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

survivors here!" they heard a loud voice, and

hands pressing her tighter, but she tried to push him away, to distance herself

looked at her with

the Gamma of the

in many battles, faced countless enemies, he went

was the only person in the

Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice

hard to swallow, and she felt as

Really looked at her.

this," he stated,

in front of her stood up “I

when you actually

rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at first, but then rage took

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

week passed, and everything

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

made his move, and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue

of

Savannah exchanged

were

him as he leaned back in his

up when

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

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

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

was like honey,

glare told a different

as much as

not more.” Kai reminded

me to talk about this?” “I dealt with the brother I had on my

concentrating

deal with you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon

irony wasn’t lost on the

adorable little sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in, tired of them going back

shook his head,

you, the people here hate

Savannah clenched her lips.

it was

but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah

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

this!" Kyle turned his laptop

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

and nodded for Kyle to click on the play

there was a vague smile on his lips as he

saddens me that the north is currently in such a

City as

the current ruler, no

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

I am a White Bear! But before everything, I am a Northerner! And I want a safe kingdom for all of us!

much calmer reaction to what she expected from

up to him and placed her hand on his

reassured him, rubbing her thumb in soothing

be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from the whole

he said, tucking his

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

his tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips

plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared

you

don’t want to see my little

Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised

brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded

problem." "Yes,

you prefer me to go back to him? Maybe he will have time for me between all the orgies he is

moment, looking at his woman with the adoration

eyes switched to her sibling, he

their fingers together and stood

the past, and some of them are partially my fault,” he

Riannon gave him a

said, and Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

mistakes

a woman you don’t love and then get

never been in