The Perfect Luna novel Chapter 72

Riannon tried not to display her emotions in front of the fox king, as his men dragged

Harper into the room. Not that she experienced a lot of emotions. For a second there, she was afraid that it could be Maya. But seeing her ex’s sister actually made her feel relieved. That was the sacrifice she was willing to make if she absolutely had to.

Harper looked even worse than the last time she saw her. It had probably been hours since she switched off in the woods. And Ria guessed that Castiel didn’t have a luxurious room

“What is this?” she co.cked her brow and stared at the fox king, absolutely unimpressed. “Riannon!” Harper whimpered, but she ignored that. The less attention she paid to her,

the better. She couldn’t show Castiel that she cared even one bit. That would seal the girl’s

“You know exactly what this is,” the man in front of her sneered, brushing his head over his medium-length hair.

“What does Brayden’s sister have to do with me?” she shrugged her shoulders.

“You came to save her, remember?” he reminded her and she let out a little laugh.

“Seriously? That’s your leverage?” she scoffed. “You know very well why I came there.

Not for her.”

“You b*tch!” Harper screeched and Riannon rolled her eyes. “I knew you were like this!

You worthless…”

“Then if she is this insignificant and has no use for you, I don’t think I have use for her as well anymore. She played her part.” Castiel clicked his fingers and one of the warriors hit the back of Harper’s knees, making her fall down. The other grew his claws and grabbed the girl’s hair with a free hand, digging them into her flesh almost to the point of bleeding.

Ria pursed her lips. She did not owe anything to Harper. Especially not after what she saw in her past.

But she wasn’t a murderer. And Harper hadn’t done anything yet. Maybe… just maybe

there was still a way to save her.

However, letting Castiel think that Harper meant something to her would be a mistake.

He would then use the girl against her again and again. And she didn’t even know yet what he

wanted from her in the first place.

Everything was a game to him. The smirk on his face was the proof of that. So, she decided to try and play with him as well.

indifferently. “But I am surprised you think that she played her part already.”

Her opponent chuckled and she locked eyes with her ex-sister-in-law just for a second. The girl clearly wanted to say something but clenched her lips as the claws dug a bit deeper into her neck.

“Elaborate on that, please,” Castiel encouraged her.

“Just because she doesn’t mean much to me, doesn’t mean she has no use for you.” She was choosing every word carefully. “She is still Brayden’s sister. And Brayden is still the Alpha of The Silver River pack.”

“Which is bankrupt now. How long is it until his own people turn on him or other Alphas come to claim his land?” the fox king smirked, looking at her with amusement.

“My Beta or Gamma will give him the money due after our divorce,” Ria lied calmly. She was thinking of it but did not give such an order yet. But those were insignificant details now.“ His pack would be thriving in no time. And no one would start a war, knowing that we have

another one looming over us.”

He watched her as she spoke and she did not like his gaze on her. She did not like his

interest. She did not want it.

“Take her back to her cell,” Castiel commanded, and his men obeyed, yanking Harper back to her feet. She had tears rolling down her cheeks that ruined the remnants of her mascara. But at least, she wasn’t shouting any insults anymore. And the last look she exchanged with Ria was perplexed and lost.

The door behind them closed and only now had Riannon released that the two of them had been alone in this strange room.

“Onyx, are you there?” she called her wolf even though she felt her inside. But she needed to hear her voice inside her mind, she needed the confirmation that what happened last time wasn’t happening again.

“Present,” Onyx replied immediately. “Do not worry, I am never leaving you again.”

“How are you feeling? Are we…”

capable of taking care of ourselves.”

It was good and she let out a sigh of relief, which Castiel took differently.

“S0,” he taunted her with a vague smile on his lips. His eyes were travelling around her

However, she did no such thing and only straightened her back instead. “What do you want from me?” she narrowed her eyes at the arrogant man next to her.

“Isn’t it obvious?” a sneer formed on his handsome face. Even now she couldn’t deny that he was ridiculously good looking.

“Nothing is obvious until you say it out loud,” Ria rolled her eyes and watched how the fox king stood up and started pacing around the room slowly. He wasn’t nervous though. It was another game for him. So, when he turned sharply to face her and his stormy grey eyes almost pierced her, she gulped, feeling uneasy.

“I am not going to force you to do anything. I don’t need that,” the fox king chuckled lightly. “I will find a key to your heart now that you are here. And we…”

“It’s enough for now,” Castiel stood up again and walked to the door, placing his palm on the doorknob and ready to leave. But at the last moment, he turned to look at her again, “I will give you as much time as you need to accept me. I am not in a hurry.”

She wanted to slap him, kick him… rip his throat out.

“This will never happen!” she told him firmly.

“Never say never,” Castiel laughed openly, “I take it as a challenge and only want you more. I still remember how you touched me for the first time and called me handsome. And I sure as hell remember you in that little silky thing in your bedroom. Don’t get me wrong, but do

not provoke me. It’s already hard to stay away from you. And I detest forcing women into

anything.”

“Then don’t!” Riannon stood up as well. “Let me go.”

His gaze traced her from head to her feet and a lazy smile danced on his lips, “No.You will stay here until you are ready. I am not in a rush. I want quality.”

“Are you seriously going to keep me locked in that room?!” she scowled.

“Of course, not,” he gave her a sly grin, “You are welcome to roam freely around this house. Meet its residents. I am sure some of them will help you speed up your decision.”

This was exactly what she needed, so she did not object this time. “You are also free to

weapons, of course. But other than that – no limits.”

To that Riannon nodded quietly. She definitely could use that too.

“In the evening I would want us to have dinner together. We have a lot to talk about,” Castiel informed her, “Change into one of the dresses I got for you. You will look lovely…”

“And if I don’t?” she raised a brow but it only widened his grin.

“Then Harper’s stay here will be way less comfortable.” That was a pure threat and he left the room before she managed to form a snarky reply. So much for not trying to force her…

Gideon was wiping out his bloody knuckles after yet another unsuccessful interrogation

when he saw the pack’s doctor.

“My king,” the doctor bowed politely, “The pregnant girl is properly healed now. The baby

is in no danger and she is feeling better. You can talk to her if you like…”