The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 45

Savannah and Kai could hear the sounds of the water threatening their friends’ lives. Water was merciless to shifters unless they were

sirens. Thanks to their regenerative abilities, they could survive if they were thrown into a fire. Bullets were useless because most shifters

moved faster than them. Cold weapons were dangerous only in another shifter’s hands and only if special conditions were met; it had to

be a special type of metal or poison, plus it had to go through the heart. Decapitation was also an option.

But water… water did not need special conditions. If a shifter was trapped under it, it would kill him sooner or later from lack of

oxygen. In the middle ages, it was one of the three types of executions for lycans and werewolves.

The stakes were ridiculously high.

“Where is the entrance to the catacombs?” The Princess demanded as she followed the Northern King.

“Not here,” he informed her, and she froze just for a second bclore anger made her clench her fists.

“What do you mean not here?1” She was furious as this wasn’t the time for jokes or mistakes. The stakes were too high.

“We wouldn’t get there in time if we went to the main entrance that should be unscaled. ” Kai replied, “That is why I am looking for

… this!”

He pointed at a carving on one of the walls, and Savannah stared at him with a raised brow.

“How does that help us exactly?” she wondered, but the Northerner brushed his palm over the carving.

“Everything is not what it seems in the Forgotten City,” he explained and then, as if by magic, the stone with the carving moved,

revealing a small window with metal bars. “This was done for security reasons so that guards could watch over the priests while they

performed rituals in the catacombs.”

But Savannah wasn’t interested in the explanation anymore. There would be time for that later if they survived today. And if not.it

wouldn’t matter.

The little window gave them a view of a closed room full of water, but it was too dark, and they couldn’t see anything else. If there

was some light before, it was gone now. The water level was rising rapidly, and one could tell it would soon reach the window.

“Da.mn it!” Kai swore under his breath, sensing his Beta close. There was no other place for him to be. “Sawy, step away!” he

ordered and closed his eyes, preparing for the shift. He knew very well that he would have to use his third form for this task.

Savannah gasped as she saw his bones breaking as he stood. A transformation to the royal lycan form was different from shifting into

a wolf. It was painful, and usually, it took more time. But not for Kai. He made it look so… easy. Almost effortless. She was nowhere close

to that. However, she was happy that he was able to become the lycan beast. They sure needed one now!

Their eyes met just for a second as she nodded to him in approval, and he knocked the metal bars out of the window, destroying a

generous chunk of the wall along with it.

without hesitation, he shifted back into his human form and dove into the water, his eyes glowing to illuminate the area around him.

Kai followed his instincts and soon saw his Beta floating unconscious, chained to the werebird, who also didn’t show any signs of

life.

never be able to forgive himself. He wasn’t sure that Savannah would

with the stupid Luna Trials. Even capturing Bjorn wasn’t worth

they didn’t manage to take the werebear

the chains, silver coating burning his palms slightly and swam back to the surface as fast as

the cavity he created, and the first thing

water, and she grasped the

speaking to each other, they grasped the chains from different sides and broke them, working in perfect sync to separate the couple and using their royal lycan strength for it.

as they heard yet another explosion

should leave!” Kai told her when they dared

of Zara’s mouth. Immediately, Savannah

The werebird still had shackles around her wrists, and the Princess

her healing and preventing

confirming her suspicions as she caught her gaze, but then she

managed to become even paler. She didn’t have strength in her and tried to

of the two

Zara took the

she whispered with tears forming in her

hands. Mechanically, tactically,

friend. Not today. Not

“If I did it, so can you! Come back

taking too long, and the three of them knew Lachlan’s chances were lowering

the werebird couldn’t hold back tears anymore and rested her

at least escaped, but he stayed because of

grunted. He should have stopped already, and they all were aware of this. It was time to get his woman out of here, but every time he pressed on his friend’s chest, he promised himself that it would be

And if nothing happened,

order!” He growled loudly and slammed his fist into his friend’s chest harder than he

the same time, water burst out of his

hard, and Kai had to help him just like Savannah did to the

still facing the floor, muscles flexing and

“This is awkward… but I have to tell you this.

Little Birdie. I am sorry, but

up in

Lachlan confessed. “Go and leave me

you to leave you behindl” Kai rolled his eyes. “You are riding on my back

through pain as they helped him

as she broke the shackles on Zara’s wrists, freeing

surface,” Kai said, wrapping his Beta’s arm around

all looked at her.

to go back up there for now? This will give

he is exploding the city borders

isn’t an option.” The King furrowed his brows. “We don’t know if the bears wouldn’t arrive, and there are

here.”

I have a better idea!” Sawy smiled for the first time as she pointed to the wall behind them with a huge

of the labyrinth of the catacombs, “How accurate is

any adjustments to the catacombs since the city was sealed, but it’s pretty clear now that Bjorn and his people were using those. And who knows if they managed to make

it’s correct?” Savannah insisted. “It

so,” her chosen

trust me?” She looked him

my life,” he did not hesitate with his answer, and she felt warmth spreading over her chest. They may have been

how mates were supposed

will leave the city through the catacombs, giving everyone else a

safely while

me,” Zara