The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 47

Chapter 47 Savannah opened the door into the dark room, noticing at once that the curtains werestill closed despite it being well past noon.

Nothing changed in the last few weeks.

"Hey," she checked if the owner of the chambers was there, but no response followed.

However, she distinctly heard some movement inside.

“Elene,” Savvy decided to enter without invitation.

Kai told her to leave his sister alone, to give her the space she needed.

And as a result, Elene spent day after day alone in the darkness.

The news of Penelope’s death was devastating for her.

She found the northern Princess in the corner behind her bed.

Elene was sitting on the floor, hugging her knees, her golden hair undone and reaching theground.

The air in the room seemed stuffy.

"Did you eat anything today?" Savvy asked, and silence was her answer once again.

This was no way to go on.

She walked deeper into the room and slid down to the floor next to Elene.

One could hear a pin drop there.

The Northern Princess did not react, and they sat like this in complete silence for a while.

"Your brother is worried about you, you know." Savannah sighed and leaned her head against the cold wall.

“And he needs you.

Probably more than ever before.

Your country is falling apart, the war is on its doorstep, and enemies are all around us.” For a few moments, Elene said nothing, but then she asked, “Did shesuffer?" Her voice was trembling, and so was her small frame.

Savannah knew that she meant Penelope, and some part of her wanted to tell her the dead lycaness was never her friend in the first place.

Her speech right before her demise was horrible and cruel.

However, Savvy feared this would probably only break her almost sister-in-law irreparably.

“No,” she said honestly.

“Not really.

He snapped her neck; everything happened very fast.

I don't think she even had the time to process what was happening.” And now Savannah was the one being blamed for this.

After Bjorn mentioned that she had "slayed her competition", at least half of the Northern Lycan Kingdom started hating her instantlysince Penelope was the only one dead.

They got Bjorn’s little hint.

Everyone used to see Penelope as the North's sweetheart and the best candidate for the role of the Luna.

Her father was an Alpha of a prominent lycan pack, and he was fuming.

Things were bad.

"That's probably the best way, right?" Elene looked at her questioningly, and Savvy forced a little smile on her face, nodding.

“Her funeral was beautiful,” she added.

“Everyone was missing you.” “And I will miss her…

Pen was the only one who always was on my side.” This time, Savannah chose not to comment because tellingthe truth wasn't an option right now, considering how fragile the lycaness next to her was and lying to her face wasn't a good idea either.

“I saw her,” Elene said suddenly, wrinkling her nose.

“Who?” Savvy’s stomach churned.

"Gideon's wife." The northerner looked away, fidgeting with the edge of her long nightgown.

"I saw both of them through the window." She bit her lip almost to the point of bleeding and then exhaled heavily.

“She is so …

perfect." Savannah wondered if this was part of why the woman stayed in her room the whole time.

Not only had her so-called best friend just died, but the love of her life was also here with his beautiful, flawless mate.

The two always radiated happiness.

Savannah loved them both, but she knew how a person with a broken heart could feel nextto them.

It was a lot to take in for anyone.

“Yeah.

Riannon is amazing.

It's not always easy to be in the same room with her,” she admitted.

So many times after Zack's betrayal, she questioned herself, thinking that maybe it was her fault he couldn’t choose her over everything.

Perhaps, if she could be more like Ria, everything would have played out differently.

Only now, with Kai by her side, she knew her imperfections weren’t the problem.

He loved her the way she was.

He loved her for the way she was.

ELI "And it looked like he loves her a lot." Elene threw her head back and closed her eyes, swallowing a sob thatthreatened to escape her.

“He does.” Once again, Savvy chose not to lie.

"They are perfect for each other." For about a minute, none of them said a word.

to

he's

never looked at me

I

me.

never did, and I imagined

a horrible pathetic person." "I think you’re a passionate person ready to

me a hard time when I arrived.” Savvy let out a little

1? I tried to push you

how much Kai was smitten with

this competition and practically forced her to take

be alive now!"

Savannah tried to choose

was a grown woman and had

give me the impression of someone who could be pushed around easily, so

give your best friend a helping hand when she needed it.” “Is

happy with her,”

course, they will be

They are mates.

“I’m not going to tell you

feel for him is much bigger and deeper than whatever I feltfor my own

It can’t compare.”

Elene looked at her.

hair with her fingers as if she had just rememberedwho she was and what she probably looked

over it,” she promised

“I already did once.

It just…

her hand on the floor and

worried sick about you, and he has a lot on his plate right now.” “You said thathe needs my help,"

"He needs your help with what

a speech, undermining Kai after everything that happened at the

it's working in his favour, and many in the media are on

Their loyalties are shifting.

terrible, if I am honest." "What about the twins7″ Elene’s

collected, un just as Savvy used to

they don't speak much about it," the

up and went to her walk-in closet, going through the racks

Savannah followed her, impressed by

figured out in the very beginning that the Princess was

time, the famous siblings

could bend the narrative any way

going to do?" Savvy wondered, leaning against the door frame and watching the girl in front

that the show must go on,” Elene clenched her lips, but slowly, they curled into

all, we haven't aired the last episode of The Luna Trials

everything around!" Savvy left her room in relief, hoping Elene would do everything she

caught

smirked and

arrest may have been over, but he still spent most ofhis time in

other yesterday!" The guy rolled his eyes as he went

was the day before yesterday!” She

appeared on his face and she ran her palm

say, we clicked like two pieces of a puzzle, like Yin and Yang, like…”Kyle

got the idea!” Savvy let out a

“I only come to the North forthe alliance! I will never love again! Blah-blah-blah!" Savvy narrowed her

what do you need from me now?" Kyle

help." "Lynn and I,” Savannah tasted the

you are seriously in love!" "Shh!" He placed his finger to

what do you

lot!” she admitted

in a week.” “Everything has to be perfect!” Elene was checking everyone in line as ifthey

to perform as a united front! This is the only way!” She glanced at Gideon, andhe nodded politely, keeping his beautiful wife, in an elegant golden

Riannon was glowing.

will do our best." She assured the Northern

was still slightly awkward, but they were getting

really doing this?" Savannah asked, and Kai entwined their

a dress one of the best Northern designers

purple just yet, but it hinted that the crown would adorn this

patterns, and

hairpins keeping her locks in

first to walk out to the

gathered to glimpse not just

rare that most people travelled from afar to

security had to be tripled, and Kai let

by the people

one day before that the Lycan King of the Western Kingdom arrived here with his Queen, which

They weren’t enemies anymore.

hostility was in both countries'

people have desired peace

were bigger

doing this," Kai smiled at

fact, I can’t

we?" "Yes, we shall!" Savvy took a

blinded them temporarily, and

Savannah tried to

past weeks was finally

her hand the whole time, which helped

his support; she knew he was there

would get her through

before, Chloe and Claude

and away from lycan warriors, hiding underground when he could and making his people do

the twins commenting mercilessly on all

by footage of Savannah getting out of the silver pit by literally leaving her

the

it very clear that Savvy defeated her in the Trials butthen made sure to come

posting a few "candid" images of Elene and Savannah

a

Savannah with Kai.

she was the best Luna for the North, but the mood

did prove

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