The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 70

Chapter 70. Darkness Before Th…

Riannon didn’t even gasp when Gideon lifted Brayden up in the air, growling fiercely. She expected for it to go this way between the two of them at some point.

“If you think that I am leaving my mate with a piece of garbage like you, you must be crazy!” he snarled. The werewolf tried desperately to fight the clutch of death but was

unsuccessful.

“Gideon,” Ria placed her hand on his chest, calming him down instantly. “Please… Just let him go. Not now, okay?”

The lycan unclenched his fingers and the other man fell all the way down to the ground.

However, he got up quickly, baring his teeth at the opponent.

“Bray!” his ex-wife warned him, “You asked for our help, remember? Not the other way around! Be grateful we do this for you in the first place and behave. Remember our deal.”

He took a step back, still panting and looked at her. “I asked for your help. Not his!” “Well, too bad,” she folded her hands on her chest, “We come as a pack now.”

She could swear she heard him grit his teeth. But decided to ignore all that. None of this was important now.

“They will kill Harper the moment they see him!” he said spitefully.

“Plainly speaking,” Gideon interjected, “I don’t care about Harper. If you don’t like something, I am taking my queen back and we are leaving this very moment. Good like getting

your sister and fake mate out on your own.”

Another growl emerged from the Alpha’s chest but this time someone else interrupted them.

“Why leave if we are all already here?” Castiel’s voice echoed through the forest, and they all turned to see him in the company of two bulky warriors and Harper with tied hands. She

was typical of her.

There was no sign of Roxie, though.

“You!” Bray recognised the man and his lips parted as he was stunned. But the next second he furrowed his brows as he realized that he was tricked.

“Me,” Castiel grinned wickedly, “Long time no see, Alpha. And such different circumstances. Don’t worry, I treated your little sister and the mother of your future child better than you did me. One might say they enjoyed staying with me.”

The fox chuckled and the wolf snarled at him.

on!”

“It’s indeed not what we agreed on,” the fox king confirmed with ease as a sneer formed

on his handsome face. “You brought one more person and I brought one less. It’s only fair.”

Brayden turned to glare at Gideon as if blaming him for what was happening, but the latter didn’t give a care in the world.

“No,” Ria smirked, “You were supposed to bring three. We counted the baby too. So…. “Riannon,” Castiel smirked, “ always a pleasure.” “Can’t say the same,” she retorted, and his lazy grin only grew wider. He enjoyed this

game.

Brayden

here,” Riannon sniffed a few times and pointed to the East, “And not that far. I

that, she let Ash and Maya know the location via the mind

her. She knew where Roxanne was, while he didn’t feel anything. Surely, he was supposed to feel his mate’s closeness. Or at least her scent like Ri did. Yet there was nothing. His wolf Ragnar wasn’t restless, he was only thinking about the future fight now. And everything together made him wonder if Riannon was right all this time… She was always right

have to say, that you don’t stop to impress me. I placed her at a distance that would be far enough for any alpha or lycan to sense her. But you did… I wonder

Riannon coc.ked her brow, trying to change the subject. She wasn’t aware of all her powers and abilities herself and had no desire to share that information with strangers. “Why don’t we get to the part where you tell us why we are

king to denounce himself from the throne and free the lands of Crimson

save me the trouble,” Gideon scoffed. “Those two girls

the impossible conditions. “Their Alphas

“After all, you still have a vast territory and no money to sustain it. You

snapped in the direction of her ex-husband,

as she

a sly smile. “Your

great at book keeping, are

His whole world was crumbling under his feet. His ex circled him angrily but

like they always did before. He realised that he missed this. But this wasn’t the time for

those lands and you know it,” Gideon intervened, a mask of boredom on his

of his life. Riannon tried to figure out his

personality now.

I won’t,” the lycan chuckled, looking down on the fox. “I just wanted to finally see your face. You’ve been hiding well in your fox

Castiel bowed mockingly. “It was hard after your father killed mine. But staying incognito helped me to do so much.

killing a fox

“See? There is no imagination! Such predictable way of

so loudly that the ground shook underneath their feet. “Bray!” Harper squeaked

was a trap.

and wrapped his hand around the tied girl, pulling her closer, “Sweetie, don’t you see that they already know? They’ve been preparing for me! They really did want to save you. Too bad that the plan wasn’t

arrived holding their people hostage. The ones who were hidden in the places Ria practically pointed

make it believable after all. And Harper started crying louder

him.

I am a bit insulted you didn’t take many fighters. I am

said, and he

did what?” he asked and this time her lips curled into a sneer instead

bring more,” the Alpha female informed him, and at the same time contacted her Beta to start via the mind link. Howl after howl was sounding in the distance, signalling to their groups of warriors that they had ready and waiting for that

come.

and surrender quietly,” Gideon suggested firmly, stepping forward. “ Then

pulled Harper closer,

shield.

couldn’t help but snort. That, somehow, made his eye glow just for a second. Her words

the very same second, every hostage, with the exception of Marcus, who was

the biggest they

his captor with the short but thick needle in

it didn’t

Castiel shouted, “I have more people

a ravine nearby,” Gideon scoffed, taking off his jacket and throwing it to the ground.“ We know. My Beta Reid is

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