The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 49

Petra screamed, but Savannah didn’t hear her. She was holding Kai in her hands and looking for a pulse that wasn’t there

It wasn’t there!

She checked his wrists and neck, but she couldn’t find it. She tried listening to his heart with her lycan hearing, but something was wrong because she didn’t hear anything

It had to be wrong! Obviously, he had to have a heartbeat’ This.. this couldn’t be happening! It couldn’t end like this! She loved him, and he loved her They were supposed to have their whole life together He was supposed to place his mark on her in a few minutes, and she was ready She was finally ready to be loved and to trust again.

Because of him… Because he helped her heal. Because thanks to him she now knew what real love was And it was so much more than just this physical attraction This couldn’t be it for them!

The priestess not far from them fell to her knees and started chanting some kind of an old northern prayer. Savvy didn’t mind. She was praying for a miracle too now

Rannon!

Riannon would know what to do. The Moon Goddess blessed her sister-in-law! The divine power would protect her and help them save everyone else.

It wasn’t ending like that!

Savvy turned her head to look at where her brother sat and saw him breathing heavily and holding his pregnant wife in his arms. The table before them was overturned Gideon probably knocked it off to see his little sister while still trying to save his mate

Pregnant. Riannon was pregnant! She couldn’t be dying! She couldn’t be dead! But she looked so pale and lifeless now.

Petra screamed louder, and Savannah’s eyes locked with her brother’s as he tore the upper buttons of his shirt. His eyes glowed golden, the colour of their family lycans”. He was trying to shift, but something was stopping him Riannon was lying breathless in his arms, and Savvy shook her head

It couldn’t bel Elene made sure everything was triple-checked for tonight All food and wine were tasted before they were sent here. The omegas had their backgrounds checked, especially after she reported the one with a note from Bjorn Only the people Kai trusted were protecting them today They took all precautions necessary

Savvy sniffed the wine just in case because it was an old habit All royals did it She was sure that Kai and Gideon did it too. She had seen it so many times it didn’t even arouse suspicions in anyone Just a normal thing to do

So why? How? What went wrong? Who did this? And how could she undo it? How did they end up here? So many questions and thoughts streamed through her brain she felt dizzy.

Savannah looked at a pale omega with the tray in her hands. The one who brought them the wine Both goblets were still there and Athena roared inside of her

“Get her!” The she-woll snarled, and Savannah let her have control, charging at the wide-eyed girl and pinning her to the

“Why did you do it?” She growled loudly “I d didn’t the omega stuttered “I swear”

The Lycan Princess unclenched her fingers and kneeled next to the broken glasses She picked up the pieces and smelled then again

Nothing’

Not wasting line, the inoved to the table next to her Celia was still lying face down. Inga on the floor next to her Savvy took the glasses and sulled

Nothing’

checked all the glasses on thal table and then smashed the last

noticed him for the first time.

to him, lifted his hands in the air to demonstrate his good intentions Chloe did the same behind his

ceremony! We didn’t drink the wine!” She tried to explain to

trust the words of the two TV presenters. Of course, everyone would insist they were innocent,

Chloe were the last ones to enter the room before Kai and her It was unlikely they had time to meddle with the drinks as they simply couldn’t touch the wine. If it was the

on top of her on the table, as if

that Kyle was dead too made Savvy’s body shudder uncontrollably A sound escaped her throat as she looked around her li was neither a scream nor a sob It was something in between something that signalled that she was irreparably broken from the inside

was on her knees, brushing her fingers over his cheek

all a dream,” she whispered, shaking her head in disbelief

she couldn’t hear the heartbeat she used to

so weak, but she lifted her cyes full of tears to look at her brother. He was still clenching Riannon but tried to concentrate his

film crew when she realised that Gideon could still be helped *Run,” her big brother mouthed, and

they swung open right before

she saw him. The nauseating scent of mint reached her nostrils, and the physical pull started bothering her again, biting at

room as if he was the King already, his men tactically circled the whole room from different angles Petra screamed again,

bear He came

his neck by a different warrior. Savvy’s lips parted when she looked at the spear They had the identical

that this

his brows furrowed as if he was really sorry

to feel him one last time. She couldn’t know if there would ever be an opportunity

getting cold too, and one single tear rolled down her cheek, landing on his lashes She hoped that something would click in the universe, some kind of ancient spell would be awoken,

end

things right’ Zack went on, stepping closer. She needed him to make just a few more steps “We are mates, and

for the first time, carefully placing Kai’s

to punish me by mating us in the first place I wonder what for! What did I do

be like that,” Zack took another step “I couldn’t save your brother, but I came to save you The North

you and, little by little, we will restore the country together I swear to you, you will never

words out, and he clenched his lips. “What a nice plan you have!

master. Just

laughed She let all her anger and frustration out with this loud resounding laughter Tears formed in her

her palm over her face and found the strength to stand up “You are just his little dumb pawn and nothing more! Nothing has changed! You are still worthless on your own’ Delusional as ever! Where are your people Zack? Where were they last time when he ordered you to have

growled, wishing for her to stop as he noticed smirks on the bears” faces “Come to me, and I will take you to safety i was barely able to negotiate to

took the last necessary step herself “To mate me with the likes of you It’s probably the biggest insult in

tongue!” Zack had had enough of this He was crazy about this woman, but it wasn’t the first time she had humiliated him like this, and he wasn’t going to tolerate it This dynamic wasn’t

would have dragged her to bed where she belonged and done all the things he had dreamed of doing for the

Savannah Morgan warned her and she placed a hand on his chest, making him shudder from the contact He hadn’t had a chance to touch her for so long and it was everything he craved He needed it on a physical level because nothing else in this world felt so good The separation from her wasn’t easy on him in fact, it was getting harder

it Over time, he would make her forget about this day He would give her so many pups that she would have no time to think about it all He was born to