Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
“You can speak freely in front of Kai,” Savannah interrupted. It was time for them to share everything. “We have no secrets anymore.”
“Same goes for you, Lachlan.” The Northern King wrapped his hands around his beloved woman to make a point.
“Okay.” Zara s*cked in a deep breath and said everything in one go. “Your mate disappeared on the night of the Interviews. Kyle was the last to see him, three wh*res are testifying against him, and he is in trouble now because they suspect he K*lled him.”
“Did he see Zack?” Savvy clenched her l!ps nervously. “On that night?”
“He did,” Zara replied even though she clearly didn’t want to, judging by her facial expressions.
“He kicked the sht out of him because he having sX with three women just to hurt you. Then he left to his.. to Evelynn. Evelynn tells everyone they spent the whole night together, but Kyle’s scent is in Zack’s room. Initially, the women he slept with were silent, but then Princess Elene used the Alpha command on them. She is a royal.
They are just werewolves… They cracked very fast. Long story short, it’s bad, and we need you back to sort this out!”
“It hasn’t even been a week!” Kai muttered, letting out the steam while he could.
He glanced at the woman he loved more than anything in his life, and she did the same. Eyes locked, they gave each other soft understanding smiles. They both knew now that their little secret escape was over.
Elene sat behind the desk in her brother’s office, trying to figure out what to do next. The Luna Trials were a disaster so far, and it only got worse every day.
The doors burst open, and she saw her brother standing before her eyes in a set of clothes not appropriate for a king. His beard was back, making him less recognisable, and Elene hoped this was the case. Savannah Stormhold and her bird a*s*sistant walked right after him, followed by Lachlan in a pair of jeans and a light jacket over his bare torso. Why couldn’t anyone behave appropriately in this place?
You are back, finally,” Elene decided not to pretend to be excited. Kai was clearly angry at her again, even though she did not deserve it. From the very beginning, she did everything she could to help him. It wasn’t her fault things were turning out this way.
“Did you find Morgan?” Her brother got straight to the point, skipping formalities.
“We are searching everywhere, but he nowhere to be found.” She informed him dryly.
“And Kyle? Elene, why didn’t you wait for me?”
Kai reproached her.
“Maybe because you asked me not to bother you with anything?” She stood up angrily and walked around the desk. “He is fine! His new girlfriend, Evelynn, insisted he stay in her room. So, no worries there”
Savannah gave Zara a questioning look, and the bird shifter nodded rea*s*suringly.
“Don’t think I believe for a second that they are dating!” Elene told them at once. “But because he is connected to Savannah, I approved that request.
Because of you, Kai.”
“That’s qood,” the King nodded. “But you shouldn’t have mentioned him in the first place.”
“And I wouldn’t have if someone informed me what the hell was going on here!” The Princess was losing the last bit of her patience. “l am not the enemy here, Kai! Even if I am not excited about all this.” She waved at Savvy, and the Westerner felt slightly guilty. They did leave Elene out ofeverything. However, that was for a good reason.
She knew far too well the complications of being a king’s sister. Although Savannah always enjoyed helping her brother, there were many moments when he brushed her help off because he considered his own perspective bigger and better.
She had it easier than Elene, though, because when Gideon met Riannon, the two of them instantly connected and became friends. This clearly wasn’t the case here.
“Just how much trouble is Kyle in?” Savvy decided to try and talk to her future sister-in-law.
They would have to learn to communicate sooner or later.
“I ‘d say a lot!” The girl crossed her arms on her ch3st and rubbed her forehead as if she was exhausted. “I had no idea that he would be involved in all that, so when Alpha Morgan’s allies from independent packs asked me about his whereabouts, and we discovered we had no idea where he was, I gave his Beta access to the investigation. This was only because I was sure we had nothing to hide! If I knew.”
“Okay”‘ Kai interrupted her, finally seeing how events unfolded. “It doesn’t matter now. What happened, exactly?”
“His scent was identified at once, but there were four others. One belonged to Evelynn and three to our maids. I had to pressure the maids into spilling the truth, and Morgan’s Beta was there as well. The three weaklings were terrified, and they all repeated the same thing independently. Kyle stormed into Alpha Zack’s room and beat him to a pulp. Then they had to leave, and none of them knew how the evening finished.”
“That hardly proves that Kyle had anything to do with his disappearance.” Savannah stepped forward. “lt’s just another game of his. If something bad happened to him, I would have felt it.”
“Why on Earth would you feel it?” Elene looked at her in surprise.
“Because he is my soon-to-be-rejected mate,” Savvy said honestly. She wasn’t going to hide anything anymore.
“Fenrir’s sake!” the Northern Princess let out a desperate laugh on the verge of hysteria. “You are officially the worst contender ever! And we had cann!bals in the past! Just what is this mess?!”
She covered her face with her hands, trying to calm down.
“Relax, sis,” Kai placed his large hand on her delicate shoulder.
“Oh, no, no, no!” she broke down. “Don’t tell me to relax! How can one be calm in the middle of all this? It’s horrible! We are in such deep sh*t!”
“We’ll figure things out,” Savvy tried to help.
“Huh!” Elene snorted loudly. “When you are involved, things only get worse! While we investigated Kyle, the fact that he is the infamous Truthteller also came to light. Now you will be accused of trying to rig the votes! If we support you, the North will never accept you! They will always think that Kai chose a cheater Queen and even your children will be tainted with that kind of reputation!”
“But they were fine when you were so obviously helping Penelope?” Savvy rolled her eyes.
“Pen is from these places! She can get away with a lot! They want her to win!” Elene shook her head. “It’s different for you! You still have to earn their respect, and you will never get it if Kai hands it to you!”
“Enough!” The King growled furiously, and his sister finally closed her mouth, slowly returning to her senses.
“We need to find Morgan,” Lachlan said when they all were quiet for too long.
“Agreed,” Zara nodded. “Knowing his way of thinking, he isn’t that far. We know for sure he is alive. That’s something. It was probably planned from the very beginning. This is what this scheming leech is famous for.”
“That announcement of your being together will go so bad in the meantime! The timing is the worst!” Elene closed her eyes, trying to take deep breaths. Panic was flooding her mind no matter what she did.
“That’s why we aren’t announcing anything,” Savannah interjected, and Kai growled loudly, hearing her words.
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