The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 69 

It was the first time Savannah had visited the northern castle since the fire, and the sight saddened her to the core of her soul. The  scent of smoke that was still present hit her nostrils, and when she saw the blackened walls stripped of curtains and other decorations, 

she clenched her fists, trying to control her fury. The royal lycan wished to be freed and bestow her vengeance on the ones responsible for  all of this. 

Savvy had grown to love this castle and the history it held; she loved noticing little details she had missed previously every time she  paid attention to a painting or to a carving. And now most of it was gone, leaving a little empty spot inside of her. 

For the first time, she realised that this place was her home now and that her enemies had entered it and tried to wipe it off the face  of the earth, destroying everything and everyone she loved in the process.  just a little That’s it. 

A on her hand tightened as he pulled her closer and whispered, “No wouses, Sak de est rése 

This castle has stood through worse times, trust me.” 

She rested her head against his chest just for a moment, breathing in his scent to calm down. “I just hate that it happened on our  can’t let them win after everything.”  watch. W 

“We won’t,” he assured her, lacing his fingers in her hair. “We are the ones already winning.” 

He took her into the main hall, and she let out a sigh of relief when she saw all her friends inside. A little part of her was still afraid  that all this was a dream. They were discussing their war plans around an interactive table, moving the maps as they carefully planned  tha  strategies, and hadn’t even noticed the Northern King and his Queen at first. Until one set of familiar eyes locked with Savvy’s. 

“Rei She threw herself into the Western Beta’s arms. “I didn’t know you were here!” 

4 emerged behind her, and she instantly knew that it was Kai’s reaction to her hugging another man. She ignored it though. 

This was something he would have to get used to because Reid wasn’t a threat to him and he was family. 

“I’m not technically here,” her friend laughed, patting her head as if she was still a child. Reid was like a father figure to her. When  her parents died, and Gideon was busy with his Lycan King duties, this man was the one to step in and raise her and Kyle. Unfortunately,  during those days, they couldn’t trust too many people and the Beta had to act as a babysitter as well. 

“You are not?” Savannah knitted her brows, puzzled slightly. 

“He is not,” Gideon smirked. “Right now, he’s trying to rule the western Kingdom in my stead because I’m dead. So sad-“He  grimaced and she chuckled in response to that. 

“Poor you,” Savvy rolled her eyes, but it was just a cover–up because her eyes started stinging from the tears forming in them. The memory of losing her sibling was still fresh in her mind and she was so happy that she got to tease him like that again. 

“What’s this on your neck?” Gideon grasped her hand and his sister closer to inspect her brand new and shiny North Star mark. It was still gleaming softly when the light grazed over it. “Did you mark my sister?” the Western King growled, nostrils flaring and eyes  shining golden for a moment until he suppressed it. 

“Yes, I did,” Kai responded calmly and moved Savannah away from her brother, wrapping his hands around her to demonstrate their  closeness to everyone. “What did you think I was going to do with my mate?” 

“I still can’t believe the Moon Goddess punished her that much!” Gideon grumbled, but no one took it seriously because the next thing he did was place his palms onto their shoulders and whisper with a wicked grin, “Hurt my sister and I will arrange her next marriage  in a heartbeat and make sure she gets half of your Kingdom in the process.” 

Look how happy they are!” She then turned all her attention to the beaming couple and her eyes studied their marks as well. “They are very beautiful,”

eyes grew wide.

informed them. “Any special ability we have  afterwards comes from it. This is what being blessed truly means, and the way our marks looks is a

Divine Wolves.” 

this?” Kai was impressed by the western Queen’s

have been blessed too, this was what we asked. It’s different from my visions, though. Because they come when they please and don’t depend on my wishes. But the powers

why you and Kai have special marks,” Savannah chimed in. “But why do Gideon and me?

gently, and her eyes found her husband. “A mating bond is a special connection. between two souls. When one of the mates gets hurt, their mate feels it. When one mate feels happy, so does the other one. It works the same. When one of the mates becomes

too now?” Kai looked at his old rival, arching his

the Western Lycan King admitted. “But some things are

chose not to waste

of her third form, Compared to Gideon, her control of the beast was

wouldn’t be able to get back to her human form. The royal transformation could cost her too much and mostly, it was not worth it, considering she was a good enough fighter in her second form. But just one day ago, she was ready to sacrifice herself for her friends when she shifted into her third

here she

Because of him. 

their souls with the help of the mysterious bead at the best of times, thus, helping Savvy to turn back the moment she saw her mate in the woods. The same thing happened to her brother a few months ago. He stayed in his third form for longer than it was safe during a brutal battle, and they almost lost him

royal curse was broken by divine wolf mates.

were given an ultimate weapon in the upcoming war.

about all this more, but unfortunately, they had more pressing matters at hand. The

one had

the table and started going through what had been planned so far. A few hours later, all of them were exhausted, but they knew that so much more had to be done still. Somewhere into the eighth

open and

everyone knew that the news

and passed a tablet

that told her he still wasn’t sure whether he forgave them for their latest actions, and the

all that became irrelevant the moment he saw the face of his enemy staring right at him from the screen. It took him a  minute to realise that it wasn’t an old video. His

be back very soon,

Stormhold circling on the web,”

my mate and my Queen. She will always stay my  mate and my Queen. You should address her

tablet so hard that it cracked under pressure in a

I saw her  again, she attacked me, and it broke my heart. Savannah stabbed me and ran away, leaving only questions in her wake. But luckily, a  good friend of mine helped me to understand that something was wrong with her. She wasn’t acting like herself. I was worried sick about  my Queen, and of course, I followed her the second I healed. I couldn’t leave the love of my life like that. My soldiers tried to help her, but  she tried to kill everyone who approached her. Thta was the state she was in. When I finally managed to reach her, I understood what was  going on and who had done this to her. There was this… creature. There are no other words to describe him. He made her believe in the  things that weren’t real. It was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. A mutated wolf with a distorted body and horns covered with ice. I am  not sure he was a wolf anymore, but when he shifted, he looked

clicked her tongue in annoyance.  It probably wasn’t the first time she heard it all because she had her hands crossed over her chest and didn’t seem

can’t be alive,” Bjorn said confidently. “We fought, and I personally put a silver spear through

you saw then?” the journalist seemed eager to get to the bottom of things, and everyone in

quirked his silver brow up. “To be raised from the dead, he had to take part in some dark ritual and sell his soul to  a demon. Or maybe it’s just a rotting corpse walking after some witch used him for necromancy purposes. Witchcraft and demons would  explain why Savannah was deluded. I am sure that