The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 14. The Phone Call

was slowly coming to power, how he watched when Brayden stripped her of her title… She knew very well that she couldn’t rely on him.

“That’s very sweet of you to say that,” she sighed, “But as you can see, you may as well

W VE

have a new Luna soon.”

Riannon walked past him and got inside the car. She was about to pull the train of her

dress in, when Ash kneeled next to her, doing it for her carefully. Their eyes locked just for a

second and his shone blue as he said, “Brayden may have a mate or a new wife even. But I will

only have one Luna.”

He closed the door for her before she could say anything and got to the driver’s seat.

Just then the passenger door opened and Harper, Brayden’s sister tried to get in.

“Oh, good, Ash!” she giggled, “I want to go home early too!”

“You’d better find another car, Har,” the Beta said dryly. “But I…” the girl seemed stunned and looked at Ria questioningly.

“She can ride with us,” Riannon sighed. She really did not want to. Harper was almost never nice to her. And she did not want to make her even angrier than usual.

“No,” Ash said dryly, “I have my orders to take Luna home alone. For safety reasons. Find another car, Harp.”

“But…” she tried to object but a loud Beta growl made her leave the car in an instant.

Ash rarely used his dominance but today he did.

The car doors locked, and he drove off. They spent most of the road in silence, just exchanging a few phrases about the party.

“The lycan king…”, Ash muttered, “What is that about?”

“He is just trying to maintain the friendly relationship with our kind,” she shook her

shoulders and looked away.

“And yet he spoke and danced with you only,” the Beta noticed.

“Turns out he heard about my work,” she lied without blinking, “You sound so surprised.

Is it so strange for him to pay me attention?”

“Of course, not,” Ash cleared his throat and grasped the steering wheel tighter, “If anyone deserves recognition, it’s definitely you. I am just surprised he arrived at all.”

It was true. Riannon was surprised as well. Back in her previous life, he never arrived at

Alpha Ball. They never

change everything. But on the other hand, it was scary. Because if the changes

bet.

Everything was complicated.

pack late at night and Ash offered her his hand to help her out of the car. His fingers grasped hers and he did

Brayden’s best friend since

hit it off

her although he performed his duties

take it for what it was. Yet his

Beta, he gave her a vow when she became the Luna. And

was probably because his vow to the Alpha was more important. But

strange for her now to receive his affection. Not

the betrayal

mansion and everything

am

suddenly appeared way too close to her in this dark reception area, “Luna No,

respond to that. But decided to go with

to her mind.

she let out a little laugh, “Shame he can’t

them became awkward and she simply turned and started walking up the stairs. When she turned to look at him,

blue and gulped, saying nothing and just

she

at her desk with a sketchbook.

best friend here and she gave her a relieved

back early.” She sighed, throwing off her heels. Maya put

that it was a caricature of Roxanne this time. And a

way too wide while holding a knife behind her

with a hint

it but the Lycan King himself

did he say? What did he do? Did

it was way too late. Riannon told her best friend everything and then they were planning and strategizing for the

sighed, looking at the cell phone which she

no instructions.

new.

king give it to her? What was the point? He had her number anyway,

could call anytime.

on the thought that this man wasn’t leaving her mind.

about her husband and his betrayal, yet thoughts of king Gideon prevailed. He was unusual. Even for a lycan. The way he spoke, the way his lips curled into a smirk… It

see

short but it made an impression. And not

her as well.

what those were in her case. He went really fast from ridiculing her to giving her the chance of

thinking of him when the

her finger to start

hated how her voice

the lycan king’s

question was that? She started to get worried that he

for the wrong reasons.