Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

servants. However, | was told he was on his way toand I laid out a trap for him.

Yes, my body.

Raiden has always been weak to his bones when it comes to my body and even though he hasn't touchedor

made love toin years, | knew just how to make him crumble... how to make him say, "Stay with me, Larisa.

Please." Raiden stepped closer to the bed and | smiled, stretching my hand out to pull in flat over my body. I just

knew he would make love totoday and maybe mark me. The dinner with my parent failed to push him to

take the final step but this would. "I've missed the feeling of your hands on me, Raid. Please-" | started, staring

at him with lust in my eyes.

But rather than take my hand, Raiden picked up the thick black duvet I had kicked off the bed the second I got

the information about his possible arrival at the mansion, and to my surprise, he dropped it over my body, barely

staring at my naked state. What?

"Raiden?" | called out of shock and what I knew was humiliation.

"No, Larisa."

The second wave of shock hitwhen he uttered the word 'No" and the third knockeddown when | heard

him say my full ninstead of the pet nhe gaveon the very day he confessed his undying love to me

in my childhood room after he managed to convince my dad that | was the girl for him.

"No?" | tasted that word in my mouth, still unable to believe that Raiden said no to me.

Yes, he hasn't been making love toor even touchinglike he should but | just felt like he had been busy

with maintaining the image of the pack... until Aurelia showed up looking all powerful and beautiful as much as |

hated to admit.

And yes, | felt threatened by her which was why | called my parents to our hfor dinner. | thought my dad

would be able to scare Raiden into markinglike he did with Raiden's love confession when we were much

younger.

"Put sclothes on, Larisa. I've questions and | need honest answers." Raiden said, unaffected by the fact that

he just turneddown. His gray eyes held little to no emotions as he looked down at me, expectingto

scurry out of bed just to dress up.

| swallowed the humiliation he just shoved down my throat, digested it as fast as | could, and turned it into pure

rage. "Do | look like | am in the mood to answer your questions, Raiden? You rejected me, Raiden!"

"Don't raise your voice, Larisa or-"

"Oh, I'm Larisa to you all of a

sudden? Does this have anything to

do with what my dad said to you that night?" hissed, holding the duvet tight to my chest as | couldn't bear

another dose of humiliation from him. "You've to understand him. He's my dad and you can't deny that your

refusal to markisn't tarnishing my image, Raiden. Why are you doing this to me? What have

I done to deserve this from the man

I'loved and who claims to love me?"

| didn't hesitate to rub his shortcomings in his face. He failed to love Aurelia because he claimed to loveyet

he has failed to loveproperly.

"Just how much longer do | have to

endure being your unclaimed

woman? Tell me, Raiden. How much longer do have to be insulted by th

Kel

members of the spack | have

been serving for years!" | gritted,

watching as Raiden's facial expression switched from mild

anger to what | assumed was pity.

| shook my head, picking to stay angry rather than ashamed. "You pitynow? You must be kidding me, Raiden.

If only you know the dirty ugly lies that these people have been passing around about me. They callnames

just because | love you... just because | stood by you."

Raiden sighed, "This is my fault. I'm sorry, Larisa. | should have known you would never maltreat the servants or

anyone at that."

My eyes widened but | was quick to make them narrow before Raiden could notice, faking pain while anger

breeds within me. "What do you mean?"

Raiden toldhe heard that | had

been maltreating the lower-ranked wolves. | said a big fat thank you to

the moon goddess for helping meet

say the right words even when

didn't realize | needed help. | might have cursed the moon goddess out loud when she made Aurelia

Raiden's destined mate but now, she

was on my side. Clearly.

| felt at ease because Raiden chose to askinstead of going to the servants. That could only mean he still

trustedand sawas the sweet little Larisa he fell in love with. Awesome!

He was right where | needed him to be... if only he would just markand nme his Luna, our lives would

be perfect.

"You ctobecause you believed that lie, right?" | asked, biting my lower lips until tears brimmed in my

eyes. "You might as well stripoff what's left of my dignity and kickout of your home. Or better still, say it

to my face that | mean nothing to you."

Perhaps | should have waited to see the flash of emotion in Raiden's face but | walked out of his room to mine

without looking at him and I quickly dressed up, running off to the one place | could get answers and most

importantly, pleasure.

"Thank you for the heads up," | said to him when | saw him sitting on the only wooden chair in our little hideout.

"But why didn't you tellwhat he heard so | could prepare myself?"

"Because | trusted you to be prepared always." His raspy voice hadholding my breath. "By the way, are you

here to questionor to get laid?"

"Both," | muttered but like always, | got laid before moving to questions.