Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
She hit the back b*tton as she couldn’t stand it anymore and was about to throw the phone at the wall when she noticed familiar blonde hair in one of the video thumbnails.
“Lachlan,” she whispered in disbelief. Everything happened so fast that she had no time to think of what happened to the Beta of the North. In all honesty, she thought him dead because he was bedridden when the events unfolded, and the last thing she saw before she was taken away was the castle devoured by flames. It was natural to a*s*sume that he wouldn’t make it.
She clicked on the play b*tton, and tears welled up in her eyes when she saw Zara standing in the background. Her friend survived as well, and that brought some kind of relief to the princess. However, it was soon forgotten when she heard what Lachlan was saying.
“It is with regret that I announce the death of the last two remaining members of the Royal Family.” he said, and Savvy felt the knife that was stuck in her heart twisting painfully. “Both the King and the Princess were K*lled in an attack by the white bears, along with their quests King Gideon Stormhold of the Western Lycan Kingdom and Queen Riannon Stormhold. Other victims include Alpha Ramina Knight with her daughter Naya Knight, Alpha..” He was saying name after name – all people that she knew and people she was supposed to get to know soon as the Northern Queen. Only now Savvy realised that there had still been a flicker of hope that they had all survived somehow. Or, if not all of them, at least some of them. Kai, Gideon, Riannon. they were special wolves. They were strong. That thought ended abruptly when she saw her brother’s body lying on the stone floor of the castle with Ria and other bod*ies lined up right next to him. She didn’t see Kai no matter how hard she looked, though, but Elene was right there.
Maybe it was for the best that she didn’t see him. If she did, she would just break again.
Now she had no hope whatsoever.
Just the drive to destroy the ones responsible for all of this pain.
“This situation leaves us with no choice,” Lachlan continued, “the packs in question will need to choose new Alphas and arrive for the Council in the North and the West respectively to choose new lycan rulers. At the moment, we are awaiting a new attack, but l a*s*sure you that the North is still protected, and we have enough f0rces to keep it safe. Until the new King or Queen is chosen, I will remain the Beta-in-command and make all essential decisions. Remember that the North Star still shines upon our heads, and Fenrir’s will is for us to stay strong.”
He was saying something else, but Savannah couldn’t listen to it anymore.
She handed the phone to Chloe, forgetting that it wasn’t her device to begin with. So many thoughts were circling in her head. She let out a deep sigh, closing her eyes and trying to concentrate on what was important. It was somehow worse this way. She felt that if she just stayed standing like that, all the raw agony would escape her and she’d never be able to get out of it.
She couldn’t go there. She couldn’t afford to be weak. Not now, not when people depended on what she would do next.
“Let’s go!” Savvy motioned for Chloe to follow her, and the woman didn’t hesitate even for a moment.
“Just so you know” she quickly whispered to Savvy,
“Claude managed to save all the footage. Bjorn ordered us to delete everything and only leave the parts you saw, but Claude is good at these things. He saves a copy of everything we record and uploads it to the Cloud. It is all stored there, including.. that day.”
“Good” Savannah nodded, not wishing to go into detail. She wanted the truth to come out one day. Even if she wouldn’t be here to see that, she hoped that others would. “Why didn’t he come with you?” she asked instead.
“You only told them to bring the woman who arrived with you,” Chloe shrugged her shoulders. “We knew that it wasn’t me, but I had to use the opportunity to speak to you. They keep us locked in the room they gave us. We aren’t allowed to leave, but we have to look presentable 24/7 because we never know when Bjorn will request us to start working again. I have to say, he knows what he is doing. His campaign is thought through and well-planned.”
“It will not help him,” Savvy scowled, clenching her fists.
They walked out of the room to find the pale maid and a few guards, one of whom brought Chloe here. They all looked at her with a mix of shock, concern and resistance, sensing that the new queen was troubled.
“Take me to the pink-haired girl,” Savannah ordered, and all four bears remained silent. “I swear to the Moon Goddess, if l have to have the ‘Am l Your Queen?” conversation all over again, you are all going to regret it!”
She probably sounded menacing enough as one of the warriors stepped forward.
“This way,” he bowed his head in a sign of respect, quickly understanding the situation and choosing the lesser of two evils.
“Savvy!” Petra threw herself into her arms themoment she walked into her room. As if they had been friends for years, as if they weren’t rivals just a few days ago.
Although now it seemed like it had been years since the Luna Trials happened, if not in a different lifetime.
Petra looked paler than usual, her pink curly hair was down, and she was still wearing the same dress. She was given a small room with a tiny window, but at least this place was private enough, and it didn’t look like anyone dared to bother her there. There were guards at her door as well.
“Are you okay?” Savannah checked her friend’s face and exposed skin for visible signs of ab.use, but to her relief, found none.
Friends. They were friends now.
Although what surprised the princess the most was the fact that Petra was in a good mood and not crying like Savvy thought she would be.
“Yes, I am fine,” the girl f0rced a smile on her pretty face. “Are you?”
The question struck Savvy unexpectedly, and she didn’t know how to answer at first, so she chose to simply ignore it.
“Petra, it’s going to be okay,” she a*s*sured. “I will find a way out of this, and l swear you will go home as soon as possible.”
“Not without you!” The little Alpha furrowed her brows.
“Petra-” The princess rubbed her temples. “It’s complicated, but-“
“It’s not complicated!” Petra insisted, crossing her arms over her ch3st. “Either we are leaving together, or l stay here with you! I can’t let you save me time after time! I know how you all see me, and maybe l am not a warrior, but I am not a child anymore, either!”
Savvy looked at her. For the first time, she really looked at her, and her l!ps parted slightly. That feisty spirit.. she’d never seen it in this girl before.
“Petra, did you-” She wondered for a second, if all those bears fighting for Petra wasn’t just a coincidence.
“Evelyn taught me well,” the she-wolf smirked, playing with a strand of her pink hair. “She told me time after time that my beauty and innocence are my weapons. I finally understood what she meant to the fullest when we were brought here. Those bears were easy to fall for my sobbing. Just a few glances and each of them felt like the saviour l’d been waiting for. Although it does help that I come from good lineage, I suppose.”
Savvy gaped at her, shocked by the turn of events.
“D*mn, Petra, if you had played this way at The Luna Trials-“
“I tried,” the she-wolf smiled sheepishly. “It was a good experience if l am being honest, but Kai was never interested. From the very first day, he only had his eyes on you.”
They both said nothing for a few moments, just staring at each other. The mention of the Northern King still hurt Savannah, but Petra took her hands and squeezed them lightly. That child.. stopped being a child thanks to recent events.
“I can keep them fighting for a while” Petra added. “
Even when one of them wins me, I can ensure the others don’t let it go. I am sure Bjorn was busy today trying to find a way to appease them all when there is none. I hope it gives you time to act.”
Petra was toying with those bears, and Savvy admired how calmly she spoke about it. This here, right now, was a miracle, and somehow it gave her confidence to proceed with the crazy plan in her head. If Petra could do it, so could she.
“Listen,” Savvy locked their eyes. “You don’t have to do anything. Just stay safe, and when the opportunity to run back home presents itself, use it and don’t think about-
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