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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ullut youldn’t and il anyone and will 

the wall when she

what happened to the Heta of the

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

friend survived as well, and that brought some kind of relief to the princess, However, Wussoon forgotten when

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

him. If she did, she would just break again.

destroy the ones responsible for all

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.

Savannah couldn’t listen to it anymore.

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. She felt that if she just stayed standing like that, all the raw agony would escape her and she’d never

Not now, not when people depended on what she would do next.

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. He saves a copyol everything we record and uploads it to the

the truth to come out one day. Even if she wouldn’t be here to see

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

not help him,”Savvy scowled, clenching

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

Moon Goddess, if I have to have the “Am

probably sounded menacing enough as one of the warriors stepped forward. *Thuis way” he bowed his head in a sign of respect, quickly understanding the situation and choosing the lesser

walked into her room. As if they had

like it had been years since the Luna Trials happened, il not in a different lifetime. .

tiny window, but at least this place was privale enough, and it didn’t look like anyone dared

Savannat checked her friend’s lace and exposed skin for visible

were

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

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 .

her templex. “It’s

crown her arms over her chest. “Either we are leaving together, or I stay here with youli can’t let you gave me time after time I know how you all see me, and maybe I am not a warrior, but I am not

her lips parted slightly. Thal leisty spint… she’d

” She wondered for a second, if all

that my beauty and innocence de my weapons I linally understood what she meant to the fullest when we were brought here. Those bears were easy to Call for my sobbing. Just a few glances and each of them felt like the saviour I’d been waiting for. Alihough it does help that I come from

at her, shocked by

had played this way at The Luna Trials-”

being honest, but Kai was never interested. From the very first day, he only had his eyes on you.”

hurt Savannah, but Atratook her hands and squeezed them lightly. That child… stopped being a child thanks to recent

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 Bjorn was busy today trying to find a way to appease them all when there is none.

she spoke about it. This here, right now, was a miracle, and somehow it gave her

Just stay sale, and when the opportunity to run back home presents itselt, use

a hopelul expression written all over his lace. Savannah couldn’t help but frown at

did not go unnoticed and Bjorn scowled. “Are you-feeling better?” He stepped closer yet wisely held a respectable distance. *Not really.” she pursed her lips and turned away, giving Petra a last

He closed the distance between them in a lew steps and lifted her in

already managed

and the moment he placed her back to her feet, she distanced hervell as far away from him as she could,

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