THE PERFECT LUNA

Riannon stared at her phone, feeling that she was getting sick. What was she to

do? Dean was like a little brother to her and even in spite of him failing her

numerous times, she did not want him dead.

Knowing that Dean’s wolf was chocolate brown in colour, she sometimes

wondered if it was possible that he was the wolf that Roxy manipulated to kill her

in her past life. She did not like to think about it, but from time to time her mind

still went there.

And considering all this, she couldn’t help but wonder if this now was a trap. Well,

it was definitely a trap. But what if Dean was in it and didn’t need any saving in

the first place?

However, she put this idea aside fast. Everything was different now. Even if it was

Dean

in the past, it was only because he used to be broken by his sister’s death and

blaming her for it thanks to Roxy. This time, none of this happened and he had

no reason to do something like that. He didn’t hate her enough to kill her. And

that meant that right now he was probably a victim.

That brought her to that next part. If she went there alone, she wouldn’t be able

to help him much. Not without her wolf. She knew Roxy too well to think that she

would let a witness like Dean go. Her aim was probably to kill them both

today. After all, they were the only two people who knew that she was full of crap.

She tried calling out to Onyx but her wolf remained silent, angering her for the

first time. It would all be so much easier if she was at her full strength now.

Then again, it was one of the reasons why Roxy got so bold with her. She knew

for a fact that Riannon was wolfless and wanted to use that while it lasted.

That meant that she needed a different plan. She still didn’t know the extent to

which Roxanne was informed about events in her pack. Some of the people who

pleaded their loyalty to her today could have been spies for all she knew. There

were a few surprises there. The people who were supposed to stay with Brayden

according to her calculations, chose her for some reason. So, whatever she had

to do now, she had to do it quietly.

“Ash, Maya,” she mind-linked her Beta and Gamma, “Act natural right now. We

have a situation. Roxanne just contacted me. She has Dean.”

“What does that mean?” Ash asked her, sounding a bit startled. “She is

threatening to kill him,” Riannon explained quickly, “And it’s not a false alarm.”

“That b*tch!” Maya growled, “I am going to rip her throat out personally for this!”

us and everything depends on it now.”

“What do you want us to do?” Ash went into a professional mode very quickly.

“She wants me to come alone to the forest tree house where we played as

children,” Ria told them, “I guess Dean showed her that place. Maybe this is

where they used to see each other.”

“They what?!” Maya coughed.

“Not now, M,” she begged her friend, “All this is not important now. As I have

already said, she wants me to come alone. And I think that I am her main aim.

But I believe that she doesn’t need Dean alive either. So, we need to work

carefully here. What I want you to do, is to pretend to keep looking for him. But at

the appointed time, you should be not far from me and wait for my signal. Ash, I

want you to pick a few best warriors that we have. But not Brayden’s people. We

can’t trust those for now. And Maya, tell Reid everything and make him lead the

lycans. They will be our best bet right now.”

“It will be done,” her Beta gritted through her teeth.

“I will arrange everything,” Ash said, “But you should be careful. I know that you

are strong but you don’t know if she will have any help.”

“She will for sure,” Riannon admitted, “And it is probably a good moment to tell

you that I am not that strong at the moment. Her accusation of me being wolfless

was true, Ash. Onyx does not respond to me. I can’t shift.”

“What?!” now he sounded like he was losing it, “Then you absolutely cannot go

there! This is suicide!”

“I can and I will,” Ria stopped him, not wishing to waste any more time, “I am still

an Alpha and this is my decision. I will play for time and try to rescue Dean. And

you will help me.”

“But...” Ash wanted to retort.

“Not buts,” she put an end to this authoritatively, “Right now I need my Gamma

and my Beta doing exactly as I say. You both know what to do. Don’t fail me.”

She switched off the mind-link and sighed, closing her eyes just for a moment.

What she was about to do was risky. And reckless. Gideon would probably be so

angry with her if he knew. But he was still far from here and she needed to act

fast.

Something shifted inside of her and she opened her eyes with determination.

She wasn’t going to be a coward. And she was going to try and save her friend.

Not to mention, that it

Slowly, she walked out of the packhouse, trying to act natural. She was wearing a

tight-fitting pair of jeans and a black chiffon blouse, paired with comfortable black

chelsea boots. Most people were too busy with the new arrangements right now

to pay her proper attention, so no one asked why their Alpha went into the forest

alone.

She started running, to be able to reach the tree house on time. After all,

Roxanne only gave her one hour. But as she got close, she slowed down, trying

to scan the area around her.

Everything looked so quiet. Too quiet. So when she stepped on a twig on

purpose, it seemed like the loudest sound ever.

“Onyx,” she called out to her wolf, “You said that you would come back to me

soon. No pressure, but now would be a great time to do this!”

Another broken twig and she turned to the sound to see a tall and bulky man

sneering at her. She sensed another one on her right and then one more right

behind her. The fourth one walked out of the tree house and smirked, looking

down at her from its height.

“The famous Luna Riannon Thorn!” he grinned at her and she instantly knew that

he was the leader of this little group, “Nice to finally meet you.”

“It’s Alpha now,” she tried playing for time and not looking intimidated, “Alpha

Riannon Michaels.”

“You will probably be the shortest ruling Alpha of all time,” one of the men

snorted, coming closer to her, “Not even lasted a day in your position.”

“Well, the day is not over yet, is it?” she tilted her head while looking at him and

folding her hands on her chest, “And also, I already made it longer than the

shortest ruling Alpha in history as of now. Alpha Jeremy Vines ruled for twelve

minutes before he was killed by his own brother. So...”

“Such a brave and clever little birdie,” the leader said with some kind of regret in

his voice, “It would be a shame to kill you.”

“Oh, is that what this is about?” she shot her brow up at him as her lips curled

slightly,” And I thought this Everett/Axel guy who was caught by us recently

promised not to kill me. If anything, he said that we would talk very soon. Is that

all cancelled now?”

The four men started looking at each other questioningly, clearly knowing who

she was talking about but not knowing what to do with this information. And she

knew that she played her cards well, winning the precious time. ,” she informed

her people via the mindlink, “I still do not see Dean. And there might be more of

them nearby.”

“Got it,” her Gamma and Beta responded almost in unison, but she couldn’t help

but notice that Maya sounded agitated.

“What would he want with you?” the leader asked her impatiently. Whoever

Everett was, he was important enough to make them all nervous.

“How would I know,” she shrugged her shoulders, “He promised to tell me more

when we meet next. I am as blissfully unaware as you are. But one thing for sure,

it did seem important because he has been seeking me out twice already.”

“What do we do with her now?” one of the men asked the leader, and the latter

remained silent.

“Killing her might not be the best idea if this is the case,” another one added and

she smirked at them. Her plan was working.

“What are you idiots doing?!” she heard a familiar voice that she hated so much

and saw Roxanne walking out of one of the bushes, “She is just playing with you!

Castiel doesn’t care about her! Just kill her already!”