Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
“‘Savvy!” He had trouble keeping Asgard inside now. Neither he nor his wolf was having any of it.
“Kai.” She smiled at him sadly. “Just think about it. This was obviously a trap, and we fell for it.
This is so… Zack! Now they let out the news that Kyle is the Trutheller and ruin the remnants of my reputation with it. If you stop the Trials, no one in the North would ever respect me. I wouldn’t be surprised if they arrange a rebellion and the situation is already heated as it is. In the end, you lose. I lose, the North loses, and the ones who arranged all that use the chaos they created for their purposes and win. We just can’t let that happen!”
“l am not giving up on you!” he said firmly, intending to let her know that even if the world was falling apart, he would never let her go.
“Oh, giving up on you isn’t in my plans either!”
A confident smile curled Savannah’s l!ps. “In fact, Iplan to fight for you, Kai Fionnlagh. I am winning the d*mn Luna Trials!”
“This may work.” Zara was the one to break the silence after a while. The three Northerners were still stunned. “They expect havoc, and we should act calm whatever happens. You win this thing, and then we figure out the rest.”
“Fenrir cackles in his cave now hearing this!”
Elene snapped. “You think the Luna Trials consist of history text and parading around the castle in pretty dresses? The trials that really matter haven’t even started! Contenders K*ll each other on the latest stage! And although you lead by the points right now, Savannah, they wouldn’t be advantageous if you lose one of the three remaining challenges.”
“What are the next challenges?” Savvy asked plainly, not impressed by her sister-in-law’s speech.
Elene paused and then let out an exasperated sigh. “The next challenge is the Forgotten City Maze. This is when we lose most of the contenders.
Just getting out of there alive is a gift on its own.
No shifting is allowed, no magic, no help from anyone. After that, if you are still alive, the remaining contenders fight in the arena until the last Luna candidate stands. And even after that, you still have to go through the last challenge and get Fenrir’s blessing in a shrine. What do you say about all that, Savannah?”
“I say that I now see why you cancelled all that!” The Western Princess snorted. “And also, I am in.”
Kai stood silent right there, watching this beautiful, strong woman ready to fight until death for him. He did not deserve her and wouldn’t let anything happen to her. Losing Savannah wasn’t an option. It was a scary realisation, but he would rather lose his crown than her.
“No,” he said firmly, and everyone looked at him in shock.
“No?” Savannah eyed him questioningly. “I am getting some very mixed signals here, Kai Fionnlagh.”
“No mixed signals.” The King leaned over his desk and folded his arms on his chest. “It’s just that I am not letting the woman I love go and risk her life fighting while I sit here and wait.”
“Aww, that’s so sweet!” Savvy smiled and walked to him, wrapping her arms around his neck. “Then join the Trials and fight us. When I win, you can be my Luna!”
A menacing warming growl left his chest, and he pulled her closer, not even bothering that they had witnesses in the room.
“Gross,” Elene was the first to turn away. Lachlan and Zara exchanged glances and pretended there was something that grabbed their attention on the bookshelf and the ceiling,
“Savvy.” Kai was oozing testosterone now. “Don’t test me. You are not going. We will announce you as my Luna, and then we’ll take it from there.”
“Kai,” she mimicked his tone and arched her brow while he pulled her closer. Eye to eye, they were both challenging each other. “I have to disappoint you, but I am an Alpha too. I don’t take orders unless like them. And this time, I will have to pass. We have a problem that can only be solved in two cases. One, if I win the Trials. And two, if you find Zack and make him talk. Preferably accepting my rejection in the process.”
The King of the North was silent. He knew she was right, but all his instincts opposed the idea of her
going to the Forgotten City Maze challenge alone. Or at all, actually.
“Elene is right,” he said, savoring the look in his beloved’s eyes. “From what I learned, things get crazy during this contest. You can’t shift or use any kind of magic other than the strength in your human body. A lot of contenders have d*ied during that part. Especially the ones who were leading by points or favored in any other way.
All because they had targets on their backs. Savvy, when you are there, everyone will go after you.” He stroked her cheek gently, and she leaned into his palm, eyeing him playfully. She liked that he was worried about her. She liked it a lot.
“Why would you think that?” she asked.
“Because everyone here knows that I am in love with you. I love you, Savvy.” He breathed the words into her mouth and claimed it with a possessive, greedy k!ss, lacing his fingers through her hair.
She broke the k!ss early, to his disappointment, but when Savannah gestured at the three other people in the office, he knew he had gotten carried away. They left the cabin, their safe haven. It was time to act according to their titles.
“If you want to stop the Trials, find Zack as soon as possible,” she smiled at him rea*s*suringly. “And until then, do not worry about me too much. I am a Royal Lycan, you know. I can take a lew girls who can’t shift.”
“Savvy,” he released an exasperated sigh, ‘these girls were preparing. The Northerners know about The Forgotten City Maze. You…”
“I can take them,” she promised with a grin. “Tell me about this Forgotten City. What does it mean exactly?”
“It’s an ancient northern city,” Elene said, turning back to face them. “Long ago, it was the capital of the North where lycans lived. Unfortunately, it was wiped out by the white bears in a gruesome war. It was so bad that only ruins are left there now.”
“So we need to get through the ruins?” Savannah furrowed her brow. It didn’t look that hard, if she was honest.
“It’s not as easy as it sounds.” Elene shook her head in disapproval. “You need to get to the centre of the city, and it’s a giant maze on its own. Besides that, it’s surrounded by the Forbidden forest. And let me tell you, it is forbidden for a reason.
One part of it borders the Lost Kingdom and is full of rogues. The other part is right next to the white bear territories. And those are worse than rogues.”
“And why are you doing all this there again?” Savvy chuckled, staring at the Northern siblings in turns.
“Traditions,” they replied in unison.
“In my defense,” Elene interjected, “I was sure we would be done with everything by now, and it wouldn’t get to that.”
“Great plan,” Savvy stretched a smile and slid out of Kai’s grasp. “No flaws at all.”
Lachlan snorted and glanced at Zara, who gave him an approving smirk. But his face changed suddenly as he knitted his brows as if he was talking to someone via mind link. After a few seconds, he reported to his King, “Aspen is here.”
“Aspen?” Kai tensed, “Tell him to come in.”
Savannah already knew that Aspen was Celia’s brother and the King’s Gamma. He mainly patrolled the borders for him, checking on the guards and gathering intel on their enemies. The charming pub they had been to was his cover to trade information with guests of other species when they visited the place. In other words, Aspen was a spymaster. Him being here could only mean one thing he had something to report.
He walked in firmly into the room, wearing a black coat with a hood, Snow was covering the top of his head, and Savvy even noticed a few icicles here and there on his ginger beard.
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