The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Seventy Three Letters

“In your dreams!” Savannah hissed, trying to push him away. “Womanisers are not my cup of tea. So, go back to Sabrina, the teenage witch and…”

He crushed his lips into hers, his warm tongue sliding into her mouth, trying to gain submission with t, greedy, devouring, dominant strokes. She relished this more than she cared to admit, but, her desires battled her will, she couldn’t lose. So, while Kai was enjoying himself, Savannah did the only thing that came to her mind and bit his lip, drawing blood from it. Kai growled into her mouth, but to her surprise, it wasn’t the angry growl she expected.

He caught both her arms and pinned them above her head, staring at her with a smug smile and licking his lip, the metallic taste only exciting him more for some reason.

“Do that again, and I’ll choke you!” Savvy promised and saw the lycan leaning toward her lips.

“I have to warn you, Savannah,” he whispered in a manner that created goosebumps all over her body. “It’s quite possible that I will enjoy that as well. So, do as you must.”

He was about to claim her lips when she turned away, forgetting that this only gave him access to her neck.

“Don’t tempt me, Savvy,” he snarled into her ear and started to trail a series of wet torturous kisses all over her neckline. “You have no idea how many times I have thought of marking you. But when I do it, I will do it right.”

She froze in his arms, not believing her own ears. Was he really saying that? A mark? He can’t be serious!

“Stop it, Kai!” she ordered, and to her surprise, he obeyed her at once, locking his blue eyes with hers. “Enough of these games! Let’s just go to the main hall. You can play with one of your other brides if you are in the mood for it! Just leave me alone.”

She tried to walk away, but he caught her again.

“Savvy, what’s wrong?” Now he was serious. He could tell that she was hurting, and his heart was aching for some reason,

“Nothing!” She lied, to which of course he didn’t buy.

“Savvy….” Kai caught her in his arms again and took her chin into his hands. “Savvy, you aren’t seriously thinking I was on a date with Salome, are you?”

“What am I supposed to think?!” she snapped at him.

“That I am crazy about you,” he interrupted. That you are all I can think of since the moment I saw you destroying that bush.”

She paused, fingers digging into the fabric of his expensive black suit.

“That I am ready to send to hell all the traditions of my country for a chance to marry you.” He smiled. “If you will have me, that is.”

She let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding when he pulled her closer. “But Salome…”

“Salome will be leaving the Trials today.” Ka smirked. “You are not the only one who came here for an alliance, Savannah.”

Her lips parted at the news. She couldn’t believe this was really happening and that the million scenarios of Kai marrying the witch she fabricated in her mind were not going to come true.

“Why are you telling me all this?” she asked, arching her brow in sudden curiosity. “Isn’t this confidential information?”

“It is,” he affirmed and nodded, tracing her lower lip with his thumb. “But, how else am I ever going to gain your trust?”

She clenched her lips, knowing she would probably always have trust issues. How could anyone trust other people in this cruel world?

prove to you I am worthy

sadly. If he was venturing to

at him. “This is why the Luna Trials are over

shook her head in denial. “This is crazy. That’s impossible! Let’s just forget the whole thing. You and I … it was never going to work. You will find your mate, and this would become a disaster! Besides, we barely know each other … All this is just … I don’t

nonsense, and he watched

a mate if she is not you,” he told her, placing his forehead on hers. “She can’t feel better

was the one struck with a fit of jealousy. “It will consume you within minutes, overwhelm you. You will forget about everyone else and only want that one

you feel about your mate?” His grip on her became tighter, and he wasn’t sure if he really wanted to know the answer. What if her feelings for him were nothing in comparison? Was that

any more,” she breathed out, and he felt the heavy constriction gripping his heart lift off

a problem either,” he said, gently nibbling her lips. “Just say

Kai gave her a challenging look, unbuttoning his blazer and throwing it to the ground. She stared at him with her brows furrowed. Next,

you would require more persuasion, the king’s hand glided over her hip, moving the fabric of

stuttered hesitantly. Yet she did not push him

before my future Queen.” he sneered and hooked her thigh,

her.

him, but he was already peppering her skin with small sizzling kisses. “We

you went from ‘we can’t’ to ‘not here’ in less than a

reached for her silk underwear.

He smirked and placed her thigh on his broad shoulder, dipping

making its first stroke against her core, only a mere piece of fabric separating them now. To her surprise, he immediately withdrew from her, his eyes intensely

me you want this,” he looked at her with such vivid passion that she

shook her head. One of them had to be the sane one. “Let’s just go

with a laugh. “Not interested in that

a way to ask for consent!” she hissed as he drew

had stabbed

She knew quite well he could already scent her response to his question, he could glimpse it on her ruined underwear. He was too close to not notice.

he added and grazed his canines over her sensitive skin. “I really don’t mind. In fact, if your legs are wrapped around my shoulders, I could stay like that my

she closed

Her voice emitting anger and desperation simultaneously. “Yes! To

lacy piece of fabric off her faster than she

hot tongue from the very bottom of her core to the delicate bud at the top of her pink glistening folds in one

it couldn’t fit in his large palm, he flickered his tongue over and over, swearing under his breath a few times because he didn’t

control himselt.

The last thing she wanted now was witnesses. Although, the thought that they might get caught excited her more than she

me,” Kai chuckled before he plunged his tongue inside, probing her, teasing. Her core clenched around him, and

she tried to ask the question, but her mind was clouded with every sensation he was now giving her. She moaned that last word, and he stopped everything, tearing away

a smug smile to stretch

her, his fingers making circular motions around her sensitive bundle of nerves. “You know, we had a beautiful alphabet system. Seventy-three

forming on his

returned his gaze to her centre and this time added a finger to his divine torture

quickly inside her, and she tugged