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

have survivors here!" they heard a loud voice,

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

with fear

block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan King,

countless enemies, he

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

reject you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice trembled, chest heaved from the inner

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

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

when you actually

him a puzzled look at first, but then rage took

and rose on her own, storming as

week passed, and

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

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

of his hideout,” kai retorted while pouring himself a

and Savannah exchanged

were so

Gideon looked at him

up when

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

happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her

alliance after

voice was like honey, taunting and

glare told a different

alliance as much as

more.” Kai reminded

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

are concentrating on the

with you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the

irony wasn’t lost on the Northern

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

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

protect you, the people here hate

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it

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

obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started questioning

see this!" Kyle turned his laptop

Darius Bjorn's face and the logo of the

next move," Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to click

confidence, and there was a vague

the north is currently

as

under the current ruler,

but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto

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

surprise, this was a much calmer reaction to what

and placed her hand on

all words again," she reassured him, rubbing

a part of him had to be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped

he said, tucking

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

a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost

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

also, don’t forget you

to

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

Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he

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

him? Maybe he will have time for me between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her

stroked her cheek for a moment, looking at his woman with the adoration

his eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly became

together and stood before the king of The

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

scoffed while Riannon gave him

said, and Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

my mistakes this year

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

never been in love