The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 33

Chapter 33. Fake Scent

Something was happening. Something new. Something amazing.

Ria was an Alpha. Power and strength were not new to her.

But what was happening right now was beyond anything she had experienced before.

She now saw fear in the wolf’s eyes. She inhaled his scent and smelled fear as well.

She knew that she could crack that skull of his with ease with her bare hands.

And he knew this too. He could tell that his end was near and tried to distance himself

from her but now she was holding him with her fingers dug too deep into his flesh.

However, at the next moment, a beautiful grey wolf jumped at her enemy, startling her and knocking her prey off her.

Riannon tried to steady her breathing. Everything around her seemed to be happening in

slow motion.

“Onyx,” she called her wolf, feeling how the two of them were together again. But at the next moment, that feeling was gone.

Ria could barely breathe and felt warm blood trickling over her hand and belly. The werewolf managed to cut her in a few places.

She saw the grey wolf dealing with him, while mothers were covering young children’s faces.

And in just a few seconds Reid was next to her. Kneeling next to her face while having no

clothes on and making her come back to reality fast.

“Luna,” he took her arm and started looking at the wounds, “Sh.it. He managed to hurt

you.”

“It’s okay,” she hissed from the pain as he helped her up, “Just a scratch.” “It doesn’t look like a scratch,” the lycan Beta looked worried, “Gideon will kill me for this.

eyebrows shot up as the feeling of power washed away

completely.

voice of the mighty Beta was unusually high pitched, “Because he entrusted me to protect you and this is

it is your fault!” she gave him a reassuring smile, looking around. At least there were no other rogues in plain sight. Savannah walked in through one of

And one of the women threw her a shawl which

something.

of them, “Reid, you

Ria shrugged her shoulders, “Just lick it and

silence in the room suddenly got heavy.

in lick you?” Savvy snorted, “Now you just want him

Riannon said, slowly realising what was going

Savannah couldn’t help a sly grin spreading over her face, “Lycan healing. Duh! Why didn’t

away, trying to hold back a laugh and Ria felt like an i***t. She was going to do

in blood. They could smell that it

breathe, let alone what she wanted to say.

it

was letting them see each other. That and the werewolf

now… In broad daylight, she couldn’t take her eyes off his stone-hard muscles. Sculptures of ancient gods had nothing on that man. For his body was immaculate. Each line was perfect from top to bottom. And even the line of dark hair leading

is in need of some urgent lycan

to lick

the two of them were pushed away by their king, who grabbed Riannon and

thought I told you to protect her!” he growled angrily at his

he treasured to his

he did,” Ria said finally, startled by everything that was going on, “He saved

your room,” he said, ignoring everything else

need,” she tried to protest, “I can walk myself

rogues are dead anyway. Reid and Sawy will

were not rogues,” she said and he stopped, darting his piercing blue eyes at her.

Reid appeared right next to them again,

even he had to admit that this conversation had to

private.

the door behind them closed, the Beta went to

out of there, pulling them on

he asked her while Gideon held her pressed against his chest. Unknowingly, she leaned over him, relaxing in his firm grasp. It did not even occur

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