The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Epilogue 1

dress.

“Kai, we should stop!” Savannah pleaded as her husband kept peppering her neckline with kisses, trying to relieve her of her

“We really shouldn’t,” he murmured softly, biting her shimmering North Star mark, which always made his wife throw her head back and give him better access. He stood behind her, hands greedily travelling all over her body, grasping and kneading everything that finally belonged to him.

“We have to-” Savannah gasped, forgetting what it was that they had to do. There had been so much work in the past few weeks. that they couldn’t enjoy their life as newlyweds the way they desired. In fact, they either did not see each other during the days or, worse – they saw each other, were so close to each other, but the circumstances did not let them touch each other. Reunited only at night, they

both lacked sleep. However, the choice was always obvious. Especially now that their subordinates made the mistake of leaving them.

alone together for a few minutes.

What were they thinking? That Kai would be locked in a room with his beautiful wife and not touch her? Not a chance!

“I don’t know about you, but I just have to have you. Now!” His voice rasped somewhere in her hair that he let down, throwing away the pins that held an intricate hairdo a few seconds prior. Something that took her omegas an hour to make look perfect. “Your scent drives me crazy, Savvy, so it’s your fault anyway.”

“And how is this fair?” She giggled, ready to succumb to his advances, when someone knocked on the door, disturbing them.

“Shh,” Kai bit her earlobe gently. “If we are quiet, they will go away!”

“No, they will not!” Lachlan grunted behind the door.

“You two are too loud anyway!” Zara supported her mate with a chuckle. “And it’s time! Everyone is already here.”

‘Just five minutes!” Savvy yelled at their friends and turned to face her husband.

“Ten!” he growled, crushing his lips to hers, and then added, when he broke the kiss to breathe, “Twenty!”

Zara and Lachlan stepped away a respectful distance from the door, knowing it would be longer than twenty minutes. Their King

and Queen never knew how to stop once they got together. Which was understandable, of course, but it made their lives so much more

complicated.

Zara closed her eyes, and Lachlan chuckled, “What are you doing?”

“Asking the maids to bring a new dress here and to search for the one who did Savvy’s hair. All the previous work just went in the

bin. Kai is too passionate to bother with these things. And while I deal with the Queen’s look, you deal with him.”

The werebird pointed at the Western King, who strode in their direction accompanied by his wife. Riannon’s belly was already round

and plainly visible and she had one of her hands laid on its top, looking like a vision in her milky white silk dress without any extra

decorations. Only a delicate gold and diamond tiara adorned her head in the shape of flowers.

Gideon looked beyond annoyed. “Where the hell are they and how long-”

A loud feminine moan emerged from Kai’s office, followed by a growl that shook the walls.

The four of them froze, which only let them clearly hear another moan.

“Never mind,” Gideon winced, furrowing his brow. “Tell them-”

A scream this time.

“We’ll meet them in the throne room!” Riannon let out a soft laugh, leading her traumatised husband away. “I told you they were busy!” she jabbed him as they made their exit, clearly enjoying his predicament. “That serves you right.”

This time a moan and a growl happened simultaneously, and the King and Queen of the West had to speed up to escape the audible evidence of the newlyweds’ happy moment together.

“Well, at least no one will question if the marriage is consummated!” Lachlan joked, trying not to think of the woman next to him.

She looked too gorgeous tonight to ignore and he was not made of stone.

Kai and Savannah emerged from the office one hour later, eyes sparkling with happiness and hair and clothing completely

dishevelled.

faces.

us!”

“For Fenrir’s sake!” the Beta ran his hand through his hair as he observed the royal couple, unable to erase the wide grins from their

“Relax!” Kai gripped his shoulder in a friendly manner. “We are the King and the Queen. They literally can’t start the event without

“Yeah, yeah,” Zara rolled her eyes, pushing Savvy back into the office. “With all due respect, you aren’t making our lives easy! Lan, keep him there until we are out. Don’t let him in! Or it will be the same thing all over again!”

“Your command is… well… my command,” Lachlan chuckled as a swarm of omegas appeared to help Savvy look like a picture-perfect Queen again and not like the happy newlywed she really was.

She reappeared in a beautiful blue gown with a train and flowers embroidered all over it. Her hair was up again, although in a more relaxed style now, a few strands loose and her beautiful mark on full display. This was just how Kai liked it. He wanted the whole world to know that this woman chose him and now belonged to him. He allowed himself to wear a black collarless shirt and blazer today so that his North Star was visible as well.

else.

They passed a group of Lunas who probably were supposed to accompany their Alphas but were actively discussing something

From the corner of her eye, Savvy recognized a familiar book. The hot pink cover with a Northern blue stripe in the middle and the picture of Claude and Chloe back to back was hard to miss.

“And then the Queen ripped his heart out with her bare hands!” one of the women gasped. “They blurred it in the tv special, but in the book, Claude tells-”

Kai rolled his eyes, lacing his fingers with his wife’s.

“I hate that book,” she mumbled, and he nodded understandingly.

it that the book is about

Savvy let out a little laugh. “If you would like that, I can arrange it! The sales will certainly spike!”

“No, thanks!”

the bear castle and gave me the

raised his brow, holding back

one, and everyone loves it. All that being said, our ratings are through the roof now, and Kyle says the book helped sustain the favourable impression we gained after the

Zara as she was the one who had a folder with the guest list in

She had been waiting for them for Fenrir knew how long. “All the best places, too.

Kai winked at his sister, “or

Elene sighed, shaking

Grand Hall decorated for the occasion with blue flowers of different shades. The royal couple of the North took their time getting to their thrones, knowing that all

Fenrir’s and Joran’s blessings, it was easy to dwell in panic. The whole continent could be easily devoured

stairs and turned their backs to their respective thrones. Elene and Lachlan

you to our house,” Kai greeted the guests. “It’s a huge honour to have so many friends who came

celebrating the heroes, dead and alive, saying our thanks to each of you and

not survive the war,” Savannah announced loudly. “While no words will

someone in the Avalanche Battle, or in smaller fights and attacks that preceded it. They all personally knew the price of

the guests raised their heads, Savannah smiled through tears. It was

life!” she gave the floor to

Queen Riannon Stormhold,” Kai called the first names and gestured for their relatives to join them at the top of the stairs. “We are family now, but it was a rocky road getting here. I am proud to call you both my friends and family, and I give you my word

took a little box from Zara and handed it to the couple. Riannon gasped when she saw a beautiful

your darkest days, you can count on us,” Kai promised. “It’s enough to send a messenger with this pendant,

an army to help

so that only Kai and Savvy could hear him. “Next time, I

something shiny and pretty too,

have decent manners!” Kai gave

each other in front of the many cameras in the room.

sighed and asked her husband to help her down the stairs. She could

course, but since Gideon was overprotective of her in this

and the werecat with silver hair walked up to the King and

“You saved my life several times already and proved that you could be

am so grateful for everything you’ve done.”

the same locket and the

and

and after accepting her token, she

labour, and your child will be safe,” she whispered. “My Coven

protection.”

rewarded with smaller tokens of appreciation, but all meaningful nonetheless.

everyone thought that the main ceremony was over, the bell rang again, and Lachlan

Borg!”

into the Northern capital for almost a month. A month while the fate of her people was being decided. For all she knew, they could already be doomed despite her attempts to save what was left of them. It was entirely possible that

sure that everyone hated

deserved it, though. She was no saint.

dress with long sleeves and a cape covering her shoulders. Today she was representing her

behind her. When they were ordered to return to their lands, even after submitting to the Lycan King and

many schemes and plots. When she returned to the Bear castle with other

rule and death.

being traitors because they killed their own during the battle. Brigit ensured her pack’s

biggest and baddest Alpha bear in the room with the dirtiest words in his mouth. And when she killed him in front of

pack as well. She was ready to rinse and repeat, but luckily just one show was

of election or vote, she somehow became their leader.

dealing with the aftermath of the war.

that they had a future and what it would

the only thing that had helped her

worked, and worked… sometimes as a simple laborer, cleaning up the tower that she’d

Aspen’s escape possible. Each day she strived to overwork herself and fall down onto her bed

begin with and had to pick a few bears whom she disliked the least since becoming

hoped that some kind of a miracle happened and

his dead body during the battle. But then the wolves changed. What if…. She was afraid to finish that thought. It was too foolish. He was

castle had changed since Bjorn set it on fire, but she liked its new look more. It was still an old rough Northern castle, but it seemed fresher and brighter now. As if someone breathed life

The Gamma was supposed to stand by his King today. But she only saw Lachlan and Kyle. She then started scanning the crowds against her

her the

“We trusted you once, and you betrayed that trust. You let our enemies into our home and allowed them

my Gamma. These are unforgivable

the words, “the death of my Gamma”. Her heart clenched so painfully even though she thought she had already accepted this fact. If they were to kill her now, she would just

sister was held hostage, and I personally got to see the way women were treated in the bear territories. We are also taking into account that you helped us during the last battle, and this help was pivotal for the

willing to give you autonomy to some level. You will have your own laws, with the exception of a few

what they had hoped for. And after Bjorn’s demise, not too many bears wanted to continue his cause. Most were ready to resume their lives as they were before.

Queen Brigit Borg of Nova Oberon,

couldn’t possibly have heard them correctly, however, Savannah was already holding

knee!,” she tried not

stairs seemed to be her life’s longest and

expected.

placed on her

rose, everyone else, except for the kings and queens present, bowed their heads in

lycan next to her, and the Bear Queen’s bottom lip quivered at the mention of

he was dead, Dead, dead, dead.

be my honour,” she tried to force a smile, but

our Ambassador in your kingdom. You already know him,” Kai added with

lip. As if he did not want

door on the left behind the throne opened, and suddenly the whole world stopped spinning. Brigit’s

when she saw the man she had

in this situation. His red hair was longer now

but she did not care. She wanted to throw herself at him

only Savannah’s hand on her shoulder brought Brigit back

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