The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47 Savannah opened the door into the dark room, noticing at once that the curtains werestill closed despite it being well past noon.

Nothing changed in the last few weeks.

"Hey," she checked if the owner of the chambers was there, but no response followed.

However, she distinctly heard some movement inside.

“Elene,” Savvy decided to enter without invitation.

Kai told her to leave his sister alone, to give her the space she needed.

And as a result, Elene spent day after day alone in the darkness.

The news of Penelope’s death was devastating for her.

She found the northern Princess in the corner behind her bed.

Elene was sitting on the floor, hugging her knees, her golden hair undone and reaching theground.

The air in the room seemed stuffy.

"Did you eat anything today?" Savvy asked, and silence was her answer once again.

This was no way to go on.

She walked deeper into the room and slid down to the floor next to Elene.

One could hear a pin drop there.

The Northern Princess did not react, and they sat like this in complete silence for a while.

"Your brother is worried about you, you know." Savannah sighed and leaned her head against the cold wall.

“And he needs you.

Probably more than ever before.

Your country is falling apart, the war is on its doorstep, and enemies are all around us.” For a few moments, Elene said nothing, but then she asked, “Did shesuffer?" Her voice was trembling, and so was her small frame.

Savannah knew that she meant Penelope, and some part of her wanted to tell her the dead lycaness was never her friend in the first place.

Her speech right before her demise was horrible and cruel.

However, Savvy feared this would probably only break her almost sister-in-law irreparably.

“No,” she said honestly.

“Not really.

He snapped her neck; everything happened very fast.

I don't think she even had the time to process what was happening.” And now Savannah was the one being blamed for this.

After Bjorn mentioned that she had "slayed her competition", at least half of the Northern Lycan Kingdom started hating her instantlysince Penelope was the only one dead.

They got Bjorn’s little hint.

Everyone used to see Penelope as the North's sweetheart and the best candidate for the role of the Luna.

Her father was an Alpha of a prominent lycan pack, and he was fuming.

Things were bad.

"That's probably the best way, right?" Elene looked at her questioningly, and Savvy forced a little smile on her face, nodding.

“Her funeral was beautiful,” she added.

“Everyone was missing you.” “And I will miss her…

Pen was the only one who always was on my side.” This time, Savannah chose not to comment because tellingthe truth wasn't an option right now, considering how fragile the lycaness next to her was and lying to her face wasn't a good idea either.

“I saw her,” Elene said suddenly, wrinkling her nose.

“Who?” Savvy’s stomach churned.

"Gideon's wife." The northerner looked away, fidgeting with the edge of her long nightgown.

"I saw both of them through the window." She bit her lip almost to the point of bleeding and then exhaled heavily.

“She is so …

perfect." Savannah wondered if this was part of why the woman stayed in her room the whole time.

Not only had her so-called best friend just died, but the love of her life was also here with his beautiful, flawless mate.

The two always radiated happiness.

Savannah loved them both, but she knew how a person with a broken heart could feel nextto them.

It was a lot to take in for anyone.

“Yeah.

Riannon is amazing.

It's not always easy to be in the same room with her,” she admitted.

So many times after Zack's betrayal, she questioned herself, thinking that maybe it was her fault he couldn’t choose her over everything.

Perhaps, if she could be more like Ria, everything would have played out differently.

Only now, with Kai by her side, she knew her imperfections weren’t the problem.

He loved her the way she was.

He loved her for the way she was.

ELI "And it looked like he loves her a lot." Elene threw her head back and closed her eyes, swallowing a sob thatthreatened to escape her.

“He does.” Once again, Savvy chose not to lie.

"They are perfect for each other." For about a minute, none of them said a word.

“I’m sorry,” Elene tried to hold back her tears.

"I know you like her, and he's your brother- and they are mates.

He never looked at me like that.

Even when I thought he liked

me.

Of course, now I know he never did, and I imagined it all.

You probably think I'm a horrible pathetic person." "I think you’re a passionate person ready to do everything for the ones she loves.

That being said, you really did give me a hard time when I arrived.” Savvy let out a little laugh,and Elene smiled for the first time in forever.

"I did, didn't 1? I tried to push you away.

ignoring how much Kai was smitten with you.

I pushed Penelope into this competition and practically forced her to take part.

If not for me, she would probably be alive now!" That glimpse of that weak smile was gone again.

"You don't know that," Savannah tried to choose her words carefully.

"Penelope was a grown woman and had her own ambitions.

She did not give me the impression of someone who could be pushed around easily, so the decision was always hers.

All you did was give your best friend a helping hand when she needed it.” “Is he at least happy?” The northern Princess returnedto the previous topic spontaneously.

“Gideon looks really happy with her,” she muttered.

“Of course, they will be happy.

They are mates.

Who am I to question that?! What I feel is irrelevant-” “I’m not going to tell you that your feelings are irrelevant when I am deeply in love withyour brother, and I'm not his mate.

In fact, what I feel for him is much bigger and deeper than whatever I feltfor my own mate.

It can’t compare.”

Elene looked at her.

For the first time, she really looked at her and then nodded slightly, brushing her hair with her fingers as if she had just rememberedwho she was and what she probably looked like today.

“I’ll get over it,” she promised quietly.

“I already did once.

It just…

wasn't the best time to see them." "Good," Savannah found her hand on the floor and gave it a little squeeze.

"Kai is worried sick about you, and he has a lot on his plate right now.” “You said thathe needs my help," Elene straightened her back like a true royal should.

"How can I be of assistance to him?" "He needs your help with what you can do best.” Savvy furrowed her brows, playing with her NorthStar necklace.

"Darius Bjorn has made a speech, undermining Kai after everything that happened at the Luna Trials.

Unfortunately, it's working in his favour, and many in the media are on his side now.

Their loyalties are shifting.

It looks terrible, if I am honest." "What about the twins7″ Elene’s whole expression changed.

Now she looked collected, un just as Savvy used to see her when she arrived in the North.

"Surprisingly, they don't speak much about it," the Westerner admitted.

"I see," Ellene stood up and went to her walk-in closet, going through the racks with clothes.

"This will not do." Savannah followed her, impressed by the sudden change.

She figured out in the very beginning that the Princess was the one to control Chloe and Claude.

At the same time, the famous siblings controlled the voice of the nation.

They could bend the narrative any way they liked.

"What are you going to do?" Savvy wondered, leaning against the door frame and watching the girl in front of herpicking a beautiful white tweed dress with pearls.

"I am going to remind them that the show must go on,” Elene clenched her lips, but slowly, they curled into a vague smile.

"After all, we haven't aired the last episode of The Luna Trials yet.

We can still turn everything around!" Savvy left her room in relief, hoping Elene would do everything she promised.

"How did it go?" Kyle caught her on the way back.

"Better than I expected," Savannah smirked and jabbed him with her elbow slightly.

"And how lovely it is to see you!" Kyle's house arrest may have been over, but he still spent most ofhis time in Evelyn's room.

"We saw each other yesterday!" The guy rolled his eyes as he went down the longcorridor.

“That was the day before yesterday!” She retorted.

"Seriously, what are you doing there?!" A smug expression appeared on his face and she ran her palm over her face.

"Wait! Don't tell me!" "What can I say, we clicked like two pieces of a puzzle, like Yin and Yang, like…”Kyle was listing the things he probably considered poetic.

“Yeah, got the idea!” Savvy let out a laugh.

"You finally have a girlfriend!" "Look who's talking!" He teased her and then mimicked her voice, “I only come to the North forthe alliance! I will never love again! Blah-blah-blah!" Savvy narrowed her eyes at him, "And you are going to be Petra's step-daddy!" She cackled menacingly, and Kyle had to give up.

"Anyway, what do you need from me now?" Kyle asked.