The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

55. The Cold Truth 

The creature stepped out of the darkness, and even Gideon grew tense at what was before his eyes. The wolf was larger than any Lycan or werewolf he had ever seen, with tur in a midnight blue colour, alniosl as dark as black, but not quite. All this, however, wasn’t what amazed the King of the West the most. It was the spikes of ice that grew straight out of the woll’s lur. Larger over the top of his neck and back, smaller on the sides. He looked majestic and ominous at theme time as he bared his sharp, sparkling white teeth. 

New. He was so newl As if he was just… born now. 

It was hard to ignore how call the night became, and snowy mist started to form around the creature whose eyes were gleaming like two northern stars 

-Amarok,” Riannon whispered. She was the only one smiling now because she was the only one who knew the creature’s true identity. 

The truc Lycan King of the North, he was on his land and in his right. The ruler that was needed now more than ever. 

“Who7- Gideon still trying to gently move his Luna behind him in an attempt to protect her, it was hard for him to tell whether the beasi meant well or not. 

The bones started snapping, and in just a few moments, the wolf turned into an ice lycan, standing on his two feet. This sight was even more incredible than the lirst one. 

However, in just a lew moments, slowly, and it looked painful too, the lycan tried to retract his spikes, but something wasn’t working, making him growl in frustration and fall back on all lours, turning back into the ice wolf. 

“He can’t shift,” Ria explained, voice barely a whisper, but everyone present heard her. She seemed to be reading the creature’s mind. 

*Stay back, Ria,” Gideon still wasn’t convinced it was safe, the memory of holding his pregnant wife’s dead body was still haunting his mind. His family being destroyed before his eyes was the scariest thing he had ever experienced, and he was ready to die ten times over to not let that happen. 

“Don’t you see it?” His wife furrowed her brows as she glanced at him. She knew something he didn’t again. “It’s Kai!” 

“What?” Lachlan stepped in front of them. Seconds ago, he was mourning his best friend and blaming himself for not being able to get Kai’s out of their burning home, and now a beast stood before his eyes, and it felt so new and so familiar at the same time. 

The Western Queen’s words ignited a spark of hope in him. Was it really his King? He was ready to accept his new torm, he was ready to follow him to hell and do anything just for the chance of getting his friend back. 

This monster walked out of the castle that wasn’t burning anymore and he was the one that put the fire out. The second his paws stepped onto the ground, frost covered it, spreading last around him. This wolf was a force of nature and the embodiment of the North. 

“Kai?” They all heard Elene’s weak voice as the Princess walked closer to the wolf. Their eyes locked, and she threw herself at him before Lachlan had a chance to intercept her. Gideon was ready to step in if it was necessary, but Riannon draped her arm around his and leaned over. Neither she nor the princess had any doubts. 

“It’s fine,” Ria said, “he would never hurt his sister.” “Kail” Elene sobbed. “I thought I lost you too! Thanks to Fenrir!” 

There was so much pain and despair in her voice that it was impossible not to leel sorry for the northern princess, Elene had many talents, but inner strength wasn’t one of them. If Kai was dead, it would have broken her forever. 

“What happened to him?” Gideon asked quietly. “You called him-” “Amarok,” Riannon repeated the name. “Onyx can talk to him.” “Why would she be able to talk to him?” Her husband didn’t really like their sudden connection. 

are the same,” Ria explained with a smile, knowing what was bothering him. She gave him a disapproving glance.” Well, not exactly the same, but they

17* Elene looked at Riannon questioningly. “He is my brother, my Alpha and my king.” Ria looked back at the ice woll belore her, the pair

he died,” Riannon sighed, a single tear rolling down her cheek. “He was dead and then he was brought back to

wife from the back. He knew she was relieving the memories of her own death and

Goddess,” Ria responded, “Kal says it was fenrir and that it’s a really long story.” “Ter e eds to do buter work

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sister was taken by that white bear monster and we have to get her

“Kai says the same, and to that, I have to tell you both that you need to give Savannah more credit. I am pretty sure I stepped on her ex’s heart when we were leaving the castle, and something tells me she was the one to rip it out of his chest.

Zara and Naya both nodded, proud

air getting even colder around him. “We need to let them know that the Lycan King still

said in

in mind?” Gideon’s lips curled into a smile as he observed his beautiful and brilliant wife, who

smirked as she looked at him. “They think we are all dead, and the victory is in their hands. They expect everything to fall into their hands now since they didn’t even bother taking the capital.

way. “They don’t expect us,” Kyle stepped closer with Evelyn by his side. “We can see what they plan.” Zara took the Beta’s hand, entwining their fingers, “And we can ruin it so that they would never recover,” Nayi Sncered, playing with her white

again in his most dangerous form, stretching his hand with ice claws. This did not scare the Lycan king

fresh sheets. They put on a silk night dress on her, and then a man who looked like a doctor with a bag full ol potions and shitter medicines did a basic

a healing accelerator,” the

encouraged him and approved of his actions by doing so.

liquid lasted bitter, and Sawy wanted to throw up again, but luckily, she

because otherwise, she would try to burn this place just like they had burned the bodies of the people she loved in Kai’s castle. She dreamed of doing this to Bjorn and his followers, even if it was the last thing she would ever do. Just thinking about

surrounded her, and someone’s cold lingers were caressing her hair. She wanted to slap that hand away, knowing very well that only one person would be bold enough to touch her like that. She stopped at the last minute, coming to the realisation that if she did just that, he might consider her strong enough to do olher things. So, she chose to bear with this for now and hoped

liked it. Yet to her relief, she honestly did not leel anything resembling a mate bond. Her bones ached after killing lack, but her soul and heart were hurting for Kai. Bjorn must have been imagining their connection. After all. wann’t thus eractly what his brother Castiel did to Riannon7 He did not call her his mate, of course, but at the

longer 

closer, pressing her against his torso. Only the thin ulky labric olher nipilyown what’s spalating them now, and this made Savannah’s heart beat a bit laster.

when his grasp on her became tighter. “Being so close to me will help you teal laster, and our bond will

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awake was another. Sawy knew he was testing her and she did not wish to discover what would happen if he lound her strong enough to perform Luna’s duties. She had a break because she was weak and unwell, and the hoped to prolong it as much as she could. She recretted not drinking more medicine when she was offered it last ilme. She would live had something in

up to her neck. He grunted as

same thing we did to Zack’s heart. No one would want to mate us again, but considering the mates we have

and it was best not to test their chances. After all, revenge was the dish that was best served

her and simply pulled her closer and tighter in his arms

he promised, whispering into her ear, but that was probably said more