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

loud voice, and she saw one of the

hands pressing her tighter, but she tried

her with fear in

Gamma of the Northern

fought in many battles, faced countless enemies, he went into

her as if she was the only

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

swallow, and she felt as if she

Really looked at her.

want to do this," he stated, the pain still

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

back when you actually mean

reject your rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at first, but then rage took over

and rose on her own, storming as far away

week passed, and

Bear King, who made his claim

a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office

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

Savannah exchanged

men were

admit it!" Gideon looked at him

when you

“I 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 to

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

alliance after all.” “Maybe you are

voice was like honey, taunting and

told

as much as I

more.” Kai reminded

me to talk about this?”

are concentrating

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

lost on the Northern

sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in,

still under question!" Her brother shook his head,

protect you, the people here hate you now more

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it was

died, while it was only her

an obvious villain in this story, a lot

this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they could all

lips parted when she saw Darius Bjorn's face and the logo

for Kyle

confidence, and there was a vague

that the north is

as my target for a

you all that under the current ruler,

because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed

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

a much calmer reaction to what she

and placed her hand on

just all words again," she reassured him, rubbing her

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

are becoming his Luna over my dead body," he said, tucking his head into her neck and

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

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

we come up with a plan with no dead bodies?”

also, don’t forget you are not alone

don’t want to see my

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

didn't say a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he

the problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan

me between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah

cheek for a moment, looking

eyes switched to her sibling, he

Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and

and some of

while Riannon gave him a

said, and Savannah's head snapped in his

She didn’t expect this.

my mistakes this year

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

had never been in love