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.

have to end

loud voice,

hands pressing her tighter, but she tried to push

with fear

huge block, the Gamma of the

faced countless enemies, he went into an exploding

was the only person

as my mate."

to swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

he stated,

louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I

you actually mean

reject your rejection." She gave him a puzzled look

hand away and rose on her own,

week passed, and

Bear King, who made his claim on the land

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

doesn't crawl out of his hideout,” kai retorted while

Savannah exchanged

were

him as he leaned back in his

screwed up when you blew this

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

interjected, tapping her fingers on the top of theoak

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

was like

her glare told a different

as much

more.” Kai reminded

you the one who called me to talk about this?” “I

concentrating

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

wasn’t lost on the

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

question!" Her brother shook his head, crossing his arms

can't protect you, the people here hate you now more than

Savannah clenched her lips.

it was the

out that Penelope died, while

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

Kyle turned his laptop so that they could all see the

she saw Darius Bjorn's face and the logo of

nodded for Kyle to click

was a vague smile on his lips as

saddens me that the north is currently in such a pathetic

as

that under the

he doesn't want to protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient

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

this was a much calmer reaction to what she expected

up to him and placed her hand

just all words again," she reassured

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

dead body," he said, tucking his head into

dead body." Savvy smiled softly and tilted her head to reach his

tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost

about we come up with a plan with no dead

forget you are not alone

want to see my

"Grow up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised her brow at her

to our house and supported you both along the

"Yes, G, Zack

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

for a moment, looking

her sibling, he suddenly became cold and

lacing their fingers together and stood before the

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

scoffed while Riannon gave him a

Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

my mistakes this

tried to push you to be with a woman you don’t love

never been in love