The Perfect Luna

Riannon knew that she would never forget that face and she recognised him at once. The man who accused Maya of being a traitor. The man she interrogated personally for many hours. The man even Ash interrogated and he was by far one of the cruelest interrogators she knew. And yet that man never cracked.

She remembered his perfect face being broken in many places and yet he kept saying the same story over and over again. He was the one to blame for what happened to Maya back in the past. Because he helped to set her up.

Riannon always knew that this man was connected to Roxy somehow. She knew it. She just had this gut feeling inside telling her that she was right about that.

He watched her walking inside of the barn with Ash by her side and she could swear that she saw a vague smile in the corner of his lips. His hands were chained and lifted up and he was shirtless, revealing his perfect muscles.

A warrior. This was what he claimed to be. His long brown hair was reaching his shoulders and was not bloody yet, meaning that no one tried to beat the truth out of him. Yet.

“Ri,” Brayden stormed her way but stopped when she gave him a death stare.

“What is going on here?” she walked past him and stood in front of the man. Maya was in the room too and they exchanged knowing glances. No words were needed. But Riannon tried her best to signal her friend that everything would be fine. Whatever it took now, she would make sure that nothing happened to her in this lifetime. She wasn’t going to lose her again.

She noticed a few warriors and their Gamma in the room as well. All of them looked concerned. Maya was everyone’s favourite and some of the men were even after her in hopes to get her as their chosen mate.

At least, she could hope for their support if it came to this.

“Nice to see you, Ri,” Brayden stood next to her right in front of the man with the grey eyes who was watching her with some kind of amusement in him, “I missed...”

“I asked what is going on here!” she demanded not even bothering to look at him.

“Unfortunately, our Maya is compromised,” her husband sighed as if he was sad. He

wasn’t. She knew that he wasn’t. He did not care. She wasn’t his friend. If anything, they were NOT each other’s biggest fans although there was never an open confrontation.

“Nonsense,” she interrupted him.

“Luna,” Roxy dared to speak, “We found out that Maya…” “Shut up!” Riannon said calmly but loud enough for everyone to hear, “You may be my

higher-ranked wolves should deal with and as far as I remember you are still an omega.

Unless something changed in the few days that I’ve been absent.”

Everyone looked at her. And she only lifted her chin up higher.

“I understand that you are upset, Riannon,” Brayden said, finally not using her nickname anymore, “But Roxy… Roxanne here was vital for the investigation.”

“I have no doubt!” she let out a laugh that was stone cold. “Helpful little omega, isn’t she? How did all this start again?”

“I…” Roxy started to form tears in her eyes the way she always did, trembling.

“There, there,” Ria came to her and patted her shoulder, “You were so brave and full of yourself just three seconds ago. I am sure you can handle an adult conversation without bursting into tears for once if you try really hard.”

Again, no one spoke a word. They all just looked at her, stunned.

“Maybe you need emotional support?” Riannon went on, “We can do that too! Luckily your mate is right here! Come on, Bray, give her a hug. The girl needs some strength! For the sake of her wolf and all.”

Her husband clenched his lips tight. But before he was to reply something, Roxy spoke.

“All I did was notice she had your bracelet under her shirt when you left. I didn’t think much of it, but later I followed her and saw her walking into your room. She went straight to your jewellery box and took something else from it.”

“Right,” Riannon nodded a few times, “And to that, I have a very important question.”

back to the chained man because she needed to

as well as everyone

noticed how the man’s eyebrows twitched slightly. Just a second of movement. Nothing more. Not enough for anyone else to notice. But she knew that

But that

bracelet did you see on Maya?” she repeated the question

A diamond

world,” Ria scoffed, “Yet you were sure that Maya had mine on. You must remember the details

with an emerald in it,” the omega said quietly, hugging

as if the pressure was too much for

I never wore it in the few

was lost for words. But just for

and said, “I looked at your pictures in the magazines and saw that

lose the momentum and kept going, “Can you describe them? You seem to have quite an eye for jewellery if you remembered it that well

omega looked at her mate and Brayden stepped

about the bracelet anymore!” he practically growled

my best friend’s room! Like I couldn’t have given her the damn

I am happy that I did! Because

convenient!” she narrowed her eyes

unlocked with

hard to get nowadays! All you need is

haven’t seen what’s inside!” Brayden was breathing heavily now.

be contradicted.

pictures with our enemies?” she rolled her

are no proof, Bray!”

if they lead us into capturing the intruder!” her husband spat

much of

folded her hands on her chest and came up closer to the man with grey eyes, “It is a bit too much of a coincidence that everything got solved so easily. And Maya, who is not an i***t, by the way, was stealing my jewellery and

and future plans plainly.I mean, come on! I know Maya since we were children.

“You should listen to what this man says before you continue to embarrass

unless proven otherwise,” Riannon snapped, “And I am not convinced at all. But you are right. Let’s listen to that very important witness who you got

the past. She interrogated that man and knew what did not work. Because she didn’t break him and neither did anyone else. He was good. Very good. Which meant that

to try something else. Something that he wouldn’t

than her. It did not give her the desired effect. But

way to his chin, cupping it gently

lips parted slightly. “Th-thank you, Luna,” he said in a hoarse

me,” she took her hand off him, happy to throw him off his course even a little bit, “It’s just a fact.

patience. “No point, really,” she shrugged her shoulders, “Just stating the obvious. He

handsome. That’s all.”

sound of her husband’s

everything. Who are you? Why are you here? And what is your connection to Maya?” she looked

life but right now he was even more impressive. His

are you from?” she asked and immediately answered in unison with him. “Crimson

a newfound surprise. “They caught you on the border. What were you doing there?” she

“I was…”

again. She remembered every line of his. She never

few days later he escaped to never

she waved for