The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 34. Shower

She looked at him and he did not take his eyes off her.

Gideon cursed himself inside. She was clearly hurt but all he was thinking about now was how much he

wanted her. The realisation that someone tried to kill his mate just a few minutes

ago was angering him.

And also bringing him pain. He couldn’t lose her. Not like that. Not in any other way. He couldn’t lose

her at all.

“Are you going to use that magical lycan healing of yours?” she taunted him with one of

her brows up and a slight smile on her lips. The lips that he wanted to kiss so desperately that

it was all he could think of now.

“If you will allow,” he leaned lower and touched her shoulder that was already healing slowly. It pained

him that this happened on his watch. The wounds on her stomach seemed worse but blood stopped

dripping already.

Gideon took the piece of fabric that was holding the dress in place and slowly moved it off her shoulder.

His eyes were asking for her permission too.

“Well, it hurts,” she co.cked her head up to meet his gaze and held it until the end.

“We need to clean you up first,” he said with his hands still on her shoulders, his thumb making tiny

circles on her skin.

“You are the expert in healing,” she tilted her head slightly, “I will trust you with this one.”

The lycan king lifted the girl in his arms once again and took her to the huge marble

shower room. She threw her shoes away before he placed her on the cold floor as if she would

break if he made the wrong move. The water switched on, the automatic tropical shower took care of

them both before he even managed to warn her. And now they all were all wet. But it didn’t seem to

bother them.

Standing behind her and feeling the heat that her slender body radiated, Gideon was afraid to make a

wrong move. His large palms slid up her bare back, hooking the two pieces of fabric that held the whole

thing together and sliding them all the way down to her waist. He could see the blood tainting water at

their feet but he knew that the more he touched her, the

sooner she would heal.

And he wanted to touch her badly.

Riannon was conflicted. What the hell was she doing? She did not need this. She knew very well

already that no magical healing existed. So, why didn’t she tell him to leave? Why was

she standing topless with her back to his chest and… wanted him to do something about it.

And yet… She did not stop him.

She felt his gentle touch on her shoulder first, as his fingers traced her wounds carefully. The wounds

were healing way too fast. It was supposed to be slower. Not that she wanted to

complain about it.

There were other sensations too. New. Pleasant. Alluring.

His palm moved lower, cupping her breast gently. Riannon threw her head back, resting it

on the mighty chest of the lycan. His other hand took the pins out of her hair, making her

blonde locks fall down her back. At the same time, his lips placed a gentle peck on her

shoulder.

Her chest was going up and down as he still held her breast in one hand, tugging the n**ple between

his fingers and making it firm.

“Riannon,” he muttered in her neck as he traced the line of it with his tongue. She tasted so sweet, the

woman he desired more than anything. She didn’t struggle against him, she didn’t try to stop him. And

he knew that he wouldn’t be able to do that himself.

His hands went down her back, he tried to find the zip of her dress unsuccessfully. So, when he gave

up on that, he tore the wet fabric to relieve her of the clothes.

The woman in his hands started to breathe heavily, driving him crazy. He knew that if he made one

wrong move, this magical moment between the two of them would be gone.

He tore off the piece of clothing that he had wrapped around himself, it couldn’t hide his

hardness anymore anyway. Not after he had been so close to her. Not after she allowed him to

touch herself that way.

He took her delicate neck in his large palm and made her turn to look at him, tracing her

lower lip with his thumb.

“Are you sure you want this?” he couldn’t believe that he was asking this question now,

risking her coming to her senses.

“Yes,” was all Riannon said and the next moment she felt his other hand brushing lightly all the way

down her abdomen and in between her thighs, parting them slightly. He caught the hem of her lace

panties and moved it slightly to give himself access to her core. Gideon teased her folds gently, probing

and studying what was his from the very beginning.

He watched her gaze as he slightly moved her creases apart and thrust one finger inside of her,

moving it back and forth slowly.

wasting his chance.

Mars was howling inside of his mind, because never before the two of them were able to

be so close to their mate.

Riannon closed her eyes because it felt so good. It wasn’t like he did something she

never experienced before, but it was the way he did it… As if she was the most precious thing to him.

As if he was afraid to scare her off.

She loved it. She loved how he made her feel about herself. And she loved how every

contact of their skin was bringing her tiny bursts of pleasure.

He added another finger to her, deepening the kiss at the same time. Ria moaned into his mouth as

drops of water were falling all over their bodies.

A soft growl left the lycan king’s chest and something stirred deep inside of her soul as

well.

“More,” she whispered, and he picked up the tempo in teasing her. Warmth and pleasure were building

up inside of her slowly, a sweet feeling of being on the edge. She felt Gideon

showering her shoulders with kisses, paying special attention to her neck.

“I want you to be mine, Riannon,” he muttered into her ear, tightening his grasp on her, “ Only mine. No

one else’s.”

The words pulsed through her mind at the same time as the cli.max rippled through her body, as she

clenched again and again on his fingers. Ria threw her head back and relaxed into his chest as he held

her tight, not letting her fall down since her legs were weak now.

She felt his hot breath right on her neck, where her mark was. Even in spite of water pouring over their

heads. His canines grazed over her skin, pressing into it softly and she…

froze.

So did he. He was afraid to move because he lost himself just for a second there and she noticed. Did

she get scared? Or maybe she was excited? He had no idea but he didn’t want to risk it, so he turned

her to face him and then knelt before her, throwing her thigh over his shoulder before she managed to

even say anything.

He was the mighty and fierce lycan king and he never knelt in his life. Until today. His mate was the

only one who would ever receive the honour of looking down at him.

He pushed her slightly so that she leaned her back over the marble wall and only then

when he made sure she was secure at all times had he dipped his head in between her legs.

already started building up another. He took his time pleasing her and Riannon laced her fingers into

his hair, tugging on it to make sure he wouldn’t stop.

But Gideon had no desire to stop. He loved listening to her moans and whimpers. He loved that he was

the one to make her produce those sounds. He loved every moment of what they were doing.

Ria screamed as she climaxed again and this time she was sure to fall down and

properly hit herself over the hard floor. But he caught her before that, pulling her closer in his arms. He

walked out of the shower cabin and went straight to the bed, throwing her on top of it.

“Mark. Her,” Mars growled possessively, “MARK: MATE.”

The fight for control was too much. Especially when she lay in front of him wearing nothing. He looked

at her innocent face and swallowed. She had no idea what kind of fight was going on in his head.

Only now Gideon noticed that her phone was ringing all the time. Something that she also chose to

ignore. They both knew who it was and he never hated anyone as much as he hated

her husband. The man who had what was his and hadn’t even appreciated it.

He saw his faint mark on her neck. That weakling even couldn’t do that properly!

And all he wanted now was to put his own lycan mark on that neck. To make the whole

world see that this woman was his.

“Do it!” Mars growled possessively and he knew that if he stayed there for at least one moment, he

would obey his wolf and mark her without permission.

“I am sorry,” he grunted and walked out into his own adjacent room, leaving Riannon

alone.

She was disappointed. And she had questions. Just what was that right now? Did he seriously leave

her at a moment like this? When she practically offered herself to him on a platter?

This was far from over!

Ria jumped off the bed and found a silk robe to wrap around herself hanging over a huge

mirror.

However, this was when she truly felt shocked. All the wounds that she received today

were gone.

But it was impossible! It was too early. She knew very well that something like that had to

Her eyes darted in the direction of where the lycan king disappeared just moments ago. “Go to him,”

she heard Onyx’s voice inside her mind. And this time she had no doubts

what to do next.