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

survivors here!" they heard a loud voice,

her tighter, but she tried to push him away,

looked at her with fear in

huge block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan

enemies, he went into an exploding

was the only person in the entire world who could

Borg, reject you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her

to swallow, and she felt as

Really looked at her.

this," he stated, the pain still

time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he

when you actually mean

a puzzled look at first, but then

her own,

passed,

Bear King, who made

theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the

of his hideout,” kai retorted

Savannah

were so

admit it!" Gideon looked at him as he

screwed up when you

could have been married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled eachother skulls with their eyes, each not ready

doesn't matter what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers on

alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the conditions havechanged!" The Western King

voice was like honey,

her glare told a

alliance as much as

more.” Kai reminded

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

concentrating on

to deal with you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated

irony wasn’t lost on the Northern

little sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in, tired

Her brother shook his head, crossing his arms

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was

kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple,

an obvious villain in this story, a lot of

Kyle turned his

saw Darius Bjorn's face and the logo

move," Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to click

a vague smile on

the north is currently in such a

as

all that under 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

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 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 his chair at the head of

a much calmer reaction

came up to him and placed her hand

all words again," she reassured him, rubbing her thumb in soothing

her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from the whole world, she

his Luna over my dead body," he said, tucking his head

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

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

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

you are

to see my

Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised

house and supported you both along the way.” “But

"Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and this time the silence

moment, looking at

to her sibling, he suddenly

hand, lacing their fingers together and

know I have made mistakes in the past, and some

while Riannon gave him a

and Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

and my mistakes this

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

had never been