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

Ball.

what she needed – to change everything. But on the other hand, it was scary. Because if the changes were

bet.

Everything was complicated.

Ash offered her his hand to help her out of the car. His fingers grasped hers and he did not

was Brayden’s best friend since

never actually hit it

he performed

what it was. Yet his

when she became

was probably because his vow to the Alpha was more

strange for her now to receive his affection. Not to mention that it was

the betrayal

the mansion and everything was

mumbled, “I am going

he suddenly appeared way too close to her in this dark reception area, “Luna No, Riannon… I think that

to respond to that. But decided to go with the first thing

to her mind.

two of us,” she let out a little laugh, “Shame he can’t

them became awkward and she simply turned and started walking up the

blue and gulped, saying

in her bedroom, she locked the doors behind

up?” Maya looked worried sitting at her desk with a sketchbook. Ria was

and she gave her a

She sighed, throwing off her

was a caricature of

way too wide while holding a knife

asked with a hint of disappointment in

her, “You wouldn’t believe it

“For real?! What did he say? What did he do?

then they were planning and

at the cell phone which she placed on top of her

There weren’t any numbers in it, no instructions. It

new.

the king give it to her? What was

could call anytime.

herself on the thought that this man wasn’t

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 seemed like he knew

see

but it made an impression. And not only on the

her as well.

have my reasons for everything,” he said and she could only wonder what those were in her case. He went really fast from ridiculing her to

was still thinking of him

swiping her finger to start the

how her

lycan king’s voice was huskier than she

was that? She started to get worried that he was

for the wrong reasons.