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

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

she tried to push him away, to distance

at her with fear in his

of the

in many battles, faced countless enemies, he went

afraid of her as if she was the only person in the entire

Brigit Borg, reject you, Aspen Morr, as my mate."

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

Really looked at her.

don't want to do this," he stated, the pain still evident on

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

when you actually

a puzzled

and rose on her own, storming as far away from him as

week passed, and everything

Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being

as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the one used

of his hideout,” kai retorted while pouring himself

Savannah exchanged

were so

admit it!" Gideon looked at him as he

up when

married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled

what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping

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

Riannon's voice was like honey,

glare told a

need this alliance as much as I

not more.”

who called me to talk about this?” “I dealt with the brother

they are concentrating on

you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai said to him during their last

wasn’t lost on

sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in, tired of

brother shook his head, crossing his arms

protect you, the people here hate you now more

Savannah clenched her lips.

it

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

an obvious villain in

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

face and the logo of the first channel

for

there was a vague smile on his lips as

the north is currently in such

as my

all that under the current ruler,

he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed to be sealed during the event, which was

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

much calmer reaction

came up to him and placed her hand on his

all words again," she reassured him, rubbing her

his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide

body," he said, tucking his head into her

am becoming his Luna over my dead body." Savvy smiled softly and tilted her

a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into hers in

plan with no dead bodies?”

don’t forget you

to see my little

Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised her brow at her

didn't say a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your

problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and this time the silence in the

for a moment, looking at his

when his eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly became

future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and stood before the king

made mistakes in the past, and some of them are partially my

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him a warning

Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this year but for the

to be with a woman

never been in