Chapter 145 – The Luna Trials Novel by Marissa Gilbert

Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

She felt Kai’s fingers lacing with hers and in the very same moment, the bond and its effects were forgotten. Zack’s spell was lifted. Kai was being so bold, considering they hadn’t made any announcements yet, but she was happy that he did this.

Kai took her to the room where he had talked to Zack just a few minutes ago, and the moment he closed the door, he pressed her against it, crashing his lips into hers.

Tongues entangled; she dug her fingers into his body as he stole a M0@n from her.

“Savvy,” the king placed his forehead onto hers, taking a breath, “we’ll announce everything right after the interviews are done. I am sorry for the distraction. That Alpha …”

“I know him, Kai,” she interjected, gathering the strength to tell him who Zack really was.

“I know,” he confessed, tightening his grip on her as she gasped from the surprise..

“You do?” Savvy searched for any kind of reaction in his eyes and only saw guilt there. That bothered her more than she could imagine.

“He is a traitor in the West. Your brother announced an award for his head.” Kai nodded, and she realised that he was talking about something else. He still wasn’t aware that Zack was her mate. “I am sorry for receiving him here. That must be unpleasant for you.”

“Oh, you have no idea,” she started to explain, but the king covered her lips with his again. He couldn’t help himself. It was getting harder and harder to control Asgard.

“Sorry,” he whispered. “I need to get information from him, and he will stay here for some time. Is that going to be a problem for you?”

“Kai,” she shook her head. “He is the worst…”

Once again, she was about to tell him everything when the back door opened, and Lachlan appeared with a very tense face.

“Lan, are you kidding me?” Kai stepped in front of Savvy covering her from his friend defensively. This was an instinct of some sort, and even the king himself was surprised by it. His Beta stared at them for a few seconds with his brows furrowed but snapped out of it quickly

“Apologies, my King,” he said in a respectful official tone he had never used before, although he wasn’t quite sure how to behave in front of the Western Princess. They hadn’t had a chance to discuss protocol yet. However, right now, protocol was the least of his problems. “Our northern border is under attack.” Savannah held back a gasp that threatened to escape her. Now wasn’t the time for drama.

“Who?” Kai asked grimly, and his Beta didn’t say a word out loud, clearly using their mental connection instead.

“You can speak in front of Savvy,” Kai insisted, and they both flinched hearing these words.

Savannah loved the idea of the two of them being together. However, it was something like a dream to her, a fantasy which she allowed herself to believe. They didn’t make the announcement, and she somehow knew that it wouldn’t be happening when they entered the hall together. It would have been too good to be true. She may have been a princess, but her life wasn’t a fairytale

Yet now, he was ready to share vital intel with her. His Beta was either the best actor of the year or absolutely stunned by the sudden changes.

“Are you sure?” Lachlan cleared his throat.

“Savannah is mine,” Kai said the three words that prompted his second-in-command to bow his head respectfully.

“The white bears have attacked three towns on the borders. We haven’t experienced a ma*s*sive attack like this for months.”

“Is it Bjorn?” Savvy asked, and the Beta’s brows went up. Once again, he looked at his Alpha questioningly.

“White bears only serve Bjorn,” Kai explained patiently and turned to her. “Savvy, I need to go there. I am so sorry, but we will have to make our announcement another day…”

“That’s not a problem for me.” She smiled at the realisation that this was what he was thinking about now. Them.

His expression changed upon hearing her words, and he traced her lips with his fingers. “Will you wait for me, Little Maid?”

“Always, my Gardener.” She stood on the tips of her toes and wrapped her arms around his neck to give him a quick k*iss on the cheek, but at the last moment, he turned to capture her lips again.

“Don’t worry, Savvy,” he whispered, a smirk forming on his handsome face, “I’ll be back so soon you will not have time to miss me. Now that I have someone to return to …”

Her heart clenched, and warmth spread over her chest. He was almost gone when she came back to her senses. Before she managed to say anything out loud, the door closed behind him.

“Shoot!” Savannah bit her lip in disappointment. She would have felt better if she could lift that weight off her shoulders.

“And agitate him right before he goes to a battle?” Athena snorted in her mind. “Not the best idea. Besides, it gives us a perfect opportunity to deal with Zack on our own. Don’t you, think?”

“Huh.” Savvy looked at the situation from a different perspective. “Let’s do this then. He either accepts my rejection and leaves, or he is …”

“Dead meat,” Athena sneered.

Savannah came back to the main hall and found Celia giving her interview. The girl seemed cheerful and giggled a lot, but at the same time, her knee was twitching, signalling how nervous she was.

Celia wasn’t handling the pressure well Too bad for a Luna of The North candidate. Although she wasn’t a real contender, was she?

Elene sat on a high golden chair behind the cameras and made some notes in a little notebook from time to time. Chloe and Claude were doing the same. Sadly, Savvy realised that they would be the ones giving them points for their performance today. What was worse, with Kai gone, no one would be here to help her out

Then again, was it really a problem? Considering they had already chosen each other.It was probably stupid, but Savvy believed him. She believed everything he said, and only when she felt a heavy gaze on her, she lifted her eyes and shivered, seeing Zack. Bad memories flooded her mind at once.She already believed a man blindly once.

The princess turned on her heels and walked away without sparing him an extra glance. She couldn’t deal with him now, so it was best that they did not meet each other.

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