Filed to story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
But it was when she came back with him and they danced that he couldn’t bear it any longer. It felt as if every man in this room wanted his wife! And although they always did, it was the first time that they were also ready to act on it. And… she did not stop them.
Now she was giving him the coldest stare that he ever received from her, with a crooked smile to top it off. As if she was daring him in front of everyone. The old
Riannon would never do that in public! Was a person able to change so fast? Or maybe he just didn’t know his wife to begin with…
“Are you drunk?” he wanted to put a stop to it and he knew that the only way to do that was to trample her pride, “I thought you were better than this and accepted Roxy as a part of our pack.”
Something changed in her eyes. The cold glare changed to the death stare in an instant.
His lips almost trembled at that so he had to clench them so hard that they formed a thin white line.
“Is that the best you could come up with?” she arched her brow, “How about we just do what we came here to do in the first place? Take your hands off me. You are not even my
His fingers unclenched as he watched the reaction of people around them. What was he to do now?
“Right,” Ash appeared out of nowhere and stepped right behind Riannon, “I am the said partner. How about I take it from here?”
She seemed slightly annoyed with him too and it brought Brayden relief as his
Beta took her hand and led her away to the dancefloor.
“Alpha Brayden?” Roxy called his name and he turned to see his mate with her eyes filled with tears. Guilt washed over him as he realised that he neglected her completely. Yet his own gaze kept returning to his Luna who was now dancing and talking to his Beta.
He couldn’t help but feel that the evening was ruined. But everyone was watching and he had to keep his face.
“How about some drinks?” he asked the almost crying redhead who clung to his hand and a wide smile immediately bloomed at her face.
Yes, Roxy was so easy to please…
Ash wasn’t leaving her alone and it was extremely hard to talk to the other alphas in the room. The plan had backfired a bit, yet Ria found herself smiling every time she thought of her dance with the Lycan King.
“We have to leave now,” the Beta leaned lower and whispered into her ear.
“What?” she looked at him in shock, “Why? It’s too early.”
“Alpha orders,” was all that Ash answered and she pursed her lips, looking at her husband drinking cocktails with Roxanne at the distance. When did he even manage to mind link his right hand?
But she had enough of ugly scenes for one night and it was hard to make any progress with him glued to her. She would have other opportunities and she already made her statement today.
“All right,” she sighed, following him out of the room and to the parking lot.
She noticed that he wasn’t to where the limos were parked and tensed at once.
But the Beta clicked the button and one of the huge Range Rovers nearby blinked.
“We’ll take the car others used,” the guy smiled at her, taking off his blazer. And to her surprise, he wrapped it around her shoulders without asking permission.
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 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 the Alpha Ball. They never met. good thing as this was what she needed – to change everything. But on the other hand, it was scary. Because if the changes were drastic, she wouldn’t know where she could place a safe bet.
Everything was complicated.
They arrived back at the pack late at night and Ash offered her his hand to help her out of the car. His fingers grasped hers and he did not let go when she was already out. This was odd. He wasn’t like that before.
Ash was Brayden’s best friend since high school, but they never actually hit it off as friends. He was quiet around her although he performed his duties just perfectly. She used to rely on him and take it for what it was. Yet his betrayal still came as a shock to her.
As a Beta, he gave her a vow when she became the Luna. And he didn’t keep it.
It was probably because his vow to the Alpha was more important. But it still hurt her.
So, it was strange for her now to receive his affection. Not to mention that it was very new even if the betrayal neber happened.
They walked inside the mansion and everything was already quiet.
“Thanks,” she mumbled, “I am going to get some sleep.”
“Of course,” he suddenly appeared way too close to her in this dark reception area, “Luna No, Riannon… I think that Brayden is an idiot.”
She did not know what to respond to that. But decided to go with the first thing that came to her mind.
“That makes two of us,” she let out a little laugh, “Shame he can’t help it.”
But then the silence between the two of them became awkward and she simply turned and started walking up the stairs. When she turned to look at him, she noticed how his eyes shone blue and gulped, saying nothing and just speeding up.
Back in her bedroom, she locked the doors behind her.
“What’s up?” Maya looked worried sitting at her desk with a sketchbook. Ria was relieved to see her best friend here and she gave her a relieved smile.
“Nothing. Just came back early.” She sighed, throwing off her heels. Maya put her sketch away and Riannon noticed that it was a caricature of Roxanne this time. And a very good one. The girl was smiling way too wide while holding a knife behind her back.
“That bad, huh?” she asked with a hint of disappointment in her voice.
Gideon gave her, “You wouldn’t believe it but the Lycan King himself was there!”
“What?!” Maya gasped and jumped to her feet, “For real?! What did he say?
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