The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 36

Savvy was so comfortable in Kai’s arms as they were cuddling on the sofa with a laptop on a small

nearby table. She couldn’t believe he was hiding that from her, and the moment she discovered it in

one of the drawers, she went online to check what was happening at The Luna Trials.

“Why do you want to watch this?” he grunted.

“Because!” she scoffed and wriggled, getting even cosier against his warm body. “I am a part of it,

remember?”

“Not anymore,” he growled softly into her ear and nibbled her earlobe. “The Luna Trials are over. I have

my Luna with me already.”

“Well, the world isn’t aware yet!” she giggled and stretched her hand to click on the play button.

The faces of Claude and Chloe wearing matching green suits made the princess frown. The twins were

polished as always and ready to entertain whether people wanted it or not.

“Why were those two chosen to do this again?” She asked the King next to her as he lazily brushed her

hair with his fingers.

“They are professionals,” he replied, and she snorted.

“Are they?” Savannah shot him a reproachful gaze. He had to know that they were biased at all times.

“They make any show a show,” Kai had to admit. “I think Elene wanted more publicity for this event and

with the correct light on our family. We don’t do these things often, and it was one of a kind opportunity.”

“Maybe you should be doing it more often then?” The girl chuckled. “Gideon and ! hate interviews and

public appearances, but we do it from time to time to let people see us and feel like they know us.”

“See,” he pulled her closer and kissed the top of her head. “This is exactly why I need a Luna.”

“Oh, take Petra then. She will give you the show of your life every day!” Savvy mocked him, and he

tickled her as punishment, making her giggle until she teared up and gave up.

“No, thanks,” the northern King grunted, bringing her back to her place next to him. “When I make my

choice, it’s final. You are all I need.”

She hoped he would say that, and it was so satisfying to hear that again. Everything was so perfect

lately that Savvy was afraid it was too perfect. Life had never been this

colourful for her. She thought she was happy at some point in her life before Zack. She thought

everything was over right after her disgusting mate ruined all her expectations about life and love.

However, what was happening now was beyond her wildest dreams.

They were happy. Excessively, overwhelmingly, immensely happy. So happy that she couldn’t help but

feel guilty to be this blissful every day. Kai may not have been her true mate, but he sure as hell made

her feel loved, needed and safe.

“Three contenders face elimination today,” Chloe said in a serious tone, a corner of her lips curved

slightly.

“Do you see her sneering?” Savannah furrowed her brows. “How does nobody notice that?”

“All right, all right,” Kai placed a gentle kiss on her shoulder to make amends. “The twins are evil.

Happy?”

“Meh,” she pretended not to care, and they kept watching the next round of the Eliminations. It was

between Brigit, Petra and Mavis now. One had to go because the three of them had the lowest number

of points.

“How are you not there again?” Savvy gave him a suspicious look. “Weren’t you supposed to save

one?”

“I saved the only one I care about,” Kai grinned at her, and this time she was the one to peck his chin

gently.

“But what about these three?”

“Elene will pick the one! “saved“, he said, and the princess exhaled sharply through her nostrils.

“Of course, she will….” Savvy sighed in annoyance, watching the northern princess sitting on a throne

behind the contenders. She really got herself comfortable there in the absence of her brother.

“So,” Chloe tried to create as much suspense as possible. “The North has voted, and we have the

results.”

“Keep in mind that every vote was carefully checked by Princess Elene’s team, so rigging was not

possible,” Claude assured everyone with a dazzling smile.

Aloud snort escaped Savannah hearing all this, but she chose not to comment.

“Luckily for the three beautiful ladies here, just one is going to leave us tonight.” Chloe made a

concerned face, and Savvy wanted to throw something at the screen. “Because King

Kai Fionnlagh decided to save one of the contenders, and I have her name right here.”

The woman paused, showing a silver envelope to the cameras and opening it slowly, reading the

name, then gasping as if she was shocked and, after some time, facing the camera again.

“Come on!” Savvy growled. “It’s taking forever!”

Kai let out a low chuckle, pulling her closer and inhaling her scent. It was never enough, though.

“The contender saved by our King is none other than … Brigit Borg!” the presenter’s amused voice

sounded, and Savannah’s lips parted.

“Well, I have to admit, this is unexpected,” Kai chuckled. “I was sure she’d save Petra.”

“The people of the North will save Petra,” Savvy pointed out. “She is one of you. Elene just made sure

Brigit stayed. I wonder why....”

“She knows Brigit is not winning now that I have expressed who I want.” The King caressed her cheek

gently. “Now that she isn’t a threat, Elene wants her in the finale to appease the white bears and show

them there are no prejudices against them.”

“A bit too late for that!” A huff escaped the girl. “Maybe,” Kai hummed. “But it’s worth a try. Anything to

avoid the war.”

Just one word almost ruined their mood. They already discussed it a few times, and Savvy told Kai

everything that Bjorn told her and what they found out from Castiel and Roxy back in the day. Both of

them knew that it didn’t look good.

They watched the vote results appearing on the screen in silence, and it wasn’t surprising that Petra

won most of the votes. She giggled and jumped on the spot in a silver frilly dress while Mavis took her

loss gracefully and left the stage.

Kai leaned forward and slammed the laptop shut. “Enough of this,” he kissed his woman’s forehead

and started to get up. “What are you doing?” Savvy knitted her brows, eyeing him questioningly. “We

need to get out,” he told her, stretching his hands to help her stand up.

“I thought that it wasn’t safe.” She reminded him of his words, but a knowing smirk on his lips told her

that he might have exaggerated.

“It must be safer now,” Kai cleared his throat. “I mean … If we don’t go far and ….”

“I guess if we stay close enough, it’s going to be fine.” Savvy giggled and went for the wardrobe in the

next room to find some weather-appropriate clothes for herself. She chose a pair of jeans, a men’s grey

sweater with snow boots, and a warm jacket. When she was done, the Northern King was already

waiting for her, dressed slightly lighter than she was. Perks of being a native here.

They walked out of their little house for the first time in days, and the sun, together with sparkling white

snow, blinded them at first.

“The scenery definitely changed!” Savannah gasped, looking around. She rarely got to see the snow,

although it wasn’t her first time.

“I want you to enjoy it, Savvy.” Kai breathed in the frosty air and walked slightly further away from her.

The snow was almost to his knees, but it did not bother him. “I bet you haven’t seen anything remotely

beautiful back at the West. Not every country is lucky

enough to be blessed with such locations and ….”

“Oh, Kai!” The princess called him in a taunting tone, and he turned to look at her at once. Only to get a

huge snowball right in the face.

“We have mountains too, you know.” The girl snickered, preparing the next icy weapon. “Gideon took

me there every year.”

“Did he?” the northerner wiped his now red face clean and gave her a menacing gaze. “You love

snowballs fights then?”

“What’s not to love?” She laughed and sent another his way, but he managed to

dodge this time.

Savannah knew she was in trouble even before his eyes flashed blue, letting her know she managed to

annoy them both – the King and his wolf. Squealing, she tried running in the opposite direction when

Kai caught up with her and lifted her up in his arms, throwing her over his shoulder.

“It’s good that you like snow, Savvy, very good!” The man chuckled as he slapped her bottom in his

usual manner, making her growl at him in defiance. “We have a lot of it for you

to enjoy right here!”

She was about to say something snarky when he dropped her into a pile of freezing snow, and she

found herself falling down for longer than she expected.

“Kai!” she yelled angrily, trying to find a way out of some frosty cleft. It was probably a little crack in the

mountain or something like that, and the damn King used his knowledge of the location to trap her.

Snow was everywhere, and the walls around her were covered with slippery ice, making it impossible

to get out on her own.

“No worries, my love,” he looked at her from above with a mischievous grin on his face. “Just say that

you are sorry, and I am the best lycan in the whole damn world, and I will help you out.”

“Is this how you treat your future wife?” she asked him, still looking how to get out of that little cleft she

was stuck in.

“I am teaching you the northern ways.” She heard a low chuckle.

“The northern way sucks!” she announced, and another laugh emerged from his chest.

“See, now you also have to say that the North is the best place in the world!” He quickly added to her

tasks, knowing she wasn’t getting out of there without his help.

But … he was underestimating her.

“Fine, Kai!” She sighed heavily and made a pitiful look on her face. “Get me out of here first!”

“Aha,” he snorted. “Nice try!” “Kai, please,” Savannah whimpered and heard him exhaling in defeat.

“Come here, Sav,” he bent down to his knees and lowered himself to give her a hand, only to receive

the biggest snowball of his life in his face again.

Not wasting time, Savannah grew her claws and used them to pierce the ice, working her way up

quickly.

She tried to push him into the snow hole she had just come from, but he dodged her attempt with a

laugh.

“Oh, it’s war!” she announced to him.

“You started it!” he scoffed, gathering as much snow as he could. They were running around, shooting

snowballs at each other. Until Kai got tired of all that. He didn’t touch her for too long, and the need to

hold her in his arms again was overwhelming.

He dropped everything he had and strode towards her through piles of snow like a