The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 58 

**What do you mean they alcung lo dictionner leihenhest bider?!” Savannah was trying to el air inside of her lungs in sharp angry guips. This was outrageous! After rything she had been though this seemed to knock the ground from under her leet nou Petra… She wasn’t cut out forble among bras. Hell, she’d barely managed herself among wolves! 

“Apparently, several of the high nking wanors were si intabualed with Pera when they brought her here that they all asked theit King to give her to them. A few Alphawre also present and they look an interest in her as well. And now everyone wants her.” Chloc internet her profesjonally as if she was still in lont olcanici.is, They wanted to light each other, but. Bjorn couldn’t have this, of COUN, yo he told them to make their offers, he would make a la decision.” 

i me guck” Saww frated out, “and absolutely none of them wanted to ask what Petra wants!” 

“She was sobbing hysterically at this point, wiping away her tears with her tulle dress, so yeah, they didn’t bother,” Chloe affirmed,” They are rough men here. I think seeing this tiny little lower trembling before them was appealing to them. She bears are either feisty warriors or take the roughness quietly. It is a novelty in this place.” 

She is not a toy, though!” S.v.innal practically exploded bul bit her tongue in time. She couldn’t allow herself to make a scene. Not before her plan formed. Not before she knew what to do next. “We need to get her out,” she said in a much quicter tone. 

“Iamallaan” Chloc closed the distance between them. This is exactly what I am here for. Tell me what to do.” 

The weight of responsibility was heavy. Savvy was a mess, having people count on her now was complicating things. However, she know one thing. She couldn’t leave them. She couldn’t leave Petra and Aspen. The thought of Gamma’s destiny made her shiver. 

“What do you know about Aspen7” she asked Chloe. 

“He is chained to the wall in front of the main entrance in the courtyard. They want to show him off. Anyone who passes by can hit him or do whatever they want to him. The only thing prohibited is anything that can kill him,” the blonde lowered her eyes. “They want people to see the Gamma defeated. However, the show is only for the bears. They prohibited us from broadcasting about what is being done to him.” 

“And what can you broadcast exactly?” Savvy pierced the reporter with her gaze, but the latter stayed quiet and swallowed, het fingers fidgeting over the embellishment on her dress. 

Impatient, Savannah charged for the door, jerking the door open, scaring the maid behind it. “Give me your phone!” she demanded. “L… I can’t!” The girl protested. 

“Give it to me, or I swear, I am going to kill you on the spot.” Savvy made sure her eyes gleamed gold, showing off her lycan power, and then added an Alpha tone to her voice to amplify the effect. “Give it to me now!” 

The maid trembled and got an old phone out of the pocket of her knitted jumper. She probably already hated Savannah more than Bjorn, but the Western Princess wasn’t here to make friends. In fact, she couldn’t care less. She went back to Chloe, opening up the most famous news website in the North. 

Her heart dropped when she saw the headlines. “The New Times, The New King?”, “Long Live Darius Bjom”, “Love Conquers All”. Angry tears burned her eyes. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go. 

*1 arti sorry,” Chloe sounded sincere. “He prepared himself very well, and we didn’t have much choice.” 

Savvy ignored her. Whether she had a choice or not was questionable. She couldn’t move because she saw a picture of hersell on Bjorn’s back, it was one of the things that was now etched into her memory, one of the worst moments of her life. And it was front page 

The photo was taken in a way that no one could see the chains on her hands. The blue cape and her hair Iluttered in the wind, and Bjorn’s 

w e beat held his head high. He was the winner, and she was his prize. Except… now it looked like she did not mind. “What thisr” Her voice came out raspy, barely above a whisper. – Fuss how he tells your story. Chloe couldn’t lace the princess’ gaze. 

Savarattutthe play button and heard Claude’s voice telling the viewers that the White Bear King had found his true mate and chal t e Lynne Hedwon their tight and took his Queen to his castle, from where the two of them would be ruling the North together they would be working to make it the strongest kingdom as it rightfully deserved. Even the marking ceremony date was already V dawwyeit a wave of tub when she realised that it was in just one day. 

“We cannot wait, Bjorn vnd at the camera.”Savannah and are each other’s second chances, and I will die beforeilet anything DU aran True love gruris all. 

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at the wall when she noticed

verything happened volase that she had no time to think of what happened to the Heta of the North it allesy. W turnt han dradbeau le wastedadden when the events untolded, and the last thing

taken away was the castle devoured by flames. It was natural to assume that he wouldn’t

button, and tears welled up in her eyes when she saw Zara standing in the background. Her friend survived as well, and that brought some kind of relief to the

last two remain members of the Royal family,” he said, and Sawy felt the knile that was stuck in her heart twisting painfully. “Roth the King and the Princess were killed in an attack by the white bears, along with their guests King Gideon Stormhold of the Western lyn Kingdom and Quren Riannon Stormhold. Other victims include Alpha Ramina Knight with her daughter Nay Knight, Alpha…” IT WAS Saying name after name all people that she knew and people she was supposed to get to know soon as the Northern Queen, Only now Savvy realised that there had still been a llicker of hope that they had all survived somehow. Or, if not all of them, at least some of them. Kai, Gideon, Riannon… they were special wolves. They were strong. That thought ended abruptly when she saw her brother’s body lying on the stone floor of the castle with Ria and

If she did, she would

drive to destroy the ones responsible for all

“the packs in question will need to choose new Alphas and arrive for the Council in the North and the West respectively to choose newlycan rulers. At the moment, we are awaiting a new attack, but I assure you that the North is still protected, and we have enough forces to keep it sale. Until the new King or Queen is chosen, I will remain the Beta in-command and make all essential decisions. Remember that the North Star still shines upon our heads, and Fenrir’s will is for us to stay strong.”

else, but Savannah couldn’t listen to it

the phone to Chloe, forgetting that it wasn’t her device to begin with. So many thoughts were circling in her head. She let out a deep sigh, closing her cyes and trying to concentrate on what was important. It was somehow worse this way.

to be weak, Not now, not when people depended on what she would do next. “Let’s go!” Sawy motioned for Chloe to follow her, and the woman didn’t hesitate

she quickly whispered to Savvy. “Claude managed to save all the footage. Bjorn ordered us to delete everything and only leave the parts you saw, but Claude is good at these things.

not wishing to go into detail. She wanted the truth to come out one day. Even if she wouldn’t be here

to speak to you. They keep us locked in the room they gave us. We aren’t allowed to leave, but we have to look presentable 24/7 because we never know when Bjorn will

not help him,”Savvy scowled,

pale maid and a few guards, one of whom brought Chloe here. They

“I swear to the Moon Goddess, if I have to have the “Am I Your

way” he bowed his head in a sign of respect, quickly understanding the

walked into her room. As if they had been friends for years, as if they wetent rivals

since the Luna

usual, her pink curly hair was down, and she was still wearing the same dress. She was given a small room with a tiny window, but at least this

and exposed skin for visible signs of abuse, but

They were

princess the mosi was the fact that Nina was in a good mood and not crying like

“Are you?” The question sturk Savvy unexpectedly, and she didn’t know how to answer allt, so she chose to simply ignore il “Petra, it’s going to be okay.” We assured. “I will find a way out of this, and I wear you will go home . soon possible.” *** Not without you the little Alphalitowed

The princess rubbed her templex. “It’s complicated,

are leaving together, or I stay here with youli can’t let you gave me time after time I know how you

her lips parted slightly. Thal leisty

” She wondered for a second, if all those bears fighting for Petra wasn’t just a coincidence.

we were brought here. Those bears were easy to Call

by the

if you had played this way at The Luna Trials-”

wiled sheepishly. “It was a good experience il I am being honest, but Kai was never interested. From the very first day, he only had

both und nothing for a few moments, just staring at each other. The mention of the Northern King still hurt Savannah, but Atratook her hands and squeezed them lightly. That child… stopped being a

keep them fighting for a while,” Petra added. “Even when one of them wins me, I can ensure the others don’t let it go. I am sule

spoke about it. This here, right now, was a miracle, and somehow it gave her confidence to proceed with the crazy plan in

their eyes. “You don’t have to do anything. Just stay sale, and when the opportunity to run back home presents itselt,

didn’t get to finish her sentence as the door burst open, and Bjorn stormed in with a hopelul expression written all over his lace. Savannah couldn’t help but frown at that, and in an instant, that expression ol his faded.

awake,” he said, ineffectually. “I am,” she confirmed, pushing Petra behind her back. The motion did not go unnoticed and Bjorn scowled.

as if he remembered the role he had to play. He closed the distance between them in a lew steps and lifted her in his arms before she could even

grunted and, throwing one dissatisfied look at Petra, who had already managed to force a lew tears

back to her feet, she distanced hervell as far away from him as

my office,” he told her, responding to the unspoken question. “This is where most of my