The Perfect Luna

The silence was deadly and Gideon stood up, leaning over the car next to him. He looked around, trying to comprehend what was going on, and realised that he was the only person standing. Right next to him, Reid and Maya were still confused, lying on the floor and trying to get up.

Gradually, he started to hear the sounds of the car alarms which had all been triggered by the explosion.

Explosion! He missed a breath, looking at the shattered hotel in front of him and seeing pieces of glass that used to be its exterior everywhere.

Gideon ran as fast as he could to where he had left her. His mate, his Riannon. The woman who was his whole life now. The woman he had just announced as his and then so carelessly left alone.

He was back at the entrance in no time, but he couldn’t see her in the clouds of dust and smoke. The fear seized him for the first time in his life. Primitive animalistic fear.

He couldn’t lose her like that. Not when all the obstacles were finally gone.

Just then, he saw something white on the ground next to the entrance and recognised her platinum blonde hair as well. The relief washed over him.

Riannon had her head pounding from the fall and the noise made her temporarily deaf. The first thing that she recognised was Brayden’s scent. He was lying on top of her and breathing heavily.

The hearing was coming back slowly as he rolled off her and then tried to help her get up.

“Are you okay?” she heard her ex-husband through muffled noises. But she could only nod.

“Ria!” Gideon appeared out of nowhere and lifted her into his arms in less than a second,

“Oh, goddess! Thank goddess that you… I…”

a few moments of weakness. A few moments of being cuddled against

to them now. But then he

turned to face her unexpected saviour, “ Thank you.” but he

and then let out a little groan, turning his backs to them slowly and demonstrating several big pieces of glass stuck in his flesh. His suit

king had to take himself under control. He hated that man, but he would hate it more if one

He had to go inside and check on them, see who was injured and who

throwing herself in his mate’s arms. His Beta and the king exchanged glances. They both knew what they had to

understood everything as well, “I will help

king

sure!” Maya snorted,

as soon as we are done here,” his mate said calmly, “There are people who need our

seeing the determination in her eyes, he gave up. The Moon Goddess sent him a Luna who wouldn’t be hiding in a situation like that and would want to help their people. He had to learn to accept it, even if his instinct

off her belt and started using it for soaking blood as she removed piece after

you the way I do,” Brayden hissed as she

work, “Sometimes I wonder if you knew me at

did,” he sighed, “It’s just… The mate bond, Ri.

with that,” his ex-wife seemed preoccupied with

body shuddered at the

still choose to handle the matter differently,” Ria confessed, “I wouldn’t expect you

turn his head to look at his

it in his flesh and only then getting it out, “There.