The Perfect Luna Chapter 5

Goddess, how she hated her. Roxy looked at Ria in front of everyone with her huge doe eyes and shook slightly to add drama to her manipulative performance. She always did this. Every meeting with her was a performance.

Riannon used to be constantly reserved towards her, making it her priority to suppress her feelings and hide away how hurt she was by the whole situation. Roxy, in turn, masterfully used Ria’s responses to her advantage, painting herself as the sweet girl and her Luna as the icy queen.

Well, Riannon wasn’t going to let her get away with this anymore. This pattern had to change. Luckily, she had the best teacher—-Roxanne herself. Roxy had placed her through so many awkward and humiliating situations in the past that now Ria was ready for anything.

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iffled, prepared to fall to her knees again, but Riannon rushed to her aid and gave her the biggest of hugs. The two women froze together while the room filled with awkward silence. Someone dropped a fork, and from the corner of her eye, Ria noticed it was her friend Maya.

nothing like the pack you came from. You will always be treated well here since you are a member now. Those hard days for you are over.”

Roxy cried, the more they felt pity for her. She weaselled her way into people’s hearts. Over time, a lot of them stood by her side because she was, after all, their Alpha’s true mate, and she had a hard life prior.

they thought that it wasn’t a big deal since she was born and trained to do it. No one understood how much she had worked and sacrificed to reach this perfection.

ddenly, Roxy threw herself in Ria’s arms aga

cting skills.

But you are so kind! I am ready to do any job! However hard it is, I’ll be your personal maid if I have to.”

e table, her husband Brayden was watching them with his lips clenched. It was hard for Ria to hold back a laugh since she knew by the way he looked th

to that, m

tear to roll down her cheek. After all, hugging her worst enemy was horrible, and a part of her did want to cry. “You’ve suffered enough, a

he know that it was a promise?

about you is true.”

e to tell me later!” Ria giggled and pushed Roxy back onto the chair she had been sitting on. Luckily, she hadn’t risked taking the Luna’s seat or the one right next to Bray. She would soon take it, of course, but at least Ria didn’t

sized t-shirt that she was wearing “accidentally” fell off her shoulder,

r than usual, “we need to assign a budget for Roxanne.”

whole room went qu

Beta Asher spoke, “She is just an o

mile on her face, “She is our Alpha’s mate. He did not reject her, and she is part of our pack now. She needs to lo

Ria countered as she sent her best friend a warning gaze. As always, Maya understood her without words. “Let’s make this clear once and for all. I was very serious about Roxy being treated appropriately here. I don’t want anyone to bully her just because the three of us are in a peculiar situation. I wish her no harm and will h

ing glances of her pack mates on her.

ia with those. Only this time, there was more respect than pity.

de them believe Ria had mistreated her at every chance she could.

l smile his way, startling him. At least she was getting the exact reactions she wanted. For the first day back, this

tion, and they could talk in private without fear of being overheard.

“You are welcoming his mate?! You should have insisted again and again on him rejecting her!”

Ria sighed, unable to help herself and hugged the girl once again. She still smelled of almonds, and this made her broken h

inking?!”

a sighed, yet ag

She shook her head in bewilderment, clear signs of worry on her face.

ide, she knew that if she could entrust this secret to anyone,

non took Maya’s hands and led her to the armchair, sitting on the edge of her desk. “But, I will need you to be open-minded about what I am about to say.”

d the more she told her, the paler her friend became. She omitted the part about Maya’s own death

she was done, Maya looked at her with red eyes, “It’s—”

her friend took her hands and gave them a t

estioned as she raised her brow. She expected that she would need longer to persuade her bestie.

as if she had lived much longer. Suffering and a broken heart could do that to people.

razy that sounds?” Ria decided to make sure they were on the

ne. But, I will never believe that she would want such a death for you! Anyone but you!”

d made herself a promise that come what may, she would, at the least, save her best friend. She was not goi

d wolves. They called her Luna’s assistant, but both of them hated the title. Maya had pure Beta blood and could take down an Alpha if she tried hard enough. Maybe not any Alpha, yet definitely most of them. Some wolves thought too highly of themselves and always underestimated pretty girls.

rl Moon.”

an, if you quickly get pregnant with Brayden’s baby and then we kill him, we could get this all—”

out with laughter. “Goddess, you are so bloodthirsty!”

ng to cut off his di—”

ot you!” The Luna covered her face with her hands, trying to suppress

med all of a sudden. “How about we ask lycans for help?! This may actually—”

.

Her friend’s jaw dropped to the floor.

sation with his king. You have no idea how arrogant he was!” Ria explained.

huckled.

an Brayden,” Ria confirmed.

this was one of the many reasons they became friends in the first place.

many Alphas as I can,” Riannon exhaled loudly before continuing, “so that when the divorce comes into force, they will give me their votes when I raise the matter in the Alpha Council. And I will.”

d packs where my cousins are Betas. I’ll take care of them.”

ngers over the cold wood of her desk, waiting for Maya to tear her eyes off her

tell!” The girl seemed genuinely inter

t importan