The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 79.

Savannah closed her mouth with her hands, afraid to even take a single gulp of breath. This couldn’t be happening. This was some kind of a sick joke.

Or there was another Castiel who her mate could be talking to in the middle of the night… However unlikely that sounded.

There could be another explanation. There had to be another explanation.

“No, that part changes obviously,” Zack went on, “Savannah is my mate, and she will stay with me. But think of it, Cass. It’s for the best. We agreed that I would become the Wolf King and rule the werewolves that would remain and it would be so much easier if the lycan princess was my wife. She will be the symbol of my power…”

Sawy tried not to breathe. She wanted to cry, to scream, to burst into this room and confront her mate.

But she was taught better than this. She was trained. She was prepared.

Unfortunately, now her broken heart did not matter anymore. She would have to think of it later. And maybe it was for the best, because Athena was unsettled inside and she needed to control her better, so that Zack’s wolf wouldn’t sense any distress. She had to play the happy mate part now more than ever.

“There will be no need for this,” her mate’s voice sounded firm. “Savannah is mine and we mated today. I will mark her tomorrow and be done with it. Trust me, I can control my mate. You don’t have to worry about it. She won’t be a problem… No, she will not be a distraction, trust me. The proof is that it’s our first night and I am here talking to you. Just deal with your women. You have too many to worry about. I’ll deal with mine. Savannah will be busy the next few years mourning her brother and friends as well as giving birth to my pups…”

His every word felt like a slap to her face. How could a mate do this to another mate? He sounded so cold and calculating… Did he not feel anything for her? Was it even possible?

“Yes,” Zack seemed annoyed, “I will contact them all and let them know where you expect them tomorrow. Do you think the redhead will crack by then?”

He listened to someone on the phone and Sawy couldn’t hear what Castiel was saying, no matter how hard she tried. She knew that she would be able to if she got closer. But then Zack would be able to sense her and she couldn’t risk it.

“Yeah, it is lucky that now he will never be able to make that marriage alliance with the North… No, he has no idea. I think everything will go smoothly and it will be done tomorrow. Just make sure you kill Gideon in one blow and don’t create any more trouble for us… Fine, I’ll call them now. Bye.”

The words echoed in Savannah’s ears again and again.

She then heard her mate hanging up and dialling another number and prepared to listen again.

“Yeah, hi,” Zack said to someone at the other end of the line, but this was when she sensed another werewolf walking from the other end of the corridor and hurried back to their bedroom.

Although ‘their’ wasn’t the right word anymore. Life was cruel and Savannah became the happiest girl alive and the most broken one in just under twenty-four hours. She curled in the bed, pretending to sleep and thinking about her options. She needed to get out of this place and preferably do it fast.

But before she did that, she wanted to do something else – to find out the names of the people Zack   according to wnat she neara, out sne nad to try.

She heard from Reid that Riannon let herself be captured willingly to try and use that chance to destroy their enemy. And Savannah thought that, as a princess, she owed it to her people and her family to at least try. She was more than just a breeding machine his mate took her for.

Tears were treacherously forming in her eyes at the thought of him. But she forbade herself to cry. She couldn’t give herself away that easily.

she heard the sounds of approaching steps and then the creaking of the opening door. The scent of her mate overwhelmed her again. He had that musky masculine scent with a hint of something woody., She loved it so much when they first met a few hours ago. And now it was enveloping around her, tempting her to pretend that she did not hear anything, did not know anything.

A part of her wished she could. Because deep inside there was this longing for him.

The mattress next to her dipped and in a few moments Zack’s hands were wrapped around her. He brushed his nose and lips gently over her neck and shoulder, inhaling her own scent. And after doing it a few times, he planted a soft kiss on her silky skin.

That would have been a sweet moment if only he wasn’t a lying scumbag who plotted to betray them and to kill her brother. Savvy had to channel all her inner strength not to try and kill him now. She could probably do that. He was a werewolf and she was a royal lycan.

Only that then would it be unlikely for her to escape and warn her brother of the betrayal. She did not know the exact plan yet. It would probably still work without Zack. So, she couldn’t kill him now. Even though he was breaking her heart.

her life. For a person who was

didn’t. Zack didn’t. He did not even hesitate to use her to his advantage. He did not consider her feelings. And it did not seem to have any kind of remorse about it. On the contrary, he adapted

“Sawy, you are wearing my shirt and when I left you, you

after all. “So, what were

chose for her.

her lips and could feel him smirking at that. “I missed you and decided to put your shirt on. Where have you been? You left me

pack matters. You looked so tired. I did not want to bother you. But I

down her body, one

tired,” she tried to whine (something she wasn’t particularly good at). “Tomorrow is a long day and you have already exhausted me. Could you… could you

advances, following her request. “Anything for you,” he lied, and she felt as if a knife went through her heart. They could have been happy. They could have had anything. But

for most of the night, and the sunlight was already streaming through the windows. But most importantly, Sawy felt something sharp grazing over the sensitive spot on her neck. The

are mates, aren’t we? You are mine. I want to

to switch on her inner Riannon,

her lip seductively when she looked at him and that made him snarl hungrily. “But… I want a marking ceremony. As you know, I am a princess and there are rules and traditions. These are very important

is,” he agreed with ease. He probably really wanted to be the king

with a fake regret in her voice. “Gideon might find out where Ria is any minute. And we can’t lie in bed

went in the direction of what looked like

off her tongue before she bit it. But, luckily, he only let out a little laugh and then closed the door behind

his phone. To her disappointment, it was locked and, after a few attempts with the six digit code, she had to admit that it was useless. So, she put it back and

What a narcissist.

time went by quickly and she was counting seconds until Zack would

his portrait was smug and

she knew that it was not. “But he is our mate, we need to at least

will talk when our family is safe,”

his face! Someone like

and went all the way

angles, but in the end the phone unlocked.

through the list of the last calls first. Luckily, Zack was very well organised and next

new

took his time in the shower as if water could help him wash away the feeling of guilt that his wolf tried to make him feel. But the decisions were made

of her brother. Yes, it wasn’t perfect, but it would work. He could tell that she already loved him, the bond made him change his own plans. He was supposed to kill her together with Gideon, erase the western royal lycan family

with Savannah by his side and only after talking to his partner Castiel did he feel at ease.

the shower and walked out of the bathroom not to find his mate waiting patiently for

was no response. Although, what was he hoping

started pulling items on one by one, feeling how distressed his

was.

it?” he asked nervously. “Our mate is unhappy. She is far away and getting further every second!”

it. But just in case, he

clear. The last two were received

could be the end of him if he didn’t

is gone and is on the run,” Zack mind linked his Beta, “Send everyone available. You’ve got to trace and get her back. I am going to. This is a life and death kind of situation. But I would prefer to get Savannah back alive. If there is a chance

the phone away and shifted, jumping out of the window. He had to get her and he had to do

no point wearing anything else as the moment she was hidden by the bushes, she shifted into her wolf work and ran, ran, ran. But before she even managed

true Alpha warrior and despite of being in pain, she accumulated all their energy