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

heard a loud voice,

she tried to push him

at her with fear in

the Gamma of the Northern

battles, faced countless enemies, he went into

was afraid of her as if she was

you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice

and she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

he stated, the pain still evident on

Brigit Borg, reject you-" she tried to say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t

when you

him a puzzled look at first, but then rage took over

her own, storming as

week passed,

who

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

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

Savannah

were

looked at him as he leaned back in

screwed up when you blew this

months! “I could have been married to Savannah for years if

doesn't matter what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected,

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

Riannon's voice was like

her glare told a

alliance as

more.” Kai reminded

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

concentrating on the

wait for them to deal with you and then destroy them when they are weakened?

wasn’t lost on

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

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

not safe here, he can't protect you, the people here hate you now

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was the

that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple,

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

this!" Kyle turned his

Darius Bjorn's face and the

nodded for Kyle to click

vague smile on his lips as

the north is currently

Forgotten City as my target for a

all that under the current ruler,

he doesn't want 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,

Stormhold slayed her competition with ease and grace, worthy of atrue Northern Queen! The North will only accept a Luna that is worthy! But this should also apply to the king! Yes, I am a White Bear! But before everything, I am a Northerner! And

was a much calmer reaction to

came up to him and placed her

again," she reassured

and wrapped his arms around heras if to

over my dead body," he said, tucking his head into her neck and inhaling her

becoming his Luna over my dead body." Savvy smiled softly

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

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

forget you

don’t want to see

"Grow up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from

both along the way.” “But

"Yes, G, Zack

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 time the

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

switched to her sibling, he suddenly

future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and

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

Riannon gave him a

Kai said, and Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

only for the trials and my mistakes this year but

have tried to push you to be with a woman

had never been