Chapter 133 – The Luna Trials Novel by Marissa Gilbert

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“Stay in place,” he advised, sliding his palm up her calf and gripping her tightly. “Ready?”

“I asked you a question!” Savannah was getting angrier by the second, and more frustrated, but the werebear twisted her broken foot to set her bones back in place. Excruciating pain overtook her as she simultaneously released an ear-splitting shriek. He held her in place, watching her chest heaving up and down.

“Easy!” He pressed her against the ground, maintaining a firm hold of her leg.

Savvy could feel her healing speed up and knew that, thanks to the corrected position of the bones, it would be mere minutes until she was properly healed.

“Where. Is. Kai?” she repeated her question, still panting slightly, and saw a displeased expression on the bear’s face.

“Does it matter?” He raised his brow while one of his hands drew soothing circles on her flesh.

“It matters to me,” the girl insisted, trying not to move.

“Don’t tell me you like,” the man gritted his teeth, “that prick,” he spat out, not even trying to hide his irritation.

“It’s not about that.” She shook her head and tried to remove his hands from her. As if to prove a point, he didn’t move an inch.

“The lucky bastard is busy. Although I wish he was the one to fall and not you. This,” he offered as he gestured his arms about him, “wasn’t planned.”

I am flattered,” Savannah snorted in an attempt to hide her agitation. “But to what do I owe the honour of you not wanting me to break my neck?”

“When I met you first, I didn’t know who you were,” he started, only to be interrupted immediately

“This makes two of us. Why don’t you introduce yourself then? You already know who I am.”

 “I do,” the man in front of her admitted readily. “I watched the show after all. Rewound it a few times to get a better look at you too.”

“I was there for like two seconds.” Savvy averted his eyes, his gaze endeavoring to pierce hers, but she looked up the slope to see if Kai was all right. She could hear faint sounds of a fight, which meant that he was alive at least. He was also too far from her at the moment. She regretted that they couldn’t stay and faced the battle together. Now he was on his own up there, and she was alone down here with this dangerous bear.

“That’s why I didn’t watch the twins. I liked that other one better” He smirked slightly when her attention was entirely back on him. “The Truthteller, was it?”

“How would I know?” Savvy shrugged, starting to fear where all this would lead them. “My leg is fine now. Would you let go of it?”

“It doesn’t look fine to me yet.” He caressed her again, and now she knew he was simply playing with her. For him, she was nothing more than prey.

It did not help when she heard movements in the dark behind them and saw a few pairs of eyes dangerously glinting in the depth of the woods. He wasn’t alone, although even if he was, it would be more than enough to cause trouble.

“I have to say I was surprised to see you go out with him.” The bear decided to change the subject. “I would a*s*sume you would be the one to hate him the most because of what he has done.”

“Who says I don’t hate him?” Savannah tried to seem unconcerned.

“Don’t play with me, princess!” He snapped and finally took his hands off her. “I have eyes everywhere. You were watched today, and the two of you looked like you had the time of your life.”

“So?” Savvy tried to stand up, but the healing wasn’t complete yet, and she stumbled. However, the bear did not let her fall, catching her in time. Catching a glimpse of his facial expression, Savvy quickly realized the situation.

“He humiliated you and made you compete with other women for what was supposed to be yours in the first place, and this is your reaction? A date?” She knew he was testing her, so she managed to stay calm, simultaneously controlling herself and her wolf. Savannah knew too little to make any conclusions or decisions at this moment. Luckily, she was brought up as a royal and knew how to play the game of wills quite well.

“Trust me,” she challenged, meeting his watchful gaze, “there is hardly one girl in the Trials fighting for Kai Fionlagh. Each contender has her own reasons to be there. I am no exception.”

 “And what is your reason, Savannah?” He tried to take her chin into his hand, but she managed to escape his attempt.

“Now that is a rude question, considering you still haven’t introduced yourself, yet you have already managed to injure me.”

“I am ready to apologies for that. My name is Darius Bjorn, and I am at your full service, Princess.” He bowed and took

her hand into his, brushing his lips over her delicate fingers, as if he was a gentleman and not one of the white bear rebels endangering all the lycans. Savannah was surprised he really had not tried to K*ll her or at least kidnap her to terrorise Gideon. That would undoubtedly be an easy way out

However, all these thoughts left her when a wave of a slightly familiar scent coated the two of them, tickling her nostrils and unsettling Athena in her mind. She searched for its source, only to realise that it was the werebear himself.

“What’s wrong, Princess.7’ he taunted, an innocent smirk curling his lips.

Kai snarled loudly as two bears and another two wolves approached him after he K*lled the first five who dared to attack him. How many more were hiding nearby, biding their time? The metallic taste of the werewolves’ blood was still on his tongue. Werewolves, not lycans. From their scent, they weren’t local. Considering who he was dealing with, he knew scents weren’t something he could rely on anymore.

However, at this moment, none of this bothered him …

For the first time in his life, Kai was afraid. Tenacious primal fear cordoned off his body and soul. He thought he had forgotten what fear felt like years ago, but here it was, ever-present and stronger than ever before. He was worried sick for the girl he stupidly took on a date, purely out of his selfish desires. He shouldn’t have done it. If he hadn’t, Savannah would now be in the safety of her bedroom, sleeping peacefully, but he got greedy. He wanted her to see the real him. He wanted to have her all to himself for once. He wanted her to stop seeing the cold northern king and start seeing the man he knew she could fall in love with one day. If he tried hard and proved himself to her, maybe they could …

He had miscalculated. It was his mistake, and Savannah was left paying for it. He saw her fall off the hill in the last few seconds before he was attacked. Kai didn’t even get to shift or see what happened to the western princess because someone’s canines were already buried in his flesh.

Asgard had different feelings. Somehow his wolf was sure that Savannah was alive, and that knowledge gave him the strength not to lose it here and now. However, his wolf was enraged. Raw fury filled him to the brim, and his wolf instincts overtook him. He had to let it all out.

Both bears charged at him at once, ma*s*sive and ferocious, but he lunged at the bigger one, easily escaping his smaller companion’s claws and sharp teeth. Without wasting time, Asgard went for the main artery in its neck, tearing it off and spitting it out on the ground with the rest of his flesh. At the same time, he managed to S***h an eye with his talons. Just to ensure that this bear would be distracted while he was dealing with the rest of its crew.

One of the werewolves tried to bite his side, but Asgard was too fast for him. Turning around, he snarled and leapt at the second werebear, who was also much slower. He had to take them out first. He dug his claws in the enemy’s fur while his canines closed in a death grip around the bear’s throat, ripping off his head. He had to put a lot of f0rce into that, but the final result was worth it in the end.

A few seconds later, he had disposed of the other werewolf with one sharp bite, sending him to meet Fenrir’s justice.

The last one came at him, desperate for a win yet unable to get to anything vital in Asgard’s body. With a mighty twist, the lycan grasped his smaller opponent with his teeth, pulled him off his feet and slammed the bastard to the ground, crushing the life out of him.

With a loud roar, the dying giant charged at him, blood still gushing down its neck where the first werebear had a piece missing from their first encounter. Asgard quickly stepped aside andbrought his claws down in one huge strike. The bear fell to the ground, twitching and gasping for breath..

The lycan didn’t even spare him a last glance, knowing that he was as good as dead, considering how much blood he was losing. No regeneration could help that,.

He saw more glowing eyes in the darkness and knew he had just seconds before the next batch would charge at him. Kai wasn’t going to wait for them this time. They we/en’t of interest to him. Considering they were attacking him in small groups, it was obvious they had only one purpose today. To stall for time.

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