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

they heard a loud voice, and she saw one of the

hands pressing her tighter, but she tried to

her with fear

of the Northern Lycan

battles, faced countless enemies, he went into an exploding

she was the only person in the

as my mate." Her voice trembled, chest heaved from the

she felt as if

Really looked at her.

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

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

back when you

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

slapped his hand away and rose on her own, storming as far away from

passed, and

the White Bear King, who

theysat in the Blue Spinel office of

out of his hideout,”

and Savannah exchanged

men were

at him as he leaned

up when

to Savannah already for months! “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 give

happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers on the top of theoak

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

Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting

glare told a

need this alliance as

more.” Kai reminded

the one who called me to talk about this?”

are concentrating on the

destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly

wasn’t lost on the

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

Her brother shook his head, crossing his arms on

safe here, he can't protect you, the

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was the

been kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while

despite the fact that there was an obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started

his laptop so that

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

sighed and nodded for Kyle to click

a vague

me that the north is

as

show you all that under the current ruler, no

not protect you! Not because he doesn't want to protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I

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 want a safe kingdom for

this was a much calmer reaction

came up to him and placed her

words again," she reassured him, rubbing her thumb

his embrace and wrapped his arms

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

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

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

don’t forget you are not

don’t want to see my little

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

both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her quietly, yet everyone in

"Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

me to go back 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

her cheek for a moment, looking at his

eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly became cold

took his future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and stood before

the past, and some of

scoffed while Riannon gave him a

Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

and my mistakes this year but for the past ones

with a woman you don’t love and then

had never been in love