The Perfect Luna

She scanned the room desperately looking for that one person only and when their eyes met, it was the hardest thing for her ever to not give away her true emotions. Because Brayden was right next to her and watching her every move. He wrapped his hand possessively around her waist and pulled his wife closer.

Gideon wanted to kill him. The man didn’t even realise how thin the ice he was walking on was. If he gave him the smallest of reasons, he would snap his neck in less than a second.

And would never regret it.

But looking into Riannon’s blue eyes he knew that it was neither the place nor the time.

What he really wanted was to have his hands on her, to have her close to him. And all he had to do now was wait. Just a little longer.

Without even so much as a nod or wave, he turned away and left the foyer, going straight to the room where the summit was supposed to be held. Reid and a few guards followed him closely behind.

Brayden released his grip on her as soon as the Lycan king was gone. Riannon would have scoffed if she could, but she also knew that it could cost her. Everything in due time.

“Bray!” she heard a familiar sweet voice and couldn’t believe it.

She didn’t even manage to turn her head when Roxy had already jumped into her husband’s arms, making him let her go. The foyer was full of Alphas, their Betas and Gammas, and Lunas who came with their spouses. Not to mention that practically each of them had guards around. And all of them watched the show.

Riannon tried not to give them any reaction. She had to remember that soon this humiliation would be over.

“What are you doing here?” Brayden seemed as startled as she was, “You are not supposed…”

“I came here to support you, of course,” the redhead smiled innocently, “Your sister Harper drove me here. She said that all mates come here to support their Alphas.”

“How sweet of her,” Ria let out a little laugh.

“Did I do something wrong?” Roxy looked at him with big eyes that were already filling up with tears. That girl probably drank more than two liters of water per day. Her tear flow was limitless.

Brayden did not know what to say. It was already inconvenient and awkward. He learned

his lesson at the Alpha Ball, which did not go the way he planned. But if Roxanne made a   embarrassing. He couldn’t afford that.

“Of course, not,” he took his mate’s shoulders, rubbing them gently, but still distanced her from himself a bit, “You just surprised me. That’s all. And where is Harper?”

He wanted to make his sister babysit since she was the one to cause that mess.

“She drove away,” Roxy flattered her eyelashes innocently. “She said she was going shopping and that you can take me home when you are done.”

“My dear,” he coughed, glancing at his wife, “I can’t. I am busy.”

“We still have a few hours before the start,” Riannon said, “Go show her around. I am sure it’s her first time at a place like that.”

“It is!” Roxanne took his hands in hers, “Can you really go with me now?”

“What are you going to be doing?” Brayden looked at his wife suspiciously, but she pointed at the entrance to the restaurant on her right – the opposite direction to where Gideon went.

We usually gather there. Some of them helped me to persuade their husbands and I need to thank them too,” Riannon said indifferently and then gave Brayden a look, mind-linking him for the first time in a while, “Make sure she behaves and do not let her run around the place embarrassing our pack.

for her that Roxy would keep him busy until the start. If she

waved for her to join their group. And it was a big one. At least a dozen women were sitting at a big round table and about

It could go either way. Some of them were friends. Some were frenemies.

busy!”

one of her frenemies

“Thanks,” Riannon smiled modestly.

her mother’s friend. “It’s very

changes,” someone chimed in at

her glass, “I told my husband that if he doesn’t support this project with his vote, he won’t

her perfect body in

learned about her project and how much it meant for them.

felt a bit guilty. They praised her too much. And she did all this for

also, after she got to experience first-hand what

that. This wasn’t important now. She was adding many clauses to this law with the thought of anything that

hour talking but soon she heard a loud announcement, recognising Reid’s

take your place if you are taking part,” he was repeating the words over

Ria said goodbye to her friends and left, surprised

didn’t know each other that well, as the girl just recently got her title. However, she heard some stories about her and her mate, who wasn’t the best of Alphas. It did not escape Ria’s eyes that she was wearing a turtleneck dress

I will be free,” she said, and then stepped

Brayden back in the foyer and he was happy to see that she was where she promised him to be. Roxy was not around, meaning that Ash was probably the one taking

and, for the first time ever, Ria saw what everything really looked like. A long glassy table that was now filled with dozens of Alphas. Gideon was sitting at the head of the table and Bray grunted when

to look at her mate. She needed to see the support in his eyes, she needed to feel it. He nodded at her just like he did

and only Brayden and she stood in

took my

over his chair that was bigger than everybody

a few empty seats,” one of Brayden’s friends said, gesturing for them to join their

empty seats?”

ear. Now, this was a problem. A

empty seats belong to them,” a woman with sleek black hair next to her purred and Ria looked at her with interest. She was the only other woman in the room today and that made her the Alpha of one of the werecat

by the way, the…” the woman started introducing herself. They had never met before because werecats were the recent addition

and wanted to tell the woman how she and squeezed it

of everyone in the room

felt how he tried to mind

himself back from tearing the werewolf to pieces for the

someone said, “It’s supposed to be at least one

can you work only at designated hours of the day? No? Then I don’t see the problem since everyone is present. Let’s

gestured at Reid, who was sitting next to him, and the

the East.” He switched

main problem,” one of the Alphas said with a smirk, “They are attacking

happen after they are done with us?”