Chapter 29: That’s Not The Rea…


    Riannon needed time to process what was happening. Why was he holding her in his arms in the


    middle of the night and why did he barely have any clothes on? And now that her mind went there,


    there was no going back. Werewolves were a gorgeous race, but having her arms on a Lycan’s chest,


    the heat was spreading fast all over her bloodstream. Gideon looked as if his body was carved out of


    stone by a true master. With love and not sparing any effort to sculpture perfection. His chest was so


    hard and all his body lines were so perfect that she couldn’t form a proper word for a while.


    “Are you alright?” He asked her as his fingers were pressing harder into her flesh. She realised that she


    herself was wearing next to nothing. Just a flimsy silk slip was all that separated their two very hot


    bodies.


    “My king,” she said and immediately heard a growl, not being able to decipher where it was one of


    pleasure of anger. However, her heart started beating faster and her chest started going up and


    down… Gideon couldn’t ignore that as it was creating some friction between them and he was barely


    managing it as it was.


    “Riannon,” he said in a much lower voice than usual, “Call me by my name. Please.” She sucked in a


    breath because he still did not let her go. And also she still did not push him away.


    “Gideon,” was all she said, again catching herself on the thought that she did not ask him to leave. She


    should have done it and yet she hadn’t.


    He was looking at her as if he was expecting this but at the same time, the look in his eyes was strange


    and feral. As if he was about to devour her any second. And she doubted if she would even mind that.


    Just what was going on between them?


    “You were screaming,” he told her, trying to clear his throat, “I was afraid that something happened.


    And that’s why…”


    “How did you hear me?” she asked and bit her lip, which made him let out a heavy sigh. “Our rooms


    are adjacent,” he rified the situation, “Goddess, Ria, I thought someone attacked you.”


    “No, no, sorry,” she shook her head, “I am fine. It was just a bad dream.”


    Suddenly, he ced his palm on her chin and made her look at him, caressing her gently with his


    thumb.


    “What kind of dream make a person scream like that?” he looked her in the eye in hope that she would


    open up to him. consequences, he pulled her into a hug. Strong and warm. And just what she needed


    for a while. She rxed into his arms and he wrapped them tighter around her, inhaling her wonderful


    scent deeply as long as he had the opportunity.


    “You can tell me,” he whispered and she flinched at his words, knowing very well that she couldn’t.


    Gideon was a good man, she could tell. Even though he made the worst first expression, he was


    earning points back very quickly. He seemed reliable. And most importantly, he was generally


    interested in her and her wellbeing. She did not have it with Brayden for a while.


    But it was one thing to ask him for help with her divorce. It was perfectly normal and understandable in


    her case. However, it waspletely another thing to tell him that she already lived her life, died and


    came back to fix her mistakes..


    Who would believe in something like that? What if he thought that she was crazy and refused to help


    her after all?


    No, she couldn’t risk that much. He didn’t have to know. It didn’t make any difference in the long run.


    “It’s okay,” he said, distancing himself from her slightly to give her space, “You don’t have to tell me. It’s


    fine.”


    She found herself nodding. And also feeling guilty for some reason. As if she owed him the


    exnation.


    However, all that was gone as soon as she saw him lying downfortably on one side of her bed.


    She stared at him for a while, startled and confused. In the meantime, the lycan king folded his hands


    under his head and closed his eyes.


    “What are you waiting for?” he asked without any hint of embarrassment, “Go to sleep.”


    Riannon’s lips parted in shock. Just what did he think he was doing here?


    “Excuse me,” she tapped his firm stomach. And yes, she could have gone for his arm, yet somehow


    ended up feeling his washboard abs instead. Which he, in turn, was flexing while pretending to sleep.


    He did not respond and she coughed loudly.


    “Excuse me!” she repeated herself, “What is the meaning of this?”


    “The meaning of what?” he now looked at her curiously.


    “Why are you lying on my bed?” It took all her inner strength to raise her chin and look smile.


    “Isn’t it obvious?” he said calmly.


    “Not really,” the Luna in front of him folded her arms on her chest to his disappointment. Only that he


    didn’t move a single muscle.


    “I am staying here to keep youpany,” he informed her.


    “In bed?!” Riannon practically yelled at him but he remained reserved.


    “Why not?” he asked her bluntly, “Since I am already here and you are having nightmares that sound


    as if someone was killing you.”


    Blood drained from her face as she heard his words. He had no idea how right he was about


    everything.


    And yet she couldn’t let him stay.


    “You need to leave,” she sighed, exhausted.


    “Give me one good reason why,” their eyes locked and Riannon realized that she didn’t have any. So,


    she came up with the usual.


    “It’s inappropriate,” she stated inly, and he chuckled softly. He liked that she was like that. She-


    wolves that weren’t even his mates were always happy to share his bed. He didn’t even have to say


    anything. Just one look was enough, and any woman was his.


    But not Ria. She respected herself. Or maybe there was another reason?


    “Do you love your soon to be ex-husband?” he hated even saying that out loud.


    “No,” the Luna replied and covered her mouth, realising that she answered way too quickly.


    “Then again, what is the problem? I will just guard you at night and that’s it,” he smirked, “I will not


    touch you… If you don’t ask me to.”


    “As I have already said,” Riannin exhaled through her nostrils loudly, “This is improper forus to stay like


    this. I mean… I wearing next to nothing.”


    “No worries, it does not offend me,” he grinned at her and she let out an exasperated sigh.


    “But you could practically see..” she started saying when he interrupted her.


    “I have already seen more,” the lycan king confessed and now her cheeks were flushing not from


    embarrassment but from anger


    “I have no doubts that you have seen women of all shapes and sizes, but that doesn’tSo, please, go


    and find one of those…” She almost cursed, which she never did.


    “Oh, no,” he rolled to his side and rested his head on his hand, watching her blush again,“ That wasn’t


    what I meant. I mean I saw you… as in all of you.”


    She swallowed hard, meeting his stubborn and challenging gaze.


    “What do you mean? I never…”


    “…swim naked in theke close to the border?” he smiled softly, watching her realizing where he saw


    her the first time.


    “Thatrge wolfst time!” she gasped, “It was you!”


    She remembered the majestic creature that couldn’t take his eyes off her and swallowed hard.


    “Yes, Riannon, it was,” he nodded, “I saw you enjoying yourself in the water under the moonlight and


    let me tell you that it was impossible to forget you ever since.”


    “Oh, my Goddess!” she closed her face with her hands, feeling the heat of her cheeks, but then looked


    at him quickly again, “Is that why you want me?”


    Now everything suddenly started to make sense to her. Wolves were predators.He saw a prey that he


    wanted and was ready to do whatever it took to get her. But it wouldn’tst if that was the case.


    “No, Riannon,” he cupped her face and leaned lower, so that their lips almost touched,“ That’s not the


    reason. But it’s a part of it too. I am not going to hide the fact that I want youmore than anyone and


    anything in this world!”


    They were looking at each other, a million thoughts circling through their heads.


    Riannon hesitated. This was so wrong. They barely knew each other. And she was still married. Not


    that she owed anything to Brayden at this point. She didn’t. And Gideon was… He was too tempting It


    felt as if he was able to fill the void in her heart that formed after everything that she experienced.


    Somehow with him, she felt… safe. That was why she couldn’t help but part her lips and this was all


    the invitation that he needed.


    He didn’t m his lips into hers like she expected him to. He lowered and nibbled them gently first,


    making her give him better ess. And when their two hot breaths mixed, he covered her mouth with


    his, deepening the kiss. Slowly. At first. But the more he tasted her, the more he realized that the


    control he was so famous for was slipping away. Bit by bit. Irrevocably. Until a wave of feral desire


    overwhelmed him and he couldn’t tear himself off her anymore, towering over her and kissing her


    madly, hectically. He waited for her for so many years without even knowing. She was his, even if she


    didn’t know it yet.


    But the best part was that she was responding to him. Her soft hands were now sliding up his back,


    creating so many tingles that he thought he would explode. He growled into her soft lips and she


    moaned, their breathing ragged. He was only breaking away from her for a mere second here and


    there to gulp some air greedily and then he was returning to her, devouring her and making her almost


    whimper in his arms.


    Riannon forgot about everything. What was clearly so wrong, felt so right.But her whole body


    shuddered when she heard Onyx howling loudly in her mind. “What happened?” Gideon reacted at


    once, worried to death that he did something wrong.


    “My wolf” Ria looked at him, shocked, “She was just here… I felt her.”


    “That’s amazing,” he smiled, “Happy to help.”


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    He leaned lower to kiss her again but this time she ced her palm onto his chest.


    “What do you mean?” Riannon quirked her brow up. “She surfaces when you are close to me,” he


    smirked, “Haven’t you noticed?”


    She hadn’t. She didn’t even have time to think of it because she was dealing with too much. But now


    that he said that out loud, he was right. The three times she felt her wolf alive all happened to be when


    they were together. What could be the reason for that? Was Onyx reacting to the lycan king’s power?


    Or was there something else?


    Her phone rang and she tried to ignore it. But it kept and kept ringing. Until it was clear