Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
“But…” Zara mumbled.
“Yeah, I know,” Savvy giggled and rolled her eyes. “Complicated, huh? But that’s the thing. According to their own rules, the winner of the Trials can ask for three things from the King.”.
“And you are planning to ask for…” Kyle really wasn’t getting it.
“The alliance as the first wish,” Savvy smirked. “And then, I will ask him to let me go as the second wish, saying that we are not right for each other. But the third wish would be for us to stay best friends forever. You see, the northerners take pride in keeping their word and being honorable. We will have to exploit that.”
“Do they?” Zara snorted. “They literally just scr*wed us over.”
“That’s the thing,” Savannah pointed out, “wording requests matter. Gideon and Kai agreed that I would be Kai’s bride. And technically, I am. It’s just that I am not the only one. His promise is kept nonetheless.”
“As**ole,” Zara repeated, folding her hands on her chest. Kai wouldn’t be getting any fan mail from her any time soon.
“Yes, sure,” Savvy laughed and now spoke out loud. “But two can play this game. Now know how to play, and it will be different.”.
“They don’t know what’s coming for them,” Kyle scoffed. “But why aren’t you going to dinner?”
“Too early to meet everyone and let them see me. I want to surprise them,” the princess stood up and took an invitation lying on top of the desk. “Besides, the Welcoming Party is not that welcoming. It’s the first elimination event. And we need to prepare.”
“Elimination? Really?” Zara was getting angrier and angrier by the minute.
“Yes,” Savvy shrugged. “You are cordially invited… blah-blah-blah… Masquerade with the contenders revealed…” “Damn, that guy has some balls,” Kyle growled. “He is making a show out of it.”
“It is meant to be a show. And this is the best part because, boy, I am going to use it!” Savannah announced. “The Luna Trials is a complicated event, and everything here has a meaning. Here, look at this invitation.”
They all gathered around her, and she pointed with her perfectly manicured finger.
“Do you see the ink used for the writing? This is the dress code,” she informed them. “My name is written in red, the body of the message is in golden ink, and the signature at the bottom is in blue. That means that contenders can wear gowns only in these colours and their shades. If someone arrives in green, she will be eliminated for insulting the Northern traditions.”
“For real?” Kyle whistled. “What is this guy? Five?”
“He didn’t make these rules,” Savannah explained. “They have them for centuries. Anyway, we need to get everything ready for tomorrow. I wasn’t colour coding my dresses when I was packing them. And I don’t have a mask. You need to be dressed appropriately too. Kyle, men can wear black.”
“What a shame, so that golden tuxedo of mine is a no go?” the young lycan snickered.
“There is always next time,” Zara retorted. “Let’s see what we can use for a mask. I can fly and get one if we can’t come up with anything.”
They started working and only took a break for food that Zara had to request straight to Savvy’s room. When it got dark, they finally called it a day and agreed to start early the next morning to finish the preparations.
Savannah wanted to shower and relax, but Athena whimpered inside of her, calling for some fresh air. The princess knew better than not to give her what she wanted. Especially when she needed her wolf on her best behaviour.
So, she gave up quickly and went into the castle’s garden, wearing just her silk robe, since all she needed now was a little run. She passed the guards and the warriors, thanking the Moon Goddess that the space around the castle was huge.
Then finally, she got to a little inner pond and decided that it was a good place to shift. She had already untied her robe when she smelled the familiar scent and covered herself quickly, turning to see the intruder.
“Oh, don’t mind me,” the gardener chuckled, walking from behind a large tree with a smug smile and his hands in pockets…
Kai was sitting through a pointless and boring dinner which his sister arranged. He, Elene and his Beta Lachlan were dining on the upper floor, and he could watch his so-called Luna contenders dining downstairs through the glasswindow. He could already tell that his last hope for the stupid trials was already dead. None of them was his mate.
“Big deal!” Elene scoffed. “You know that mates are overrated anyway. Sometimes the Moon Goddess likes to laugh and gives Alphas like yourself an omega mate! Imagine an omega queen! That would be such a joke!”
“My mate would never be a joke to me,” Kai grunted. “Whatever rank or kind she is. A mate is a mate and this person is always given to us for a good reason.”
“Whatever,” his sister rolled her eyes, picking at her salad. “You know they are not given to everyone and you are getting too old for this, Kai The North needs a Luna and I can’t always fill in. One day I will get married and who knows… Maybe I will have to leave the North. Then someone will have to step up.”
He gulped his wine, knowing that his annoying sibling was right. He had gotten away with it for too long
“Marrying a random girl is not a great solution,” he said.
“Then how about you don’t marry a random person,” Elene snickered. “We have known Penelope for many years. You are good friends. She is loved and adored by everyone here and she is also the only daughter of one of your strongest Alphas.”
He knew that she would say that sooner or later. Penelope was her best friend and he knew all about their childhood dream. When they were children they made a pact that they would both marry lycan kings. That was a stupid agreement, but it got worse when Elene actually met Gideon and fell for him. Since then she started to work extra hard to get him and Penelope together.
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