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, and she saw one of

tighter, but she tried to push him away, to distance

her with fear in

Gamma of the Northern Lycan King,

in many battles, faced countless enemies, he went into an exploding maze

her as if she was the only person in the entire world

reject you, Aspen Morr, as my mate."

suddenly hard to swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

do this," he stated, the pain

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

back when you actually

rejection." She gave him a puzzled

rose on her own, storming

passed, and everything

the White Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being silent

calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the

crawl out of his hideout,” kai retorted while pouring

Savannah

men were so

admit it!" Gideon looked at him

up when you

married to Savannah already for months! “I could have been married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as

in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers on the

and we can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the conditions havechanged!" The

dear." Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting and

her glare told a different

as much as

not more.”

me to talk about this?” “I dealt with the brother I had on my

concentrating on

them when they are weakened? “Gideon

wasn’t lost

lives here?" Savvy chimed

Her brother shook his head, crossing his

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it

that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple,

was an obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started

think you should see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they could all

Bjorn's face

nodded for Kyle to

was a vague smile

me that the north is currently in such

as my target for

that under the current ruler, no one

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

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

reaction to what she

came up to him and placed

words again," she reassured him, rubbing

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

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

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

wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing

plan with

don’t forget you are

don’t want to

grown up too fast." "Grow up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised her brow at

along the

exactly the problem." "Yes, G,

will have time for me between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and this time the

for a moment, looking

switched to her sibling, he suddenly became cold

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

in the past, and some of them are partially my

while Riannon gave

Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes this year but for the past ones

have tried to push you to be with a woman

never been in love