The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 45

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.

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

it was his fault they still went through with

manage to take the werebear prisoner. It was all

palms slightly and swam back

the cavity he created, and

pulled their friends out of the water, and she grasped the chains to help him, trembling when she

they grasped the chains from different

performing CPR as they heard yet

her when they dared to look at each other

out of

werebird still had shackles

her healing and preventing

rasped, confirming her suspicions as she caught

even paler. She

of the two

Zara took the Beta’s large

forming in her eyes, “unawarewolf,

Mechanically, tactically, not thinking. Not ready to give

his best friend.

did it, so can you! Come back to

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

hold back tears anymore and

least escaped, but he stayed

less from my Betal” Kai grunted. He should have stopped already, and they all were aware of this. It was time to get his woman out

up. And

That’s an order!” He growled loudly and slammed his fist into his friend’s

water burst out of his Beta’s throat from the

hard, and Kai had to help him just like

he was able to breathe, still facing the floor, muscles flexing and twitching

but I have to tell you

Birdie. I

laughter, almost tearing up in relief.

leave me behind. I’ll manage without

time saving you to leave you behindl” Kai rolled

pain as they helped him back to his feet. “I am not interested in being

for me thenl” Savvy interjected as she broke the shackles on Zara’s wrists,

surface,” Kai said, wrapping his Beta’s

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

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

exploding

don’t know if the bears wouldn’t arrive, and

here.”

for the first time as she pointed to the wall behind them with

the catacombs,

his chin. “it’s ancient, 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

Savannah insisted.

so,” her

how much do you trust me?” She

did not hesitate with his answer, and she

mates were

my lead, and we will leave the city through the

while we

with me,”

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