The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 71

Chapter 71. Mind Games.

Gideon was following the scent of the fox king, wishing for nothing more than tearing his head off. This would solve most of his problems, as the sly bastard was the brain behind everything and eliminating him would be crucial for the victory.

He sped up, letting Mars take the control. Soon they saw the red blur ahead of them. Castiel’s scent was evident. And they didn’t hesitate to charge at the fox, knocking him off his feet. His beast was huge, but not a match for a lycan wolf. Gideon would have overpowered him easily if not for the two bears that joined his enemy. Those were extremely big and aggressive. So, it took him a bit longer to rip their necks off. And now two things worried him. First, he did not see the girl that Castiel took hostage anywhere close. And second, they were watching the area and these two bears came out of nowhere.

It was a bad sign. Very bad. The fox started running again but he managed to catch up with him and dig his canines

into his side to make him stop. The red beast whimpered and in no time the lycan king

managed to submit him. A few slashes of sharp claws here and there and the fox under him

whimpered from pain, shifting back into his human form.

And this was when Gideon snarled in anger.

Before him was a young man in his twenties with red curly hair who was trembling in

horror.

It wasn’t Castiel. It wasn’t the fox king. “What the hell?!” Gideon gritted his teeth, talking to his wolf. “How did this happen?!”

“We’ve been tricked,” Mars was furious. “He has the king’s scent on him! It’s identical! The foxes are the only ones who can do this type of thing!”

He was angry at himself for falling for this. Of course, he shouldn’t have relied on the scent when dealing with this sly kind…

“Reid,” he called his Beta via the mind link, “I lost the king. Anything from your side?”

“We got the whole group and I just sent them to the dungeons of your Queen’s pack,” his friend replied.

“Good. Keep your eyes open. Don’t trust the scents too much.” Gideon told him and then tried to connect to his mate, “Riannon.”

She did not reply and he got tense. It wasn’t that far. He was supposed to feel her. And now, trying to sense his bond, he couldn’t.

“Riannon!” he called again and again, only to get no reply. Two of his warriors

“Reid! Do you see Riannon?” he asked while taking a huge leap.

“No,” the reply echoed through his ears, and now he was really worried.

“Can you connect to your mate?” the lycan king still tried thinking rationally.

“No, I haven’t marked her yet…” Reid sounded apologetic. “But I am going there now. If I find out anything…”

“Good,” Gideon stopped him.

nothing was good. He couldn’t feel

her scent and started following it. It led him to a small ravine and from there Ria’s traces were going in five different

from the depths of the lycan king’s lungs and it

and left it all over this part of the woods, so it

her… Just how did they do it? The plan worked perfectly!

running all over the forest trying to find

of his mate. Desperate, angry,

told him, “We are wasting

was true and Gideon knew this. He raced back to the packhouse,

teeth

who did not look great, bleeding

her into the infirmary,” his Beta told him, covering her with his body

defend her.

insisted. “Where is Riannon? Who saw her last?” “I did,” Maya lowered her head, and he knew that he wasn’t going

next.

loudly, making Reid step in front of his mate. But she pushed him away carefully and looked the lycan king

I saw her,” she said firmly, taking the responsibility. “I felt my Alpha’s presence during my battle and then I saw a

he could ever imagine. His beautiful Ria

holding her in his arms. I was in the middle of the battle and couldn’t do anything. By the time I won, they were gone, and her scent was all over the place. This was when

searching for her Alpha,” his Beta chimed in,

to protect her, which only made him

have been alone!” Gideon narrowed his eyes at the girl, who lowered

loud and clear. “Roxanne the fake mate?” he snarled. “You went

that right?!”

acknowledged his title for the first time since they had known

was trying to get out. For a lycan wolf of his rank, he

with himself

made a mistake! It happens…” He

mistake cost me my queen!” the king roared, not being

Maya muttered under her breath, shaking

reasoned with his Alpha. “Get yourself cleaned and we’ll get to work. It’s not the end. It’s only the beginning. They will not hurt

information for us.”

the two of them, growling,

within one hour!”

***

slowly opened her eyes, blinking a few times as she tried to adjust to the    Mind Games unfamiliar and for a few seconds, she thought that maybe Gideon took her back to his mansion. Maybe it

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