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 to

here!" they heard a loud voice, and she saw one of the northern

but she tried to push him away, to

at her with fear

the Gamma of the Northern Lycan King, was

battles, faced countless enemies, he went into an

was the only person in the entire

you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice

was suddenly hard to swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating He looked at

Really looked at her.

do this," he stated,

say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her

when you actually

gave him a puzzled look at first, but then rage took over

slapped his hand away and rose on her own,

passed,

was buzzing with the news of the White Bear King, who made his claim on

it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the one used for bigger important

out of his

Savannah

men were so

him

when

married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!”

happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers on the

that we are all here now, and we can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the

was like honey, taunting and

glare told a

as much

more.”

about this?” “I dealt with the brother I had

they are concentrating on the

to deal with you and then destroy them when they

lost

here?" Savvy chimed in, tired of them going

brother shook his head,

protect you, the people here hate you now more than

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it

kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was

fact that there was an obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started

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

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

Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to click on

and there was a vague smile on his lips as

north is currently in such a

the Forgotten City as my target

that under the current ruler,

does not protect you! Not because he doesn't want to protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed to be sealed during the event, which was supposed

her competition with ease 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 all of us! / want us to be what we used to be! Power! Power that has to be reckoned with!" Kai stood up from his chair at the head of the oval table and walked all the way down to where Kyle sat,

much calmer reaction to what she expected from her

came up to him and

reassured him,

and wrapped his arms around heras

over my dead body," he said, tucking his head into

dead body." Savvy smiled softly and tilted

a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into

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

don’t forget you

want to see my little

Gideon!" Savvy tore away from

and supported you both along the way.” “But he

exactly the problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is my

between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and this

cheek for a moment, looking at his woman with

his eyes switched to her sibling,

fingers together and

have made mistakes in the past, and some

while Riannon gave him

Savannah's head snapped in

She didn’t expect this.

and my mistakes this

be with a woman you don’t love and then get angryat

been in love