The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Read The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert Chapter 60 Chapter 60 

Savannah stared at the white bear in front of her and didn‘t know how to respond to her in this predicament. The bracelet made the  princess weaker, and she did not like it. However, she hoped to have enough strength to take down Brigit if it was necessary. 

“If he finds you here, he will make you regret undermining himl” the girl warned her as she walked in and quietly closed the door  behind her. Quietly 

As if she did not want anyone to hear or disturb them. Savvy still wasn‘t sure what to do about this. The most logical action would be to kill Brigit and forget about this encounter. That girl was still called a traitor here and Savvy could get away with the kill for a day or two until they put it all together. 

And she only needed one day. One. 

“What, you‘re not going to tell on me?” Savannah raised her brow, playing indifferent as she shoved the scrolls back on the shelf where they belonged, cleaning up the evidence of her being there. She couldn‘t waste time doing this afterwards if they ended up fighting after all. 

“Why would I do that?” Brigit crossed her arms over her chest, watching the Princess with her discerning gaze. “If I wanted to give  you away, I would have called Bjorn back when you knocked that guard out.” 

So, Brigit knew. Which meant that this was either a trap, and she had already alerted everyone, or... she wanted something. Savvy knew there were just a few things the she–bear could want from her. 

“How‘s your sister?” The lycaness met the white bear‘s gaze and saw a shadow pass over Brigit‘s eyes as her face twitched in response. “Was it worth it?” 

“She chose to stay with her husband,” Brigit confessed dryly, each word hard for her to pronounce as she brushed away non–existent creases on her dress. “I wish 1–” she started speaking and stopped abruptly, swallowing the sob that threatened to escape her. The strong woman in her didn‘t want to cry. She hated crying. 

“Not worth it then,” Savannah sighed, as she made sure everything looked just as she found it. Only when her perfect memory told her it was exactly right, did she finally give Brigit her full attention. 

“She is too afraid to leave him,” Brigit seemed upset, revealing the truth. “Even with Bjorn‘s permission for us to leave after I did what he required of me. She chose to stay because she believed her current husband would follow us and take her back if she left. Bjorn‘s  promise to me would be fulfilled, and everything would go back to how it is now. Only her husband would never forget the humiliation and would keep punishing her. Those punishments... whatever they are... she is afraid of those more than anything else.” 

“I‘m sorry.” Savannah heard herself saying and felt like she meant it this time. She hated Brigit for the betrayal, but she still felt sorry for her and her sister. Some part of her soul hadn‘t died together with Kai after all because she was still able to feel compassion. Not that she planned to act on it, though. “So, what now? What are you going to do?” 

“I am going to help you and see what happens,” Brigit stated, and a sharp laugh escaped Savvy‘s chest. 

“You can‘t be serious!” the princess wiped away the tears from her eyes. “Don‘t get me wrong, I do feel sorry for you, but I‘m not going to believe a word you say. I made the mistake of trusting you once and Riannon trusted you, too. Look where it got us. You may love your sister, but at the same time, your own mate is chained to a wall in the square outside being tortured without a break just because he trusted you. Because he loved you. And if you can do this to him, then you can do far worse things to me.” 

“That is exactly why I‘m offering to help you,” Brigit insisted. “I want a favour from you for the information I am ready to share. 

“Now we‘re talking!” Savannah folded her arms over her chest and tilted her head slightly to have a better look at the she–bear.” That‘s the Brigit we all know and hate!” 

The woman swallowed the insult and continued. “When you leave this place, all I want from you is to take Aspen with you.” 

That was Savannah‘s plan already, but she decided to see what else she could get. 

“He‘s as good as dead,” the princess shook her head and slowly strolled towards the door, “if you really want to help him, just give him an easy death.” 

Brigit went pale hearing this, and Sawy came to the conclusion that the white bear really did love her mate. Even if they could never be together, even if Aspen would never forgive her, Brigit still loved him with her whole heart. She could have had it all, but she  blew it. 

«Destiny is cruel.” Brigit laughed through her tears, “I once told Riannon that all I wished for was to have a mate of my own. 

Someone who would only belong to me, whom I would never have to share with anyone else, someone who would love me unconditionally. And when I found that one person, I knew I would have to betray him. Maybe if he rejected me whenl begged him to it would have been easier for us both. Then I wouldn‘t have been able to distract him on that night, and maybe he could have preventedBjorn from entering the old palace and killing everyone.” 

“You chose this,” Savannah said reproachfully, “Don‘t complain to me now just because your sister rejected your help.” 

when I chose to follow his brother. If  didn‘t do as I was told, they would have killed Ingrid just to make an example out of

we‘ll never know now,” Savvy wanted to stop her. The sad story did not change anything, and she did

when you run!” Brigit begged, casting a desperate gaze at

white bear waved her hand, implying that her plan was

know you,” Brigit snapped. “I know you will never give up.”

feel like giving up,” Savvy let her shoulders drop as if she was defeated already. “What can I do when I am cuffed, and my strength is literally drained from me? What can I do against Bjorn, who is

him,” Brigit said, and now Sawy

find one?” she

behind his belt.” Brigit informed her. “Get

all that, what are you going to be doing?” Savvy arched her brow, her heart full of hope... and

be where my people need me,” the white bear admitted “But I will do everything in my

to get as much information as possible, but Brigit only shook her head to stop

but one thing is for sure,” the she–bear lowered her voice, “Bjorn listens to him even though he doesn‘t like him much. And his

other, a silent

outskirts, but he will be back soon. And then

Sawy agreed, “but since we are

do you want?”

me,” Savannah smirked because now, finally, the last bits of her plan were

she seemed too eager, it could have been lake. It could be fake even now, only time would tell, but the message itself was safe. Only the siblings would know

do their job,” the

and Bjorn did not come during the night, which gave Savannah a few hours of sleep. She spent the rest of the time planning and plotting. On the one hand, everything seemed so simple, but on the other, there were a million scenarios

permission, bringing in dresses and

her temples,

colours were arranged on chairs and the bed so that she could see them

her. She wasn‘t angry.

in her hands, “Could you try this on, please? You can pick whichever dress you like for tonight, but we need to make sure first that the size

her to object and to make a scene. Athena growled in protest, but Savannah nodded and stood up. She was going to play a good

middle of the dress fitting when the doors opened again and Bjorn walked in confidently. There were many women in the room now, but his eyes only found Savannah, greedily devouring every inch of her in that beautiful shimmering gown. She was his perfection, and his lips curled involuntarily into a smile as he

beautiful,” he breathed out, gesturing for everyone else to

“It‘s not like I have a

but he did not deny himself the pleasure of brushing his fingers over her bare back, creating goosebumps. Bjorn believed with his whole heart that she was already starting to feel their bond. Soon all this would pass, and they would be able to properly embrace each other

to step away from him when he wrapped his hands around her waist, holding her in place. She was standing in front of the mirror, beautiful and perfect, the queen he had always dreamed of, and even her cold

be angry,” he placed a soft kiss on her shoulder, wishing to do so much more, but knowing it was too early

lips. “My mate is going to mark

his hands. Did he mishear it? Did she... did she

two of them in that mirror. She was so tiny in comparison. He could crush her if he wasn‘t careful.

all his. All of her.

drew circles with his fingers on the place where his

soon. 

very 

princess by birth and wouldn‘t simply fall for things like jewellery and gowns. It was a given she had

to hear the answers to,” Savvy avoided his gaze, but she didn‘t take her words back. She called him her mate as if she accepted it, and although he knew better than to push it, he wanted to show her what

he heard himself saying, and their