Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
“Kai, we should stop!” Savannah pleaded as her husband kept peppering her neckline with ki!ses, trying to relieve her of her dress.
“We really shouldn’t,” he murmured softly, biting her shimmering North Star mark, which always made his wife throw her head back and give him better access. He stood behind her, hands greedily travelling all over her body, grasping and kneading everything that finally belonged to him.
“We -have to-” Savannah gasped, forgetting what it was that they had to do. There had been so much work in the past few weeks. that they couldn’t enjoy their life as newlyweds the way they desired. In fact, they either did not see each other during the days or, worse – they saw each other, were so close to each other, but the circumstances did not let them touch each other. Reunited only at night, they both lacked sleep. However, the choice was always obvious. Especially now that their subordinates made the mistake of leaving them.
alone together for a few minutes.
What were they thinking? That Kai would be locked in a room with his beautiful wife and not touch her? Not a chance!
“I don’t know about you, but I just have to have you. Now!” His voice rasped somewhere in her hair that he let down, throwing away the pins that held an intricate hairdo a few seconds prior. Something that took her omegas an hour to make look perfect. “Your scent drives me crazy, Savvy, so it’s your fault anyway.”
“And how is this fair?” She giggled, ready to succumb to his advances, when someone knocked on the door, disturbing them.
“Shh,” Kai bit her earlobe gently. “If we are quiet, they will go away!”
“No, they will not!” Lachlan grunted behind the door.
“You two are too loud anyway!” Zara supported her mate with a chuckle. “And it’s time! Everyone is already here.”
‘Just five minutes!” Savvy yelled at their friends and turned to face her husband.
“Ten!” he growled, crushing his lips to hers, and then added, when he broke the k!ss to breathe, “Twenty!”
Zara and Lachlan stepped away a respectful distance from the door, knowing it would be longer than twenty minutes. Their King and Queen never knew how to stop once they got together. Which was understandable, of course, but it made their lives so much more complicated.
Zara closed her eyes, and Lachlan chuckled, “What are you doing?”
“Asking the maids to bring a new dress here and to search for the one who did Savvy’s hair. All the previous work just went in the bin. Kai is too passionate to bother with these things. And while I deal with the Queen’s look, you deal with him.”
The werebird pointed at the Western King, who strode in their direction accompanied by his wife. Riannon’s belly was already round and plainly visible and she had one of her hands laid on its top, looking like a vision in her milky white silk dress without any extra decorations. Only a delicate gold and diamond tiara adorned her head in the shape of flowers.
Gideon looked beyond annoyed. “Where the hell are they and how long-”
A loud feminine M0@n emerged from Kai’s office, followed by a growl that shook the walls.
The four of them froze, which only let them clearly hear another m0an.
“Never mind,” Gideon winced, furrowing his brow. “Tell them-”
A scream this time.
“We’ll meet them in the throne room!” Riannon let out a soft laugh, leading her traumatised husband away. “I told you they were busy!” she jabbed him as they made their exit, clearly enjoying his predicament. “That serves you right.”
This time a M0@n and a growl happened simultaneously, and the King and Queen of the West had to speed up to escape the audible evidence of the newlyweds’ happy moment together.
“Well, at least no one will question if the marriage is consummated!” Lachlan joked, trying not to think of the woman next to him.
She looked too gorgeous tonight to ignore and he was not made of stone.
Kai and Savannah emerged from the office one hour later, eyes sparkling with happiness and hair and clothing completely dishevelled.
“For Fenrir’s sake!” the Beta ran his hand through his hair as he observed the royal couple, unable to erase the wide grins from their faces.
“Relax!” Kai gripped his shoulder in a friendly manner. “We are the King and the Queen. They literally can’t start the event without us!”
“Yeah, yeah,” Zara rolled her eyes, pushing Savvy back into the office. “With all due respect, you aren’t making our lives easy! Lan, keep him there until we are out. Don’t let him in! Or it will be the same thing all over again!”
“Your command is… well… my command,” Lachlan chuckled as a swarm of omegas appeared to help Savvy look like a picture-perfect Queen again and not like the happy newlywed she really was.
She reappeared in a beautiful blue gown with a train and flowers embroidered all over it. Her hair was up again, although in a more relaxed style now, a few strands loose and her beautiful mark on full display. This was just how Kai liked it. He wanted the whole world to know that this woman chose him and now belonged to him. He allowed himself to wear a black collarless shirt and blazer today so that his North Star was visible as well.
They passed a group of Lunas who probably were supposed to accompany their Alphas but were actively discussing something else.
From the corner of her eye, Savvy recognized a familiar book. The hot pink cover with a Northern blue Str!pe in the middle and the picture of Claude and Chloe back to back was hard to miss.
“And then the Queen ripped his heart out with her bare hands!” one of the women gasped. “They blurred it in the tv special, but in the book, Claude tells-”
Kai rolled his eyes, lacing his fingers with his wife’s.
“I hate that book,” she mumbled, and he nodded understandingly.
“Those two are something else!” Kai chuckled. “How is it that the book is about us, but they are the ones on the cover?”
“Oh, please!” Savvy let out a little laugh. “If you would like that, I can arrange it! The sales will certainly spike!”
“No, thanks!”
“Besides, haven’t you heard?” Savvy taunted. “The real heroes of the story are Claude and Chloe themselves. Apparently, Chloe told me what to do back at the bear castle and gave me the strength to rebel. While Claude risked his life to get us all out of captivity and then personally encouraged you to turn into Amarok.”
“Seriously?” Kai raised his brow, holding back a laugh. “And people bought that?”
“Well, it’s not like you or I corrected them, right?” Savannah snorted quietly. “So yeah, they are getting away with this one, and everyone loves it. All that being said, our ratings are through the roof now, and Kyle says the book helped sustain the favourable impression we gained after the Avalanche Battle.”
“Are the twins invited today?” Kai glanced at Zara as she was the one who had a folder with the guest list in her hands.
“They are invited everywhere,” Elene greeted her brother at the entrance to the throne room with a stiff smile. She had been waiting for them for Fenrir knew how long. “All the best places, too. You are late. And what the hell did you do to King Gideon? He looked like he was about to get sick. If you ask me, greenish skin colour doesn’t suit him.”
“We’d better not share the details,” Kai winked at his sister, “or you will join him.”
“I am not going to ask.” Elene sighed, shaking her head, Let’s go! After you, Majesties.”
They walked into the Grand Hall decorated for the occasion with blue flowers of different shades. The royal couple of the North took their time getting to their thrones, knowing that all eyes were on them.
Just one month had passed since their wedding and coronation, but they’d mastered every move to perfection. They knew how important today was because their people needed to see them. After the devastating war where so many shifters d*ied, and their world turned upside down with Fenrir’s and Joran’s blessings, it was easy to dwell in panic.
The whole continent could be easily devoured by chaos. It was their role to project confidence to their subjects as a sign that everything was going to be fine and that they had everything under control. They had to give them hope and stability, even if they were still finding their feet in this changed world.
They were finally at the top of the stairs and turned their backs to their respective thrones. Elene and Lachlan stood at Kai’s side, while Zara and Kyle took place next to Savannah.
“We are happy to welcome you to our house,” Kai greeted the guests. “It’s a huge honour to have so many friends who came to help us in our time of need. Today, we will be celebrating the heroes, dead and alive, saying our thanks to each of you and ensuring that no debt is left unpaid.”
“We will start with a minute of silence, as we remember every wolf, werecat, witch, werebird and other shifters who did not survive the war,” Savannah announced loudly. “While no words will be pronounced, we’ll each reflect on what happened to us and why, pray to our gods, and think of what we can do to avoid letting this happen again.”
One of the lower ranked lycans rang a bell, and everyone present bowed their heads in respect. They had all lost someone in the Avalanche Battle, or in smaller fights and attacks that preceded it. They all personally knew the price of the war.
When the minute was over, and the guests raised their heads, Savannah smiled through tears. It was harder to control her emotions now, thanks to h0rmones.
“And now we will celebrate life!” she gave the floor to her husband.
“King Gideon and Queen Riannon Stormhold,” Kai called the first names and gestured for their relatives to join them at the top of the stairs. “We are family now, but it was a rocky road getting here. I am proud to call you both my friends and family, and I give you my word that I will do everything in my power to ensure that the alliance between The Northern and The Western Lycan Kingdoms remains strong for as long as I live.”
“Accept this token of our grat*itude,” Savannah took a little box from Zara and handed it to the couple. Riannon gasped when she saw a beautiful labyrinth medallion with a Northern Star in one of the paths.
“Even in your darkest days, you can count on us,” Kai promised. “It’s enough to send a messenger with this pendant, and we will bring an army to help you.”
“The honour is mine,” Gideon bowed his head respectfully and whispered so that only Kai and Savvy could hear him. “Next time, I will bring you something shiny and pretty too, Fionnlagh.”
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