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 to end

a loud voice, and she saw one of the

but she tried to push him away, to

looked at her with fear

huge block, the Gamma of the Northern

fought in many battles, faced countless enemies, he went

her as if she was the only person in the entire world who could break

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

swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating He looked

Really looked at her.

don't want to do this," he stated, the pain

time, but the lycan in front of

when you

your rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at first,

and rose on her own, storming

passed, and

with the news of the White Bear King, who

and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the

still hiding and doesn't crawl out of his hideout,”

Savannah

were so

Gideon looked at him as

when

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

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

can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy,

Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting and

glare told

as much as

more.” Kai reminded

called me to talk about this?”

concentrating on

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

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

you, the people here hate you now more

Savannah clenched her lips.

it

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

that there was an obvious villain in

you should see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that

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

and nodded for Kyle to click

vague smile on his lips as he

saddens me that the north is currently in

the Forgotten City as

the

does not protect you! Not because 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,

Savannah 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 I

reaction to what she expected from her

him and

she reassured him, rubbing her thumb in soothing

a 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 world, she realised what he

Luna over my dead body," he said, tucking

smiled softly

butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into hers in a possessive

with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared his throat,

also, don’t forget you

to see my

Savvy tore away from her man and

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

problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

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

stroked her cheek for a moment, looking

to her

lacing their fingers together and

have made mistakes in the past, and some of

Gideon scoffed while Riannon

Kai said, and Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

mistakes this year

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

never been