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.” 

smile, “leave them alone. 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,” 

Wolves?” Savannah’s eyes grew

informed them. “Any special ability we have  afterwards comes from it. This is what being blessed

Divine Wolves.” 

all this?” Kai was impressed by the

from my visions, though. Because they come when they please and don’t depend on my wishes. But the powers develop slowly. The particles of divine power we receive grow or die–It depends on the person who received them and the

you and Kai have special marks,” Savannah chimed in. “But why do Gideon and me? We aren’t the blessed wolves, but our marks are the same as yours.”

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 a divine wolf, so does the other, Mates share everything, including divine blessings,

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

“But some things are

what?” The northerner wondered, scratching his beard that needed some trimming desperately, but he chose not to waste his time on that this morning and

her control of the beast was weak. It wasn’t good, it wasn’t bad. It was just how things

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 form in Bjorn’s castle. Savannah knew there would be no return from that. There  wasn’t supposed to be a return from

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 that day. However, Riannon found him on the battlefield and as if by some

was

one thing – they were given an ultimate

could talk about all this more, but unfortunately, they

had any illusions about resolving this matter peacefully.

and started going through what had been planned so far. A few hours later, all of them were exhausted, but they knew that

burst open and in came

knew

this!” Chloe insisted and passed a

that told her he still wasn’t sure whether he forgave them for their latest

him a  minute to realise that it wasn’t an old video. His eyes went to the bottom of the screen where

mean only one thing – he would be back very soon, and all their

can you say about the recent video of Savannah Stormhold circling on the web,” a reporter asked him, and Bjorn’s expression

frown. “Savannah is my mate and my Queen. She will always stay my 

hard that it cracked

ceremony,” the white bear  growled, showing off his teeth, but then he got his emotions under control and continued, “We were so happy and planned to spend our  whole life together. It’s a blessing to find a mate, and I am sure everyone understands our euphoria. Just when I left her that morning, she  kissed me goodbye and said that she couldn’t wait to get my mark on her neck. She couldn’t wait for it to happen, but when 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

that King Kai Fionnlagh is alive?” the reporter asked emotionlessly, and Chloe clicked her tongue in annoyance.  It probably wasn’t the first time she

fought, and I personally put a silver spear through his heart. It

saw then?” the journalist seemed eager to get to the bottom of things, and everyone in the  room tensed, waiting for

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