black chiffon blouse, paired with comfortable black chelsea boots. Most people were too busy with the new arrangements right now to pay her proper attention, so no one asked why their Alpha

able to reach the tree house on time. After all, Roxanne only gave her one hour. But as she got close, she slowed down, trying to scan

quiet. Too quiet. So when she stepped on a twig on purpose, it seemed like

that you would come back to me soon. No pressure, but now would be

and she turned to the sound to see a tall and bulky man sneering at her. She sensed another one on her right and then one more right behind her. The fourth one walked out of the tree house and smirked, looking down