Chapter 57: The Trap
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 chocte brown in colour, she sometimes wondered if it was possible
that he was the wolf that Roxy manipted 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 ce?
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 ming 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 itsted.
That meant that she needed a different n. 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 ording to her calctions, 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
exined quickly, “And it’s not a false rm.”
“That b*tch!” Maya growled, “I am going to rip her throat out personally for this!” us and everything
depends on it now.”
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“What do you want us to do?” Ash went into a professional mode very quickly.
“She wants me toe alone to the forest tree house where we yed as children,” Ria told them, “I
guess Dean showed her that ce. 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 toe 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 usation 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 y 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 ck chiffon blouse, paired withfortable ck 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 woulde 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 ying 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,ing closer to
her, “Not evensted 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 yed 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 thetter remained silent.
“Killing her might not be the best idea if this is the case,” another one added and she smirked at them.
Her n 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 ying with you! Castiel doesn’t care about her! Just kill
her already!”