The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 39

Savvy blinked and saw snow-white hair swinging before her eyes as Naya took a battle stance.

“Easy there!” Her lips curled into a menacing grin as she blocked inga’s attack. Her eyes did not promise her opponent anything good, “You may hurt yourself again! We wouldn’t want that would

we?”

The werecat dodged another blow and then kicked Inga’s legs gracefully, making her kiss the dirty ground. Once again, Savannah admired the beauty with which the cats moved. As if they were dancing and not fighting

“If we could shift…” the werewolf growled.

“If we could shift, there would be a blood stain in the shape of you!” Naya retorted with a chuckle. “You don’t scare me, wolf girt. The only one I am scared of in this entire competition is the person I side

with.”

“Enough!” Celia tried to wriggle out from under Savannah, and the Princess stood up, letting her go. The ginger-haired girl rushed to her friend’s side,

“But…”inga was about to protest

“Did you hear what she said?” Celia seemed more agitated because of the magic word than anything else. “Sorry, but even Penelope is not worth it for me. Soyou are on your own! Besides, I think we have stalled them for long enough!”

Inga relaxed slightly hearing this and nodded. They exchanged glances and charged in the same direction without saying anything else.

“So much for their company!” Naya turned to face the other two women, and Savvy really didn’t

know what to expect next.

**You side with me?” The Princess raised her brow questioningly.

“Of course I do!” Alaugh followed the reply. “Who else could you and me, two Westerners, join

here?

“I could join forces with Astrid.” Savvy pointed out, throwing a quick glance at Petra, who still clung to the tree branch as if her life depended on it.

“I hate that one!” Naya scrunched her nose. “And Brigit!” The Princess continued. “Ugh, that one is even worse. You see why you needed me here?” The cat smirked.

“I needed you? Since when?” Now Savannah was interested.

“Since always!” Naya rolled her eyes. “Why do you think I am here? To fight for a man? No, thank you. I like pirts more anyway. Although men can be fun sometimes. That depends on the size of their dl-”

“I get it!” Savannah tried to stop her confession. “I still don’t get why, though. And how did you know

about the Trials?”

“I received an invitation from Elene. She wanted a werecat of noble blood to compete, and my

mother chose me.”

“So, you knew before I even got here?” Savvy gritted her teeth. “Why didn’t you inform us? We are

supposed to be in an alliance with the cat packs.”

“We are in an alliance,” Naya confirmed nonchalantly. “That’s the whole point. You didn’t need that

information back then. Your brother would flip, and we would have had another war on our hands instead

of a new and powerful ally. Who would want that? My mother sent me here to help you get King Kai’s heart and marry him. Or, at the very least, help you win the Trials and get the three wishes. If you had been disqualified, I would have to win this thing myself. Luckily, you didn’t disappoint. The King is really not my type, so thanks for that.”

“You cats have strange ideas about loyalty,” Sawy scoffed; however, she also felt relieved.

“We do what will benefit us all. If King Gideon asked us, we would have told him what we knew. But he didn’t, so….”

That was one convenient way of thinking

helped me?” Savannah let out a laugh.

hilarious.

to report

a very questionable plan!”

worked, though!” The werecat snickered. “I was worried when you disappeared for a few days, but after I listened to Beta Lachlan’s conversation with Princess Elene, I knew you were not suffering in the King’s arms. I have to say, you worked faster than I expected. I thought

as more than enemies somewhere closer to the end of the Trials. And look

and it’s not

were twitching to keep a straight face, but tears were already on her long lashes. “You and King

“I forgot

More tears streamed down her cheeks. “Giving him sexy’l

her head at once, choosing her words cautiously now. “No one

lavours! Petra, we … we are

mouth. It was the first time she

she claimed him

slowly sunk in and Petra’s expression changed to a more

The pink-haired girl asked, and Naya snorted,

she cleared her throat. “You know what, we need to move if we

Forgotten City.”

here and wait for help.” The

behind.

her head. “I gave my word that I’d take care of her.” “For real?” Naya looked at her in disbelief.

her to wrap her arm around her

support. “Let’s go.”

took the tree branch away from the

“Come here! It will

a while, but since there were two of them now, it was

faster.

we don’t have to worry about any attacks anymore.” The werecat

the situation. “Inga and Celia are long gone. What did you say

seeing the walls of the Forgotten City from a distance. They weren’t as destroyed as she imagined. In fact, they seemed very tall and

it?”

wish I knew!” The Princess chuckled. “It

their life there in prayers to Fenrir. They only eat food they grow themselves and are never allowed to marry anyone. Even if they meet their mate, however unlikely if one lives in Claghtern, they have to reject them.

Petra tried to explain. “It’s an

chuckled.

The werecat

lauchs.

year. Evelyn says it’s one of the reasons why she is in the Luna Trials. First, it postpones the Inevitable. And second, if she or one of her friends wins, they could use one

like Penelope would waste a

the city walls, but there was no entrance in

had already lost too much time, but it wasn’t hopeless yet. She was confident in

and Naya exchanged

go already. I will look after

talking about her. “I will just wait here until everything is over. I am not

eye, reacting fast. “Life has thrown you into this, and now you have to do the best

her lips. “According to your own mentor, the point is your pride and reputation.

sit and wait until someone arrives to save you?”

to

wait for the

!

healed, and I have to go now. But I really hope to see you fight, Petra. Not for Kai, not for any man. For you. You are just as strong as everybody

a supportive smirk. “I’ll find you later by your scent,” she promised, waving the

the wall, realising there

doors,

simply climb the wall, not

of the former northern capital unfolded before her eyes. It was a huge circular labyrinth with thousands of branches, and Savvy had no idea how people lived here in ancient times. It

sunset.

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