Chapter 202 – The Luna Trials Novel by Marissa Gilbert

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“It’s fine,” Ria said, “he would never hurt his Sister.”

“Kai!” Elene sobbed. “I thought I lost you too!

Thanks to Fenrir!”

There was so much pain and despair in her voice that it was impossible not to feel sorry for the northern princess. Elene had many talents, but inner strength wasn’t one of them. If Kai was dead, it would have broken her forever.

“What happened to him?” Gideon asked quietly.

“You called him-“

“Amarok,” Riannon repeated the name.”Onyx can talk to him.”

“Why would she be able to talk to him?” Her husband didn’t really like their sudden connection.

“Because they are the same,” Ria explained with a smile, knowing what was bothering him. She gave him a disapproving glance. “Well, not exactly the same, but they are similar. They have been both blessed by divine power. Thanks to that, I can hear him.”

“But why can’t 1?” Elene looked at Riannon questioningly. “He is my brother, my Alpha and my King.”

Ria looked back at the ice wolf before her, the pair talking without any words said out loud.

“It’s because he d*ied” Riannon sighed, a single tear rolling down her cheek. “He was dead and then he was brought back to life. Just like me.”

“Lucky bastard! He doesn’t even believe in the Moon Goddess!” Gideon chuckled, hugging his wife from the back. He knew she was relieving the memories of her own death and rebirth. No matter how much time passed, no matter how happy they were, it was almost heart-breaking for her to remember those times.

“It wasn’t the Moon Goddess,” Ria responded.

Kai says it was Fenrir and that it’s a really long story.”

“Fenrir needs to do better work then,” Gideon said, observing his old rival’s new form. “Why can’t he shift into a human again?”

“Patience, my love.” Riannon rolled her eyes, knowing that everyone was looking at her now and that they needed motivation and hope. “After Onyx and I were reborn, it took her weeks to shift for the first time. And Kai has been Amarok for barely an hour. All in due time.”

“We don’t have time!” Gideon interjected. “My sister was taken by that white bear monster and we have to get her back before-“

“Yeah,” Riannon rubbed her forehead. “Kai says the same, and to that, I have to tell you both that you need to give Savannah more credit. I am pretty sure stepped on her ex’s heart when we were leaving the castle, and something tells me she was the one to rip it out of his chest. Not to mention, when she was betrayed by him on their first night, she managed to escape in mere hours and bring us valuable information and werecat f0rces when we needed all that the most. They may have taken her, but this was probably their biggest mistake.”

Everyone grew silent while Zara and Naya both nodded, proud of their friend.

“We still need to get her out as soon as possible,” Lachlan said, and Amarok growled in approval, the air getting even colder around him. “

We need to let them know that the Lycan King still stands and-“

“Absolutely not!” Riannon and Alpha Ramina said in unison, exchanging understanding glances.

“You have something in mind?” Gideon’s l!ps curled into a smile as he observed his beautiful and brilliant wife, who never ceased to amaze him.

“Right now, this is our biggest advantage,” she smirked as she looked at him. “They think we are all dead, and the victory is in their hands. They expect everything to fall into their hands now since they didn’t even bother taking the capital. And let’s be honest, if we were all dead, that would have been an easy decision to make.”

“But we are here,” Lachlan snorted, pulling Zara into his embrace shamelessly.

“And they have no idea,” Elene placed her hand on Amarok’s ice fur, and it didn’t seem to hurt her in any way.

“They don’t expect us,” Kyle stepped closer with Evelyn by his side.

“We can see what they plan,” Zara took the Beta’s hand, entwining their fingers.

“And we can ruin it so that they would never recover,” Naya sneered, playing with her white hair.

“So, let’s strike them so hard this time that the problem is solved once and for all!” Gideon agreed, and right before his eyes, Amarok stood on both his feet again in his most dangerous form, stretching his hand with ice claws. This did not scare the Lycan King of the West. He knew what his old rival…

no, what his new friend wanted to do and stretched his hand to him in return, shaking it as their first-ever pact was created. “Together. The West and the North!”

Savannah was in and out of consciousness, abrupt scenes unfolding before her eyes. Some women she did not know washed her and cleaned the room, bringing her back to the bed with fresh sheets. They put on a silk night dress on her, and then a man who looked like a doctor with a bag full of potions and shifter medicines did a basic check on her, pouring some liquid down her throat as she tried to protest.

“It’s just some vitamins and a healing accelerator” the man a*s*sured her.

They all looked worried, but Savvy didn’t care.

They worked for Bjorn, they lived with him and supported him. They encouraged him and approved of his actions by doing so. They were a part of the problem, and she didn’t owe them anything.

The liquid tasted bitter, and Savvy wanted to throw up again, but luckily, she was too weak to do that and simply fell asleep again.

From time to time, she was waking up and finding someone in the room with her. She was never left alone, but then again, that was probably wise because otherwise, she would try to burn this place just like they had burned the bod*ies of the people she loved in Kai’s castle. She dreamed of doing this to Bjorn and his followers, even if it was the last thing she would ever do. Just thinking about it Savannah realised that this would be last thing she would do. She just had to think it through and get some strength back into her body.

She woke up again in the middle of the night when the veil of darkness surrounded her, and someone’s cold fingers were car*ssing her hair.

She wanted to slap that hand away, knowing very well that only one person would be bold enough to touch her like that. She stopped at the last minute, coming to the realisation that if she did just that, he might consider her strong enough to do other things. So, she chose to bear with this for now and hoped that he would leave again as he did before.

The scent of chestnut and Wintergreen enveloped her, and she hated to admit that it did not repulse her. If it was anyone else but her worst enemy, she would have probably even liked it.

Yet to her relief, she honestly did not feel anything resembling a mate bond. Her bones ached after K*lling Zack, but her soul and heart were hurting for Kai. Bjorn must have been imagining their connection. After all, wasn’t this exactly what his brother Castiel did to Riannon? He did not call her his mate, of course, but at the same time, he didn’t get to spend too many days with her. Hopefully, that would be the case for her, as well. She loathed to even think of having to stay here longer.

Bjorn stopped playing with her hair and wrapped his hands around her waist, bringing her closer, pressing her against his torso. Only the thin silky fabric of her nightgown what’s separating them now, and this made Savannah’s heart beat a bit faster. Not from ple@sure or anticipation. From the horror.

“I know you are not sleeping,” he told her, and her whole body went rigid when his grasp on her became tighter. “Being so close to me will help you heal faster, and our bond will finally fall into place.”

His hot breath burned the skin on her neck, but she did not move an inch. Not sleeping was one thing; being awake was another. Savvy knew he was testing her, and she did not wish to discover what would happen if he found her strong enough to perform Luna’s duties. She had a break because she was weak and unwell, and she hoped to prolong it as much as she could. She regretted not drinking more medicine when she was offered it last time. She would have had something in her stomach to throw up in front of him again if she did.

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