Chapter 143 – The Luna Trials Novel by Marissa Gilbert

Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

“What?” the werecat next to her chuckled. “It’s not like you two tried to hide it. Is that why Morgan was writhing on the floor in pain?”

Savvy met her gaze, and a little smile involuntarily crept up the corners of her lips. “Did it hurt him that much?” she queried, drawing her tongue across her teeth. “He almost cried,” Naya snickered, barely holding back laughter.

“Good,” the Western Princess nodded, suddenly feeling much better.

Scanning the room, she searched for Kai with her eyes. Fear crept in when she saw him walking away in Zack’s company. She wanted to talk to Kai, to tell him about her stupid mate. Sheneeded him to know who he was dealing with.

As if hearing her thoughts, Kai turned, his eyes meeting hers in the crowd. His warm gaze calmed her a bit as he mouthed sorry, probably referring to the announcement they had planned to make..

Well, that momentum had been gone now. Savannah was afraid to imagine what a spectacle Zack would have made if Kai had announced his choice.

She itched to gesture for him to speak to her first. She desperately needed to tell him everything, but Elene started clinking a fork to an empty champagne flute thus getting her attention as well as Everybody else’s in the room.

“Relax,” Kyle mind linked her, appearing next to her out of nowhere and quickly squeezing her hand in a supportive gesture. “If he wanted to announce … who he is, he would have done it already.”

“That only worries me more,” Savannah confessed with a sigh. “I could have handled that. This means he is here for something else.”

“Tonight, we will get him.” Her friend announced dryly and looked her in the eye. For the first time, he was so serious that she doubted for a second if he was the same light-hearted and carefree person, she had known her whole life. “If he doesn’t do the right thing and accept your rejection, I will K*ll him for you. Tonight… Actually, we should probably K*ll him anyway, since he is a traitor.”

“Stop,” Savvy hissed. “We can’t K*ll anyone here. We are guests in the North. Apparently, so is he. This could be taken the wrong way.”

“Say I don’t care, and neither should you.” Kyle furrowed his brows, placing his hands in his pockets. “This is why I should be the one to do it and not you. They will not K*ll me since I am Reid’s brother. They will extradite me at best, leaving you to continue whatever, it is you are doing here…”

A sly smile curved on his lips. “I am getting an alliance!” Savannah rolled her eyes, trying not to blush too much.

“Yeah… Sure,” Kyle snorted. “Anyway, good luck at the interview. I think they are ready to start”

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Elene gave the contenders their number, though it appeared Petra seemed to be missing, which automatically placed her last..

Savannah looked at her mentor, who was already present wearing a beautifully dr@ped black silk dress with her short hair curled and styled to perfection. She looked satisfied, and the princess wondered if it was part of her carefully crafted plan. After all, appearing last was an advantage. Especially since a contender from the North wouldn’t get into much trouble.

However, if someone had devised a plan like that, as brilliant as it was, that person wouldn’t be Petra.

Mavis was up first. Savannah noticed how Zara watched her fellow Werebird with her lips clenched tight. She knew that there was no love lost between the two of them. Werebirds weren’t the strongest shifters, but sometimes it seemed they were the cruelest.

Of course, the twins were the ones handling the interview. Both wore sparkling white outfits to host the event and were in perfect sync as always. A small stage was constructed for the show in the corner of the hall, an oversized purple and gold chair placed in the middle looked suspiciously like a throne. There were numerous vases with white roses in the background, and Savvy frowned at the sight. She would literally choose any other flower.

They started with simple small talk, warming the werebird up for the main event.

“Mavis,” Chloe smiled politely, and Savvy instantly knew that the question would be provocative, to say the least. “Birds never live outside their flock. How do you imagine yourself being a Queen hereZYou know that your flock wouldn’t be allowed to join you.”

Mavis was wearing a sparkling black dress with feathers that lacked originality. Considering birds were known for being flashy. However today, only Mavis’s red ombre hair reminded them of who she truly was. Was she trying to tone herself down to appease the northerners? It wasn’t working

“Well” She angled her head slightly. “Birds don’t usually leave their flocks because we don’t tend to survive on our own. I don’t think I will have that problem next to King Kai.”

“So, what you are saying is that you are here to get our king’s protection?” Claude also seemed nice. “Seemed” being the key word.

“Of course, not!” Mavis giggled, but the giggle came out awkward. She then started to list her many wonderful qualities, which, Savvy knew, wouldn’t make much difference. They already outed her and everyone now knew she had nothing to bring to the northern table. Inga got away pretty quickly, but there were no surprises there.

“Penelope, you are next,” Elene called her friend’s name after the twins stopped torturing the contenders. Savvy shot her a surprised look. She was sure the best candidate would be saver/for last. The Northern Princess noticed her reaction, rolling her eyes in response.

In the meantime, Penelope walked onto the stage. The guests were quiet each time the contenders spoke. All attention was on them constantly. As always, Penelope radiated perfection. She was wearing a white silk dress with a chiffon cape which was very simple in design, pairing it with an intricate diamond necklace.

“Penelope, it’s so nice to see you!” Chloe beamed at her. This time it was genuine, and Savannah wanted to make an annoyed sound but stopped herself in time.

Today she had bigger problems than these girls. Her two main problems left the room together and hadn’t returned still.

Goddess knew what they were discussing. Maybe Zack had already told Kai he was her mate, and they were arranging her ride home. Or worse … She didn’t even want to go there..

“Tell us, how did you find the compet*ition? Did you get to spend a lot of time with the king?” Claude leaned slightly forward. He was excited too.

“Kai and I have always spent a lot of time together ever since we were young.” Penelope smiled and tucked a lock of her dark hair shiny hair behind her ear, a subtle blush tinting her cheeks. “H/e know each other so well, we finish each other’s sentences! We are actually very much alike!”

“Liar!” Athena snorted as they kept listening to what the brunette was saying, “They have nothing in common.”

“Agreed,” Savvy sneered as she crossed her hands on her chest. “Wishful thinking!” The wolf added.

“I call that delusional.” The princess almost chuckled but was able to stop herself in time. Inga followed Penelope and nothing out of the ordinary happened.

“Princess Savannah Stormhold,” Elene called her name, and Savvy exhaled discreetly, forcing a charming smile on her lips. She hated these kinds of things, but luckily, she knew how to handle them well.

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