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. This was

hilarious.

report to her, and she would inform King Gideon.” Naya folded her arms on her

like a very questionable plan!” Savvy

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

as more than enemies somewhere closer to the end of

it’s

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

“I forgot the

fair!” Petra stomped her hurt foot and winced at the sharp pain. More tears

wow!” Savvy shook her head at once, choosing her words cautiously now. “No

sex al lavours! Petra, we … we are

her mouth. It was the first time she said that out loud to

first time she claimed him as

and Petra’s expression changed to a more understanding

asked, and Naya snorted, but Savannah jabbed her with her

we need to move if

Forgotten City.”

wait for help.” The werecat

behind.

I’d take care of her.” “For real?” Naya looked

Savannah returned to Petra and helped her to

support. “Let’s go.”

cat murmured to herself and took

away. “Come here! It will

since there were two

faster.

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

in the situation. “Inga and Celia are long gone. What

replied, seeing the walls of the Forgotten City from a distance. They weren’t as destroyed

it?” Naya

wish I knew!” The Princess chuckled.

“Women spend 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. It’s pure life. They also train to be

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 disappear?”

chuckled.

werecat sniggered, and they both snorted,

lauchs.

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 wishes to free Cella from

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

the city walls, but

too much time, but it wasn’t hopeless yet. She was confident in her own strength and knew she could still

Naya exchanged concerned

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

about her. “I will just

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

The she-wolf pouted her lips. “According to your own

wait until someone arrives to save you?” Savannah taunted.

going to at

wait for the

!

I really hope to see you fight, Petra. Not for Kai, not for any man. For you. You are just as strong as everybody else here. Even if you don’t

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

some time down the wall, realising there was no

doors, no gates, no holes

simply climb the wall, not

was a huge circular labyrinth 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 that now it was lit by the red light of

sunset.

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