The Perfect Luna novel Chapter 24

He wanted to keep his cool and give her space. He really did. Only that he couldn’t wait anymore. He needed to see her. He needed to breathe in her wonderful scent.

So, he took a big pile of folders into the car with him to… He did not know why he took them. Was it to pretend that he was busy and not crazy about her at all?Because it was perfectly normal to work in your car at 7 am in the morning on the way to another pack.

Even his driver gave him an odd look. Not to mention the look that Reid gave him.

“Documents?” he scoffed, “Are you trying to impress her or bore her to death?”

“Shut up!” Gideon pushed through him, throwing the papers at the back seat, “Like you have a better idea.”

“I do!” his friend chuckled, “Much better! Take condoms and tell her that you are her mate! Or wait, then you wouldn’t need condoms…”

“Ha-ha, you are so funny and smart. I am starting to question my decision to make you my Beta,” the Lycan king was annoyed beyond belief. Some reassurance would be nice. But he and Reid weren’t doing that.

“I know you don’t mean that,” Reid jabbed him with his elbow, “Anyway, go and bring our future queen here fast. Your sister can’t wait to meet her.”

A chill went down Gideon’s spine.

“Don’t tell me that you already blabbed everything out to her!” Gideon growled. “How could I not? Savannah can get information out of anyone!” his Beta tried to defend himself.

“Puppy eyes are not an attack of the supreme lord, you know that, right?” the king run rolled his eyes, “Man up!”

“You know I can’t refuse her anything ever since your parents died,” his friend reminded him and Gideon knew very well what he meant. After the previous king and queen were killed during a massive rogue attack, he had the hard task of leading the Lycans when he was just nineteen. It took all of his time to keep the kingdom in one piece. At it had a price.

His sister Savannah was only thirteen and Reid was responsible for her protection. So, they spent a lot of time together and the princess grew on him. She called him her brother too and every time she did – he melted. Thus, she could do, say or ask whatever the hell she wanted, knowing that he would be there to make her every wish come true.

“Nevermind,” Gideon grunted, “Just make sure she doesn’t spill the secret when Ria arrives. If anyone tells her that we are mates, I want it to be me.”

“A party? What freaking party?!” the king growled from inside of the car.

“Got it!” his Beta chuckled, “Cancel the party. Have a safe trip!” Gideon relaxed into the leather seat, taking a deep breath. He hoped that no one would screw it up for him.

The ride was short this time as he made the driver overspeed most of the time. And they ended up being at the pack way too early. However, he still chose not to wait any longer. It felt that if he didn’t see her now, he would die.

The atmosphere in the pack seemed strange as he walked through the main entrance of the huge mansion without asking for permission.

“Of course, our Luna did not do that!” someone said at his right and he darted his gaze where two omegas were cleaning the room with brooms in their hands. They both closed their mouths shut and stopped their work when they saw him, bowing their heads in respect. They could feel the power that his whole body was emitting on a physical level. It was too much for most omegas as they were much weaker even than an Alpha. A lycan Alpha was crumpling their wolves by mere presence.

“What happened to your Luna?” he asked them and they trembled, not being able to respond. He knew that he wouldn’t get any information out of them unless he was willing to consider torture.

“You are here!” Maya walked out of the adjacent room and lit up when she saw him,” Come quick. I will tell you everything!”

She filled him in briefly on what happened before his arrival and now he wanted to kill someone. Preferably Brayden Thorn. Some Alpha he was if he was falling for such tricks!

“And now they are talking in his office,” she said with a worried face, “Riannon really did not do it.”

She looked at him with eyes begging to believe her story and Gideon realised that this girl really cared about his mate.

“Of course, she didn’t,” he curved the corners of his lips a bit, “I believe you. Now, lead me to that office.”

They were already at the door and he hadn’t heard a thing, realizing that the room was soundproof. So, he did not hesitate to turn the handle and simply walk inside as if the whole place belonged to him there is no way in hell I am letting my beloved wife go to his kingdom alone for a whole week!”

Riannon did not seem impressed by the threat. Yet everything inside of him was filled with fury and the desire to kill Brayden Thorn here and now.

“And why the hell not?” Gideon growled, making both of them flinch and look at him. Ria had her soft pink lips parted in disbelief as she saw him standing in the doorway. For a second there he thought that she would run up to him, hug him and call him his mate. That was the look she had on her face. But no such thing happened, and he tried to calm himself down desperately.

“King Gideon?” the Alpha seemed shocked, “What are you doing here? I thought you were going to send a car for Riannon?”

“That is not an answer to my question,” he changed the subject bluntly, “Why the hell don’t you want to send your wife to my territory? Are you perhaps implying that lycans would harm her in any way?”

He walked inside, strolling past the many shelves and looking at the expensive and ridiculous things stored on them. His gaze stopped at a photo frame and he took it without asking permission, letting Brayden know that whether he was an Alpha or not, the lycan king still could do as he pleased. He never used his power and title like that but there was a first time for everything. He needed that prick of an Alpha to know his place. Especially after today. He had his beautiful mate as his wife but treated her badly. If the laws weren’t tying his hands, Gideon would already be tearing his head off and taking Ria away. But unfortunately, with a werewolf uprising on his doorstep and Riannon’s own aspirations, he couldn’t afford that. He had to suppress his urges and do everything quietly. Legally. With her own approval.

“Of course not,” Brayden cleared his throat, “It has nothing to do with lycans. It’s… personal. My wife and I are going through something right now and…”