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.

late, and he would never be able to forgive himself. He wasn’t

all, it was his fault they still went through with the stupid Luna

didn’t manage to take the

slightly and swam back to the surface as fast as

water came right next to the cavity he created, and the first thing he saw

of the water, and she grasped the chains to help him, trembling when she noticed their pale

said what they had already both known. Without speaking to each other, they grasped the chains from different sides and broke them, working in

CPR as they heard yet another explosion far

her when they dared to look at each other in between chest

of

own. The werebird still had shackles around her wrists,

her healing and preventing her from

underneath the silver coating,” the bird rasped, confirming her suspicions as she caught her gaze, but then

managed to become even paler. She didn’t have

the

and Zara took the Beta’s large palm into her

forming in her eyes,

kept pressing with his hands. Mechanically, tactically, not thinking. Not ready to give

wasn’t losing his best friend.

pleaded. “If I did it, so can you! Come back to

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

couldn’t hold back tears anymore and rested

fought them off or at least escaped,

He should have stopped already, and they all were aware of this. It was time to get his woman out

up. And if nothing happened, he would

ass back here! That’s an order!” He growled loudly and slammed his

the same time, water burst out of

Kai had to help him just like Savannah did to the werebird

breathe, still facing the floor, muscles flexing and twitching from

hoarse. “This is awkward… but I have to

Birdie. I am

through laughter, almost tearing up in relief. This was

“Go and leave me behind. I’ll manage without

Lan, because we just wasted all this time saving you to leave

him back to his feet. “I am not interested in being

for me thenl” Savvy interjected as she broke the shackles on

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

lip, and they all looked at her. “Kai, if you are right

maybe it’s best for us not to go back up there for now? This will

is exploding the city borders

isn’t an option.” The King furrowed his brows. “We don’t know if the

here.”

better idea!” Sawy smiled for the first time as she pointed to the wall behind

the catacombs, “How

We haven’t done 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 some

correct?” Savannah insisted. “It matches

so,” her chosen

me?” She looked

and she felt warmth spreading

how mates

leave the city through the catacombs, giving everyone else a chance to escape

while we

with me,” Zara