The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 23. Explain Yourself

TRIGGER WARNING. There may be some triggering events mentioned in this chapter (self-harm, abuse, mental illness etc). Please, read at your own discretion.

She kept sitting in her place. This was the only thing that she could do now. They all were looking at her, expecting some kind of reaction.

She gave them none, keeping composure at all times and thinking hectically in her mind of what to do next.

“Alpha, she is bleeding so badly!” Dean knelt right next to the couple, “She needs to be taken to hospital! She is an omega and can’t heal quickly.”

“I will be… fine,” Roxy sighed so heavily as if breathing was actually hard for her.

Brayden tried to drill a hole in his wife’s skull with his eyes.

“How could you do this?!” he gritted his teeth, his eyes shining red meaning that his wolf was trying to get through. Did his wolf want to hurt her? Or were they fighting for control because Bray was unreasonable now? Ria thought that she always had a good relationship

with his wolf. But she wasn’t so sure about it anymore now that mates were in the game.

“What makes you assume that I did anything?” she raised her brow calmly, holding her cup with fingers that were almost trembling. Almost. She still could keep her cool even in a situation like that. She had to. Especially now that she was about to be accused of snapping and harming her husband’s mistress.

“My mate covered in her own blood says that it’s you!” he hissed.

“And?” Ria shot her brow up, “Since when is she more credible than your wife and Luna of six years. Besides, she did not say that I harmed her. She said that I did not want to. And you know what, I did not want to harm her and I didn’t. I was sitting here, drinking my morning coffee as I always do and minding my own business when your sweet little mate started harming herself.”

“You are not serious right now!” Brayden looked at her in shock.

“Oh, but I am,” Riannon took a sip even though there was practically nothing left in her

cup. But she needed this little break to gather her strength. “You know her for what, a few

days? Weeks if you had been lying to me. That’s not that long to get to know someone

San

properly. She may be your mate but that doesn’t make her a good person. Or a sare one. To be honest, I am as shocked as you are that she did something like that. There was absolutely no reason for that. We were just having a more or less friendly conversation. Dean was here just a

few minutes before. He can confirm.”

being infatuated by Roxy.

“B-but the cook,” the omega pointed her trembling finger at the woman who was also already here, “She heard how you treated me and I was apologising for…”

is not a cook,” Riannon rolled her eyes, “She is a chef. And what exactly

the older lady was bothered with the situation, “Roxanne was apologising and calling herself

replied honestly. “And that’s only because I

am telling you. She was fine one minute and then went absolutely nuts the other.

not sure if it

many years! It’s ridiculous that anyone even thinks of accusing her! She is the most rational person ever! She is even

“Agreed, even though she is in her right to beat the crap out of

stoop this low!”

slightly easier for her to breathe, and she relaxed

chair.

it,” she continued, “I am an Alpha by blood. If I threw her through these windows, she would fly way further than she did. Not to mention there is no way there is my scent

“And look how her wounds healing way too fast. Is she even an omega herself? We know way too little about this woman! An omega would be healing for days after something like

incredibly good point and now Riannon found herself standing up and walking to her husband and Roxanne. Feeling cornered, the girl started to cry

“I hit my face myself over the table. And then broke

swear.”

was at it again. Implying that it was her after all

the evidence was against her. The audacity of this redhead devil

on crying in Brayden’s arms but he motioned for Dean to take her and the guy readily obliged. Ria knew that her husband still did not believe her. But at least he doubted Roxy. She could tell by the perplexed look

Ash stepped in, “I think we can solve this matter easily. There is a secret camera installed here. I did it a

cameras here, she would have known and used this first-hand.

Did he try to help her or bury

the footage in my office,” Brayden said, his voice changed

the hospital. I don’t want anyone to get

not know how to read this. Was

this the first

he stretched his hand to his wife, “Follow me.

big misunderstanding.”

some extent. Ria decided against accepting her

that she noticed was how worried

in his arms while she clung to him, sobbing. They would definitely

to the Alpha’s office. And only when Brayden closed the doors behind him, a

that Riannon?” he looked at her as if he was accusing

she knitted her brows.

the chairs, “I am starting

hand in front of everyone when I

spitefully, “I didn’t know how to do it before but