The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

Chapter 46 Brigit ran through the maze using the path she had already tried before. She knew she couldn’ttrust anyone very well, and her own path was the safest.

The buildings of the Forgotten City started collapsing one by one way too fast, way too close …

To the point of her thinking that she wouldn't make it.

She finally reached the hardest part of the maze with the secret tiles and tried to hop from one to another, looking for the empty ones or the northernstars.

She was already so close to the wall that she could almost taste the safety.

However, at the last moment, a small hut not far from her exploded, pieces of stone flying in all directions, one of theheavy ones landing on one of the crescent tiles right next to her foot.

She had just a second to react before the poisoned arrows flew at her, and she ducked down, sliding over several tiles.

She knew it was bad before she stopped, and the ground started falling through under her as she activated oneof the silver pits.

The flower one.

The one that had sharp spikes at the bottom.

Desperate, Brigit grasped the edge of the wall, but one of her hands slipped.

This was the end.

She knew it had to be, and tears started stinging her eyes.

Everything was in vain…

Her fingers started giving in when a strong hand caught her wrist, not letting her fall to herdeath.

Brigit's first thought was that the white bears got her, and a chill went down her spine becauseshe had failed.

Failed, failed, failed.

Big time.

That was when the tingles erupted through her, and she wished it was one of the white bears.

"I've got you!" Aspen growled as he pulled her up to the surface.

He was so big, so warm, and he smelled like the northern mountains she loved so much.

"I've got you," he repeated as he pressed her against his body.

She didn't know if he was saying that to her or to himself, and she didn’t care.

Brigit heard explosions here and there, but they were dying down now.

Luckily, they were on safe turf now, and Aspen still held her in his arms.

His scent enveloped her; his well-trained hands were keeping her in place.

She should have pushed him away, freed himself from her, run away…but she did not want to.

She had dreamt of this her whole life.

This was what she wanted, what she desired the most.

This! She wanted to have a man who would love her unconditionally, who would belong to her and her alone.

She did not want to share; she did not want to fight for him, she did not want to beg forhis attention, she did not want to have to ask him for anything.

Brigit dreamt of a true mate, a fated one, who was born to make her happy.

For whom she would be enough.

And here he was, eager to claim her, eager to give her everything she ever wanted.

It was heartbreaking to know she couldn’t accept him.

"You are okay," he whispered into her hair, and she felt him placing a soft kiss on the top of her head.

Brigit leaned into his warm chest with her eyes closed.

Just for a moment.

Just this once…

She didn't know how long they stayed this way, but she did not want to move.

She knew that the moment she did, it would be over.

would have

they heard a loud voice, and

but she tried to push him away, to

with fear in

of the Northern Lycan King, was

many battles, faced countless enemies, he went into an

of her as if she was the only person in the entire world who could break

Borg, reject you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice trembled, chest

felt as if she was suffocating He

Really looked at her.

this," he stated,

time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said andoffered her his

when you actually

him a puzzled

hand away and rose on her own,

passed,

the White Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being silent for somany

Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the

still hiding and doesn't crawl out of his hideout,” kai retorted

Savannah exchanged

were so

Gideon looked at him as he leaned back in his

up when you

to Savannah already for months! “I could have been married to Savannah for years if not

the past!" Savvy interjected,

that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the

Riannon's voice was

told a

this alliance as

not more.” Kai

who called me to talk about this?”

concentrating

wait for them to deal with you and then destroy them when they are weakened?

irony wasn’t lost on

Savvy chimed in, tired of

Her brother shook his head, crossing

you, the people

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was

out that Penelope died, while

the fact that there was an obvious villain in this story,

think you should see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that

lips parted when she saw Darius Bjorn's face and the logo of the

Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle

confidence, and there was a vague smile on his lips as he

saddens me that the north is currently in such

as my

you all that under the current ruler, no

offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that

and grace, worthy of atrue Northern Queen! The North will only accept a Luna that is worthy! But this should also apply to the king! Yes, I am a White Bear! But before everything, I am a Northerner! And I want a safe kingdom for

Savannah's surprise, this was a much calmer reaction to what she expected from her chosen

came up to him and placed her hand

again," she reassured him, rubbing

part of him had to be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from the whole world, she realised what he was

are becoming his Luna over my dead body," he said, tucking his head into her neck and inhaling her

Savvy smiled

wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing

come up with a plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared his throat, turning

don’t forget you are

want to see

Savvy tore away from her

say a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her quietly, yet

"Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

between all the orgies he is havingon

a moment, looking at his woman with

her sibling, he suddenly

his future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together

I have made mistakes in the past, and some of them are

scoffed while Riannon gave

and Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes this year but for the

shouldn't have tried to push you to be with a woman you don’t love and then get angryat

had never been