Chapter 175 – The Luna Trials Novel by Marissa Gilbert

Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

“I was the best friend for her! I tolerated all the tears and all the sleepless nights for so many years! Do you know that she still has nightmares about her parents being K*lled? She wakes up in tears almost every night! And I was there for her every time she needed me! I wiped her eyes and gave her a hug when she required one. And I listened about her obsession with your brother for years and years! Do you have any idea how annoying that is?”

“Probably as annoying as your confession right now,” Savannah nodded, holding back her anger.

“Earned that crown! I worked for it for so long!” Penelope yelled, hitting herself on the ch*st. Her eyes flashed green as she did it.

“You lied for it!” Savvy cut her off. “You used a vulnerable girl who considered you her friend just to gain the title with her help. Well, she did help you. She owes you nothing anymore. How far would you have gotten without Elene? That is the question…”

“I’d be in the same damn place! Ready to push you off that Bridget My family is one of the oldest in the North! It’s our rightful place on that throne! You didn’t even mention Kalonce.” The Northern Princess pointed out, getting closer. “I guess you don’t care about him much either”

“On the contrary,” Penelope hissed. “I care about him. We would make a great power couple!”

“Wow! So much love in every word!” Savannah let out a laugh, hoping to stretch the conversation for longer. She almost reached a sale spot. “It looks to me that all you care about is power. Aren’t you afraid to say all that in front of the cameras?”

“Cameras?” Penelope cackled. This was hardly a laugh of a normal human. She looked insane, absolutely deranged.

“That explains why you are so transparent today, Pen. The acting was so good, though. I almost bought it. Almost.” Savannah was moving forward confidently. She knew she had to go through the bridge fast as this was probably the Northerner’s best bet. Unless she was foolish and really believed she could take down a royal Lycan.

“Aren’t you clever?” Penelope’s exp**ssion changed to a menacing one. “You come from the West, and you think you are so much better than everyone else! The prettiest, the brightest, the bravest….”

“I was just being me, but thank you.” Savvy accepted the spiteful compliment and, without any warning, ran straight at the other Lycaness, dodging her blow at the last moment and sliding down on the ground right up to the fire pit. She grabbed one of the torches and stuck it inside the flames, charging for the big torch on the wall with the blue crystal,

A second, and the fire started burning brightly, the crystal glowing in the darkness as the announcement of her completing her task. That couldn’t be undone, and Savvy breathed out. All she had to do now was survive.

Now she was free to deal with Penelope, who was already storming in her direction.

However, Savannah noticed some movement behind Penelope’s back and tensed. Who else could be here other than the two of them? All the contenders were too far away now.

The Northern Lycaness did not see the dark figure that appeared from the back entrance of the shrine. This was probably one of the passages from where the priests were arriving in the olden days for the rituals.

One footstep and Savannah saw the familiar white hair sparkling in the light of the fire, making her freeze on the spot.

Penelope was right next to him when Bjorn grasped her hair and yanked her back f0rcefully. The woman screamed as he threw her to the ground without any pity and without letting go of her black as night hair.

“What the hell?” Penelope looked at the man who held her in place as her eyes went wide with shock.

“Shut up!” Bjorn caught her hand as she tried to scratch him with her elongated claws, not caring anymore that this was breaking the rules of the Trials. The she-wolf knew she was fighting for her life now. The white bear twisted her arm, and Savvy heard a loud distinctive crack, followed by a piercing scream as Penelope’s hand got broken.

“Let go of her!” Savannah heard herself saying. She didn’t like that woman, but this was too much

“You don’t really want that do you?” Darius Bjorn looked her in the eye, and his own healthy one gleamed red.

“And now you know what I want?” She folded her hands over her ch3st, not moving. Who knew If this was another trap? It could have been all staged. Yet the panic in Penelope’s eyes told her otherwise. The Lycaness was gripped with primal lear, losing all her acrimony now that she realized her situation.

Savvy knew she couldn’t win a fight against Bjorn because he was much stronger than he was supposed to be. Penelope had no chance whatsoever.

“I think I’m starting to figure it out,” the white bear king’s l!ps curled into a smile and did not promise anything good. “You didn’t like my last gift. I was sure you’d rip his heart out the minute you saw him, but you did no such thing. No worries, I got you. You didn’t want to get your hands dirty, Princess, and that’s fine with me. This time I will do everything myself, and you don’t have to lift a fi**ger. I don’t mind doing the dirty work for my…”

“I don’t need any of this!” Savannah interrupted him, not willing to hear the end of that sentence, but it was too late as Bjorn lifted Penelope by her hair and snapped her neck effortlessly, letting her dead body fall to the ground.

Savvy wanted to scream, but no sounds came from her dry throat. She could hear her heart drumming in her ears as the white bear approached her, simply stepping over the girl he had just K*lled. His ruthless gaze was now on the Western “Princess, and she took a step back for the first time in her life.

“See? I can just make things easy for you,” he insisted as she gulped nervously.

“I did not want or need any of this!” She repeated, Athena, growling inside her mind, ready to fight if they had to.

“Of course, you did,” he went on. “You hated her from day one. She was doing everything to destroy and humiliate you. Now she is gone. And you are welcome.”

“Again, I didn’t ask for it!” Savannah furrowed her brows.

“You will not have to ask me for anything, Princess.” He was slowly getting closer. So calm, considering he was in the middle of his enemy’s territory, alone.

This was when it hit her. Was he actually alone, or was it a part of an elaborate plan?

“I will learn to fulfil your desires. Even the ones you don’t realize you have. It’s going to be fun. I promise.” Bjorn was now just Inches away from her.

“You really don’t have to,” Savvy clenched her l!ps and fists. She’d have to break the rules of the Trials too if he attacked her

“Oh, I do!” He chuckled darkly. “You prepared quite a surprise for me today, didn’t you? I just had to pay it back. Tenfold.”

Her breathing hitched. Lachlan had so many warriors to get that bear, and yet here he was standing in front of her in his black leather jacket.

Unharmed. She noticed a little blood stain on his neck, but something told her it wasn’t his.

“What do you want from me?” She decided to ask, thinking of what to do now. What was the best course of action when alone with a crazy, enhanced savage white bear?

“I want you.”

Savannah clenched her l!ps, preparing to fight. This conversation was going from bad to worse.

“What kind of reaction do you expect to get for a claim like this?” She crossed her hands over her ch*st. The defensive movement came naturally to her, and Darius frowned, seeing this.

“I want you to go with me,” he said without breaking eye contact. Bjorn wasn’t lacking confidence.

“Now.”

“Go where exactly?” Savannah was slightly startled by his bluntness,

“To the real North.” He lifted his chin higher and took a step forward. Savannah decided not to budge and stayed in her place.

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