Chapter 76 – The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

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He gestured for the redhead to join him in the adjacent room and they closed

Ria relaxed into her seta, disappointed that she couldn’t overhear them.

But then she clearly heard both voices as they joined in a conversation.

“How?” she asked Onyx in awe.

“The blessing of the Moon Goddess gives us more than we are aware of now!

Let’s not question the gifts and use the wise,” she could feel her wolf smirking in their mind…

Riannon tried not to grin. She couldn’t tell for sure if there were any cameras installed in this room, so she had to be extra careful just in case. To keep herself busy, she took a glass full of wine and sniffed it to check that it wasn’t poisoned this time. Given the history she had with foxes, she could never be sure…

But the fox king probably had some use for her even now, so the drink was clean of any substances other than alcohol.

She took a slow sip and listened carefully.

“I am not interested in what kind of problems they have,” Castiel sounded authoritative. There was no playfulness in his voice to which she was used to.

“Tell them that if they are not ready on time, they will share the destiny of those traitors werecats.”

Riannon gulped. She remembered how Alpha Ramina had been telling them that foxes and bears were offering her to unite their clans in the war against wolves.

This was confirming her words at the Summit.

“And what about the wolves?” Castiel asked his companion, his tone displeased and arrogant even now.

“The Alpha told us that they are ready to act and waiting for your command.”

Images flashed before Ria’s eyes. Back in the past, she saw wolves fighting other wolves. It brought her to the conclusion that they were talking about the traitors. But she needed more. More information. At least something. A pack or the Alpha’s name, a location… anything that could help her find out who the traitors were!

“And what about the white bear clan?” the fox king kept the interrogation of his subordinate while she froze on her seat.

“Their king says that they will arrive soon. But he still has the same condition.”

Riannon placed her glass back on the table, trying not to crush the stem in her hand from all the tension. White bears… This was a crucial piece of information.

That clan came from the North and, if she wasn’t mistaken, they lived right next to the North Lycan kingdom.

him to deal with his lycan king as soon as he helps us deal with ours.” Now

Castiel sounded content.

But it was Ria who was the one truly pleased. All her effort went into pretending not to care. Not to curl her lips, not to make any muscle flinch on her face. She couldn’t give herself away. That was why she did her best to look bored while she waited.

The two men discussed a few other things quickly, including doubling the security around the territory. But that didn’t matter anymore. When Gideon came for her, she would be ready.

The doors opened again and Castiel strode in with a faint smile on his face.

“Forgive me, Riannon,” he took his seat and at the same moment servants appeared, bringing in the actual food. He probably ordered them to do it via the mind link.

“Oh, trust me,” she straightened her back, “I was not offended. I think the less we see each other, the better.”

He swallowed that almost insult, knowing that she wasn’t ready for him. Not yet.

Castiel loved watching that strong beautiful woman, who held herself like a queen even in captivity. Her every move was filled with grace and confidence. He had princesses in his harem, but none could even begin to compare in his eyes to Riannon.

He was sure that he knew what she was thinking after seeing all those girls today. He knew that he needed to do damage control if he wanted to have a relationship with that woman. And he wanted it badly. She intrigued him at their first actual meeting, but the more he watched her, the more his need for her was growing.

She was the perfect Luna. Everything that any alpha could ask for. Beautiful, smart, special… That made it especially hard to resist her charm.

“So,” she raised her brow at him and he loved how daring she was. The spirit of royalty.

“So,” he found herself mimicking her tone, waving for the omegas to leave

“I have to say that your plan was not bad,” she stated plainly, but this little compliment made his lips curve a bit anyway.

“And yet somehow you saw right through it,” he smirked. “Tell me, Riannon, where have I made a mistake?”

He didn’t make a mistake and that was exactly the problem. In her past life, he won. And even now he was far from losing. Even despite everything that she knew.

“I guess you angered the Moon Goddess,” she took a bite of her food. Whatever it was, she had to take care of herself well. She had to have the strength for what was about to come. So, she wasn’t going to starve herself out of spite and make herself weaker.

He chuckled softly and followed her example.

“Tell me,” he said after a while, “how did you know that I was going to use the name Everett? I was thinking about it for so long but I still can’t find an answer to this question.”

“If you want any kind of information from me, you will have to answer a few questions first yourself,” Ria put down her knife and fork, taking a napkin to gently pat her lips. “And then maybe, I’ll share too.”

“And what exactly do you want to know?” Castiel didn’t feel like hiding much from her. She was already there in his hands. What was the point? When she knew –

she would only be impressed by the scale of the work he had done. She had to be impressed

“How did you fake a scent of Brayden’s mate on Roxanne?” she shot the first question at once, without any hesitation, “I know that she is a siren and used that alluring ability of hers. But you had to work on the scent too. Because it was the first thing that attracted him to her.”

“You are still not over that?” he smirked, and she felt a prick of shame. Because, no, she wasn’t over it. She had to know everything. She did not love her ex anymore, but she needed to learn what happened there exactly.

“I thought we were trying to have an open conversation here,” she taunted him.

hardly ate anything.”

“I am full,” the Luna cut him off.

“Then let’s go. I am going to show you something,” he grinned at her with delight.

He stood up and gestured for her to do the same. Riannon had no objections to that. A part of her was worried that he would take her to the dungeons, where

Brayden’s real true mate was chained to the walls… But they didn’t walk far, as the fox king pushed one of the next doors and held it for her.

She entered a spacious room that looked like some kind of a laboratory. Test tubes, microscopes and equipment she couldn’t even name were everywhere. It looked professional enough to her and all she could do was to give the fox a questioning look.

“This is where the scent was created so that Roxy could copy it,” Castiel smirked, looking a bit smug.

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