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

here!" they heard a loud voice, and she

pressing her tighter, but she tried to push him away, to

at her with fear in

the Gamma of

in many battles, faced countless enemies, he went into

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

my mate." Her voice

was suddenly hard to swallow, and she felt as if

Really looked at her.

want to do this," he stated, the pain

of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said andoffered her his hand

back when you actually

him a puzzled look

her own, storming as far away from him as

week passed, and

the White Bear King, who made his claim on the

as theysat in the

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

Savannah exchanged

were so

admit it!" Gideon looked at him as

screwed up when you

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

matter what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping

all here now, and we can form that alliance after all.”

dear." Riannon's voice was like

glare told a

need this alliance as

not more.” Kai

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

they are concentrating on the

them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai said to him during their

wasn’t lost on the

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

question!" Her brother shook his

protect you, the people here

Savannah clenched her lips.

it was the

never been kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the

there was an obvious villain in this story, a lot of

see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they

face and the logo of the first

for Kyle

and there was a vague smile on his lips as he

is currently in such

the Forgotten City as my target for

you all that under the current ruler, no one is

simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed to

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

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

came up to him and placed her hand on his

reassured him, rubbing her

her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from

he said, tucking his head into her neck and inhaling her

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

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

we come up with a plan with

you are not alone

to see my little

too fast." "Grow up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised her

both along the way.” “But

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

to go back to him? Maybe he will have time for me between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and this

her cheek for a moment, looking

eyes switched to her sibling, he

together and stood before the king

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

while Riannon gave him

apologise," Kai said, and Savannah's head snapped in his

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes this year but for the past ones

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

had never been in love