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’

thal table and then smashed the

him for the first time. He was still

right next to him, lifted his hands in the air to demonstrate his good intentions Chloe

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

wasn’t sure if she could trust the words of the two TV presenters. Of course, everyone would insist they were innocent, but were they

last ones to enter the room before Kai and her It was unlikely they had time to meddle with the drinks

up her mentor gently Kyle was still on top of her on the table, as if he tried to protect her with his

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 She had just lost everyone

head was on her knees, brushing her fingers over his cheek that

head in disbelief “A bad dream! Come back

on his face flinched, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t hear the heartbeat she used to listen to before falling asleep every day Kai’s

her brother. He was still clenching Riannon but tried to concentrate his gaze on his little sister

could still be helped *Run,” her big brother mouthed,

the main doors, but they swung open right before his nose, and

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

already, his men tactically circled the whole room

bear He came together with

a different warrior. Savvy’s lips parted when she looked at the spear They had the identical one back

that this

face when he stared at her, his brows furrowed as if he was really sorry for her. For what he did to

tighter, just to feel him one last time. She couldn’t know if there would ever be an opportunity for it again “it

landing on his lashes She hoped that something would click in the universe, some kind of ancient spell would be awoken, and

end

herself making things right’ Zack went on, stepping closer. She needed him to make just a few more steps “We are mates, and she personally chose us for each other I know I made mistakes, but so

him for the first time, carefully placing Kai’s head back on

with defiance “Sometimes I think that she wanted to punish

save your brother, but I came to save you The North

come back to the West together. We can start things fresh! I will mark you and, little by little, we will restore the country together I swear to you, you will

plan you have! But why do

no master. Just

anger and frustration out with this loud resounding laughter Tears

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 sex with other women, and you obeyed in an instant? What other services were you performing during

bears” faces “Come to me, and I will take you to safety i was barely able to negotiate to let

Goddess is so cruel,” Savannah shook her head and took the last necessary step herself “To mate me with the likes of you It’s probably the biggest insult in my

first time she had humiliated him like this, and he wasn’t going to tolerate it This dynamic wasn’t

that her intoxicating bluebell scent enveloped him If they were alone, he would have dragged her to bed where

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

day He would give her so many pups that she would have no time to