Chapter 88 – The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

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“I know how it looks,” Bridgit replied to that calmly, “but I was here for years. I earned his trust. And he doesn’t know yet that he lost mine. I was thinking about what you told me. As long as I stay here, I will never meet my mate. And I want to try that, to experience that. I want to be the only one for someone. I don’t think

I want to share anymore. I want to love and be loved in return. I want a mate who would never lock me up or lessen me. I want what you described to me. I want all of it if that makes sense.”

“It does.” Ria could feel that the girl was telling her the truth. “So? Do you have a plan?” she asked once again. “I do,” Ria finally admitted, “Do you think you can fight and open the door of the harem on your

Own?”

“We can, but there are more guards here than usual. We wouldn’t be able to tackle them on our own.”

“You won’t have to,” the Alpha smirked, “All you have to do is wait for my signal to act.”

“What will the signal be?” Bridgit asked.

“Oh, don’t worry,” Riannon chuckled, “You will recognise it when you hear it.”

“I hope you do understand that we entrust our lives to you,” the werebear said, a slight hesitation in her voice.

“And I am not making you any promises.” Ria wanted to be honest with these girls, who were already lied to so many times. “I am asking for your trust, yes. But

I cannot promise you that when the action starts every one and each of you will survive. If you want to have your freedom, you will have to fight for it yourselves. I will be with you – this is something that I can promise. Because I will be fighting for my own freedom and the freedom of my people. I have already been fighting for it for a while. I know that we deserve it and I know that this is what the Moon

Goddess always wanted for her daughters. I changed the laws for women, and I want to live in the kingdom that I am building with my mate to see the changes that I made with my own eyes. Every red girl would be welcome in my land if they have nowhere to go. This is also something that I can promise. But for the rest –

you will have to make your own decisions now and if

The silence was her reply and she was atraid that this wasn’t what the werebear wanted to hear. But she sensed how the girl placed her hand on the door.

“I will tell the others,” she said, “I can’t speak for them now. But I am willing to fight by your side, Riannon.”

A sigh of relief escaped her and she smiled to herself. This was exactly what she wanted.

“I need to go now,” Bridgit whispered, “The ones willing to fight will be waiting for your signal whatever it is.”

“As I have already told you – it would be hard to miss,” Ria grinned.

Gideon was getting closer and closer with his best warriors to the place where, according to the little fox, his mate was kept. They took mostly lycans and some of the very best werewolves since Maya insisted on it. A huge force was left slightly behind them in case things got really bad. He couldn’t march with them into this territory and give themselves away immediately. He at least hoped to get to Riannon first.

The scent of warriors guarding the perimeter hit his nostrils and he motioned for his people to stop. Through the bushy branches of trees, Gideon noticed the glimmering of the distant lights. The palace of the fox king was well hidden deep inside the woods. This kind was used to not being together all the time and hiding in small groups so that enemies couldn’t find them even within their territory.

They would have been searching these woods forever of not for the top of the disappointed and broken Roxanne. He ordered for her to be moved into a better cell now. Purely because she was pregnant.

He made a few steps, counting the guards that he would have to kill to get closer when he felt her. His mate. She could feel that she was agitated and not happy.

He could also feel that, despite all that, she wasn’t broken. She was determined and stayed strong. And the feeling of pride for her filled his chest.

“Riannon,” he called her name via the mind link and immediately felt a wave of happiness and relief coming from her via their bond.

“Gideon!” There was so much in her voice. He knew that she had been waiting for him, that she missed him. He never admitted it to himself, but he had been worried. He had been worried that Castiel would do something to her, trick her, bewitch her or whatever. He had been worried that he could hurt her even though he knew that his mate was strong. Waiting and not knowing had been an agony for him and he was so happy to hear her voice. Just one word of hers healed his heart and his soul.

“Are you okay?” he asked.

“Yeah,” she said and he could tell that she was smiling through tears. He could feel her sharing his emotions through their bond. “And you?”

“I am now! I am coming for you,” he chuckled, “Just give me a moment or two.” “I will wait for you for the eternity if I have to,” Ria reassured him.

“You will not have to, my love,” he gave her a promise that he intended to keep.

But then suddenly he felt her worried and distressed. “Riannon, are you all right?

What is happening? Speak to me!” he was desperate to know what was going on.

“He came to take me somewhere,” she informed him quickly. “He knows that you are here. I think it’s a trap, Gideon.”

“It couldn’t have been anything else,” he tried to calm her down and give her strength, “I am ready to face whatever he has got!”

“And I will help you,” his mate promised, switching off their connection.

“I’ll see you soon,” he said into the emptiness before him, hoping that she could feel his intentions.

And then he shifted his men following his command.

They were as fast as lightning, cutting through the bushes before their enemies could even see them, digging their sharp teeth into the werebears, leaving the foxes to the werewolves to deal with.

Gideon was ripping throats and guts out, each kill bringing him closer to his woman.

He had almost reached the building – a very tall mansion with a glass dome towering over its centre when he received a distress syngas from Reid.

“What is wrong?” He asked him via the link while still staying one bear after another.

“They attacked us. They were expecting a backup from this side I guess,” his

Beta notified him, growling. Reid was probably fighting too now. This meant that whoever Gideon had with him was it.

“Can you take them down?” the Lycan king asked. “Yes, but it will take time. Will you manage without us?”

“I think so,” he replied, “But when you are done there, come here. Since they know already, there is no point in staying behind.”

His Beta cut him off and it meant that he was in the very heart of a battle. And Gideon hated it. He hated that someone tried to take his mate and his friends away from him. This made him and Mars even more furious. Their common beast was threatening to overtake them too. Because it hated that someone tried to take what was his…

He was already near the entrance when he heard the loudest and most piercing howl, recognising his mate…

“You are coming with me!” Castiel burst into Riannon’s room, grabbed her hand roughly and pulled her after him.

“Just leave me alone!” she struggled against him, not making it easy for him.

Onyx inside of her was ready to act any moment.

“Stop it, Ria, I am just taking you to a safe place! I don’t want you to get hurt!” he gritted his teeth, throwing her into the arms of two werebears, whose grip was painfully tight.

“Hurt?” she scoffed. “These are my people over there and they came for me! I’d rather believe that you are trying to cover yourself with me! And why don’t you try to take your girls to that wonderful safe place?!”

“Because,” he was next to her in less than a second and grabbed the hair at the back of her head, tugging it to make her look at him, “Because the only one I am worried about is you.”

He crashed his lips into her and she completely did not expect this. His tongue was forcing itself inside and trying to dominate her. The two guards were still holding her hands and she felt him using Gideon’s scent again. As if it could have helped to make her agree to any of this.

Anger boiled inside of her, like lava. It spread down her veins and filled her whole. So much for not forcing women!

Riannon wanted blood and blood she got because she bit him as hard as she could, spilling the warm ruby liquid from his tongue and his lips.

Shocked, Castiel stepped away, looking at her with wide eyes and covering his mouth with one hand. It took him a few seconds to process what she had done, but then a smirk appeared on his face, which annoyed her even more.

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