Chapter 256 – The Luna Trials Novel by Marissa Gilbert

Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert

Joran was furious. What was this boy thinking? Why did everyone under his control defy him today? He’d invested so much in this. bear cub! He’d spent years training and shaping him to become a perfect champion, to serve his agenda and rule over the Moonrise Kingdom they tried to restore. And he was throwing all this away for a woman?

He knew that Darius was obsessed with his mate, but was she even worth it, considering how many times she’d rejected him? She now had another man’s baby in her womb and wore his brother’s divine protection. Savannah Stormhold Fionnlagh, or whatever she was called now, was a lost cause not worth their time. Joran made his intentions clear, but Darius fought him on that.

This infuriated him even more. The bear would survive the fall, but he had to learn his lesson and never oppose him like that. He could get him another mate if it was so important to him, but respect and obed*ience were of utmost importance. Joran had already forgiven his disciple too many times for his behaviour.

So, to remind him of who was in charge here, Joran loosened his claws and let Bjorn fall down into the depth of the snow covered mountains. He would survive, of course, thanks to his blessing, but the cub would have to think twice about crossing him again.

The dragon deity watched his Champion’s descent. Tomorrow would be a new day, and they would talk again. They would work on the mistakes that were made today and find a solution. They always did.

He wanted to burn the whole battlefield to the ground seeing how his champions were losing the battle one by one. Disappointed…. He was so disappointed with each and every one of them. Not worthy, not strong enough. They would have crushed the enemy in a minute or two if they were like his dragonfly.

Joran knew that he had to find her, and then everything would return to normal. This was a setback, but he would work on a better plan next time. For now, he had to find her and make her regret betraying him. He broke her once. He could do that again.

However, he couldn’t leave without a little surprise. He’d bury them all here as a punishment for their resistance and failure.

When Gideon saw the dragon flying in the direction of the Northern Castle, he knew that Riannon had tricked him. It was too easy to make her stay behind this time, and he naively thought that it was because of her pregnancy when, in reality, she simply had more important things to do. She must have known that she would meet the dragon and planned accordingly.

He broke into a sprint, worried sick and leaving the battlefield at a crucial moment to go to her, but her calm voice in his mind stopped him.

“I am fine, my love,” Ria a*s*sured him. “It was quick, and he is already gone. I am fine, and no one got hurt.”

“Oh, someone will get hurt right after that baby is out of you, Riannon!” he warned her.

“I am so scared!” she taunted him with a chuckle, shifting his state of mind into a completely different one. His Queen played him like a fiddle, but he didn’t really mind. As long as she was safe and they were together, he could take it all.

“What were you thinking?!” he snarled, not wishing to let her off so easy.

“I got what I wanted,” she replied. “The answer to everything. Or at least I think so.”

“Ria, was it even worth it?” The Western Lycan King gritted his teeth.

“I’ll guess we’ll know soon enough “she sighed.” Get back there, Gideon. Savvy needs you more now than ever. Take care of her.”

“Stay where you are!” Gideon growled, hoping that maybe for once this stubborn woman would do as she was told. And then, remembering that Riannon Stormhold did not take orders, he added, “Please, Ria. I beg you.”

“I’ll stay here until it’s over and I am needed again. Now go, Gideon. You have to be there now.”

He knew better than to ignore his wife’s words. She knew things. She always knew everything before everyone else, so he started looking for his little sister since Ria had mentioned her name.

When a wave of power hit them, he saw Reid changing before his eyes, but instantly felt that his Beta would be all right. The change was for the better.

However, he still couldn’t find his sister. The Luna Squad was still fighting, but she wasn’t there anymore.

Finally, he noticed Amarok sprinting to the top of the mountain, and he knew this was where Savvy would be. Those two were inseparable.

However, when he reached the top using his Royal Lycan form, he only found Savannah, unable to speak, and the damned dragon flying away with what looked like a man in his claws.

“Savvy!” he shifted back into his human form and grasped his sister’s shoulders, turning her to look at him, but she still stared somewhere at the mountains and pieces of a horrible picture puzzle began to click together in his head. “Where is Kai?” he asked, and Savvy’s body shuddered at the mention of his name. This couldn’t mean anything good.

He stared at the dragon flying in circles in the sky, his serpentine body had to do that to defy gravity. As soon as he dropped the man he was holding, Gideon knew that it was Bjorn and not the Northern Lycan King.

“I need to find him!” Savannah muttered to herself as if she wasn’t there with him. He could tell that she was shaken by deep shock, the raw emotions were still on her face.

“I need to get you back to the castle,” Gideon said cautiously, still watching the deity that seemed to fly back at them at high speed. “Come quickly, Sav.”

“No!” She resisted the moment he pulled her hand, wishing to stay.

The dragon was already so close that they could not escape his wrath. Gideon grabbed his sister f0rcefully, unable to count on her coming back to her senses in time. He jumped to a lower ledge of the mountain, keeping her close. Savvy did not make it easy for him as she struggled against his grip. However, Gideon knew that protecting her now was more important than anything.

His worst fear came true when the dragon slammed his long tail against the mountaintop, causing it to shake. The Lycan King could feel the vibration, the snow started to move, and he knew he had just a fraction of a moment to hide.

He shifted into his Royal Lycan form and made a leap with Savvy in one of his hands while grasping the ice rocks with another not to slip all the way down to their death. He was aiming for the cave where Savannah’s warriors fought, and luckily, he managed to reach it just in time.

“Inside!” he roared to the warriors still left there, and all of them obeyed his Alpha command fast. Even the white bears listened to his order, and he did not find it in himself to push them away. Every shifter felt that they had seconds to do what they were told or be wiped away by an avalanche going down the sharp cliffs as an unstoppable f0rce.

With no time to spare, Gideon threw Savvy inside, closing the entrance with the rock used as a door. The light that went through the little cracks was gone the moment it was done, and they all were drowned in the darkness, buried under piles and piles of snow.

Trapped…

Savannah breathed heavily with her eyes closed. Trapped inside of the ancient passage within the mountain, she tried not to think about Kai. Not only was he thrown from the sky onto the deadly spikes, but now he was probably also covered with a merciless sea of snow. Her heart stung, making her dizzy, and her fingers went to the mark on her neck.

Gideon was saying something to the unfortunate bears who were locked in with them now, although his speech sounded more like growling, but Savvy couldn’t bring herself to listen.

She rubbed the mark near her collarbone, its glow and the crescent on Gideon’s neck were the only two things illuminating the dark. space around them.

The glow suddenly gave her hope. It was common knowledge that the marks were fading slightly if one of the mates was dead. Not to mention that Savvy was supposed to feel Kai’s pain if he d*ied. She didn’t feel anything of the sort. She was fine, just scared to death. and worried sick. The nausea was getting stronger, and she rubbed her belly hoping to suppress it.

“Little one,” she whispered so that no one could hear her, “I need your help now. I need to find your Daddy so I can’t be sick. Please, baby, help me stay strong. I need to bring him back for the both of us.”

She tried to think straight and tried to trust her instincts..

When Zack was alive, she could feel a lot of what was going on in his life. She had to believe that it was the same now. Her bond with Kai was much stronger. She was slowly calming down, knowing that there was no chance of him being dead. Her soul had not been ripped apart. Her mate was still alive, and she was going to find him.

They waited for the vibrations to stop. Unfortunately, it took some time. One of the warriors brought her clothes, and she put them on, still leaving the scarf wrapped around her neck. She would have to go and search for Kai the moment she was free from this place.

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