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

your being here helped me?” Savannah let out

hilarious.

something wasn’t, I had to report

sounds like a very

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 that you two

as more than enemies somewhere closer to the end of

it’s not even

lips were twitching to

mumbled. “I forgot

the sharp pain. More tears streamed down her cheeks. “Giving him sexy’l favours so that he helps you is

shook her head at once, choosing her

Petra, we … we are

was the first time she

first time she

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

mates?” The pink-haired girl asked, and Naya

need to move if we ever want to get to

Forgotten City.”

The

behind.

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

and helped her to wrap her arm

support. “Let’s go.”

herself and took the tree branch away from

away. “Come here! It will be

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

faster.

have to worry about any attacks anymore.” The

Celia are long gone. What did you say to

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

is it?”

The Princess chuckled.

their mate, however unlikely if one lives in Claghtern, they have to reject them. It’s pure life. They also train to be warriors and are considered elite here. They say that Fenrir gives

“That’s a first!” “They are more like priestesses,” Petra tried to explain. “It’s an honourable position.” “if it’s that honourable, why did one mention of the place make Cella

chuckled.

the nun type?” The werecat

lauchs.

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

thinks someone like Penelope would waste a wish on her, she doesn’t know

the city walls, but there was no

time, but it wasn’t hopeless yet. She was confident in her own strength and knew she could still catch up, but not while carrying

and Naya

with you!” The werecat sighed. “Just go already. I will look after her UNTIL her foot is healed. After that, she

leave me now,” Petra realised they were talking about her. “I will just wait here until everything is over. I am not

in the 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

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

and wait until someone

to at least

for the outcome.

!

said. “Naya will stay with you until your knee is 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

and the werecat gave her a supportive smirk. “I’ll find you later by

down the wall, realising there was no entrance

fence and no doors, no gates, no

the wall, not

with thousands of branches, and Savvy had no idea how people lived here in ancient times. It looked like a big trap, and it did not help

sunset.

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