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

loud voice, and she saw one of the

pressing her tighter, but she tried to push him away,

with fear

Gamma of the Northern Lycan

countless enemies, he went into an exploding maze in

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

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

felt as if she was suffocating He

Really looked at her.

stated, the pain

this time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t

when you

puzzled look at first, but then rage took

her own, storming as far away from him as she

week passed,

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 office of the Northern castle, the one used

crawl out of his hideout,” kai retorted while pouring himself a

and Savannah exchanged

men were

him as

when you

have been married to Savannah for years if not for your

in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping

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

voice was

her glare told

alliance as much as I

not more.” Kai

called me to talk about this?”

they are concentrating

for them to deal with you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai

lost on

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

shook his head,

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

it was the

that Penelope died,

an obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers

see this!" Kyle turned his laptop

face and the logo of the first channel news

for Kyle to

was a vague smile on his

the north is

the Forgotten City as my target for a

show you all that under the

cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed to be sealed during the event, which

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

much calmer reaction to what she expected from

and placed her hand

is just all words again," she reassured him,

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

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

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

a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into hers

plan with no dead bodies?”

also, don’t forget you are

don’t want to

Savvy tore

a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her quietly, yet

exactly the problem." "Yes, G,

he will have time for me between all the orgies he is havingon

cheek for a moment, looking at his

when his eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly

together

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

Riannon gave

Savannah's head snapped in

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this year but for the past

shouldn't have tried to push you to be with a woman you don’t love and

never been in