Filed To Story: Luna Riannon and Alpha Brayden Novel
“See, Savannah, another thing to learn is that even when it looks like I am cornered, I have everything under my control. I have been working on all of this for too long to lose now!” The white bear’s confidence was through the roof; she would have probably admired that if not for their little predicament.
“Is that why you so actively avoid Kai?” Savvy let out a bitter laugh; her whole body was aching now, “Admit it, Darius,” she used his first name on purpose, knowing this wasn’t how he liked to be called, “you know that if you two meet in battle, you will lose despite whatever enhancements you’ve done to yourself! You are always on the run. I wouldn’t call that control!”
The smug exp**ssion was wiped from his face, and she noticed him clenching his fists, knowing she had hit the target.
“Princess,” his tone sounded as if he was disappointed, “initially, I wanted it to last just a few minutes so that you learned your lesson. But I guess you just gifted your mate an o*rg*y.”
“Whatever!” She chuckled through the pain. “I think you overestimate Zack’s abilities.”
“We’ll have to put it to the test, I am afraid!” he said, and they both heard a howl nearby. The howl that meant it was a minute until the warrior lycans arrived. “I’ll see you soon, Princess.”
Bjorn was gone, and until she was sure of it, she could finally fall down to her knees and writhe in pain properly.
Someone blocked the sun, and Savannah looked up to see Lachlan watching her with a concerned face.
“Give me a second,” he exhaled heavily. “I’ll get you out!” “No!” she furrowed her brows and hissed. “The rules…”
“f*uc*k the rules!” Lachlan grunted, “You are my future Luna, and I can’t leave you like this!”
“Then, as my future subject, take my order!” She did her best to stand up, knowing that her moment of weakness was over. She was a Western Lycan Princess and the future Luna of the North! She couldn’t afford to lie down and feel sorry for herself even if the world was falling apart. She wasn’t new to this kind of pain and could easily handle it! Because giving up wasn’t an option.
“Go and get that bear!” she commanded but still saw the Beta hesitating, “Now!” she roared, noticing a black hawk in the sky. Zara was here too, probably tracing Bjorn’s movements.
“Yes, Luna,” Lachlan bowed respectfully, a little smile playing on his l*ps. “Follow Zara,” Savvy added. “She will lead you to him.”
The Lycan disappeared after a curt nod, and she heard the receding steps of the warriors, hoping that they would put an end to all of this today.
The pain was still rippling through her body, and she couldn’t believe that Zack had fallen so low as to have s*e*x on someone’s command. Then again, it was possible he simply did not have a choice. It didn’t matter much to her, though. She had her own problem now as she had to get out of this pit whatever it cost her.
She couldn’t shift or use partial transformation, but she could still use her body strength. The patterns on the walls were made of silver and bronze to be able to trap both – Wolves and bears, but they weren’t the hardest metals out there…
Clenching her teeth, Savannah slammed her fist against the wall and saw a dent mark left in the metal from the impact. She hit it again and again, ignoring the pain in her blood*ied knuckles. This wasn’t important now. The cracked bones and torn skin would heal as soon as she was out of this place.
The Princess managed to make a few tactical dents and used them to climb higher on the wall. She was hitting it repeatedly, creating new places to help her and slowly moving upwards.
At this point, she felt more like a machine than a human, and even Athena inside her did her best to block most of the painful sensations for them.
Savvy grasped the pit’s edge and paused, taking a deep breath before the final push. She was so close to getting herself out.
“Savannah?” she heard a familiar voice and winced when she saw Astrid standing before her. Could this day get any worse?
“Hey!” she muttered, knowing that another fall was near. Would Astrid step on her hand like Brigit did or just unclench her fi**gers from the ground? Or maybe she would go as far as trying to K*ll her now? It wasn’t exactly prohibited, and it was a perfect chance. It did not help that Zack was still going at it, and her vision was getting blurry from the pain, even despite Athena’s attempts to help.
Thinking logically, it was probably best to jump back down and pretend she felt herself. Astrid would leave her here if she was lucky, and she could get out slightly later.
She was about to do just that when the blonde she-wolf grabbed her hand.
“Careful!” The Southerner began pulling her out. “Hold on!”
Finally, Savvy was out of that hole and lying next to Astrid, both girls breathing heavily.
“Thanks,” the Princess mumbled, still shocked that another contender other than Naya helped her.
“Don’t mention it!” The girl next to her chuckled, “You were totally thinking I was about to push you down, right?”
“Can you blame me?” Savannah turned her head to look at her friend. Yes, now she could call Astrid that.
“I guess not. If it was anyone else, I would have just walked away,” the girl admitted. “I know where we are, and I just escaped Inga and Celia! Everyone is so brutal here!”
They both stood up, and Savvy tried to accelerate her healing as much as possible, watching her wounds heal rapidly. Luckily, there were no serious injuries.
“Yeah, I met them too,” she shorted and then looked the Southerner right in the eye. “So, why didn’t you?”
“Why didn’t I what?” Astrid giggled.
“Push me off” Savannah watched her reaction not to miss anything. “We are rivals here, after all. And you came here to win as far as I remember.”
“Oh, that7” The other woman seemed unbothered. “Well, i think it’s clear now that Kai has already
made his choice. I will not be bringing that crown to the Southern republic. But I hope that maybe at least I can claim I am the new Queen’s friend?”
They looked at each other for some time, and Savvy stretched her hand to the werewolf in front of her.
“If you are talking about me, then sure you can,” she beamed as they shook hands, forming a new alliance.
“Do you want company?” Astrid asked her, but the Princess shook her head “Sorry, but no. I feel like I need to do this alone,” she confessed.
“Understandable” the Southerner nodded. “Then I’ll get going. I still need to show good results before going back home. Good luck, Future Luna of The North.”
Savannah wanted to say something else, but Astrid stepped on one of the tiles, and a new wall separated them.
“Thanks!” she shouted to her friend.
“Just don’t go left!” Astrid yelled back. “This is where Inga and Celia are.”
And this was why it was so tempting to go left. Savvy already had a way to deal with Celia, while Inga was good for nothing on her own.