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

me?” Savannah let out a laugh.

hilarious.

fine. If something wasn’t, I had to report to her, and she

sounds like a very questionable plan!”

listened to Beta Lachlan’s conversation with Princess Elene, I knew you were not suffering in

to the end of the Trials. And

and it’s

to look at her. Her lips were twitching to keep a straight face, but tears were already on her long

mumbled. “I forgot the child

stomped her hurt foot and winced at the sharp pain. More tears

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

him sex al lavours! Petra,

left her mouth. It was the

she

sunk in and Petra’s expression changed to

The pink-haired girl asked, and Naya snorted,

throat. “You know what, we need to move if we ever

Forgotten City.”

here and wait for help.” The werecat smiled at Petra, clearly intending to leave

behind.

take care of her.” “For

helped her to

support. “Let’s go.”

murmured to herself and took

here!

since there were two of them now, it

faster.

worry about any attacks

are long gone. What did you say to Celia

distance. They weren’t as destroyed as she imagined.

it?” Naya

wish I knew!” The Princess chuckled. “It proved so

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

Naya snorted, “That’s a first!” “They are more like priestesses,” Petra tried to explain. “It’s an honourable position.” “if it’s that honourable,

chuckled.

nun type?” The werecat sniggered,

lauchs.

explaining. “Cella had to join them last 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 of the three

“If she thinks someone like Penelope would waste a wish on

walls, but there was

was confident in her own strength and knew she

and Naya exchanged concerned

“Just go already. I will look after her UNTIL her

about her. “I will just wait here

eye, reacting fast. “Life has thrown you into this, and now you have to do the best you can. Your leg will heal soon, and then you will show what you are

point if there isn’t even a prize anymore?” The she-wolf pouted her lips. “According to your

sit and wait until

going to at least

the outcome. She had

!

for Kai, not for any man. For you. You are just as strong as everybody else here. Even if you don’t go far until you try, you know

nodded at Naya, and the werecat gave her a supportive smirk. “I’ll find you later by your scent,” she promised, waving

some time down the wall, realising there was

tall fence and no doors, no gates, no holes

simply climb the

of branches, and Savvy had no idea how people lived here in ancient times.

sunset.

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