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

survivors here!" they heard a loud voice, and

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

looked at her with

huge block, the Gamma of

countless enemies, he went into an exploding maze in

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

my mate." Her voice trembled, chest

and she felt

Really looked at her.

stated, the pain still evident on his

lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said andoffered her his hand to help

back when you

him a puzzled

on her own, storming

week passed,

the White Bear King, who made his claim on

stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the one used for

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

Savannah exchanged

were

at him as he

up when you blew

“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

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

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

voice was

glare told a

as much as

more.” Kai reminded

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

are concentrating on the

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

wasn’t lost on

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

still under question!" Her brother shook his head, crossing his arms on

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it was the

media has never been kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple, thingstook

obvious villain in this story,

Kyle turned his laptop so that they could all

Darius Bjorn's face and the logo

for Kyle to

there was a vague smile on his lips as he

is

the Forgotten City as my target

show you all that under the current

he doesn't want to protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed

Stormhold slayed her competition with 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 all of us! / want us to be what we used to be! Power! Power that has to be reckoned with!"

much calmer reaction to what

up to him and placed her hand on

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

him had to 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 he was

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

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

a butterfly

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

also, don’t forget you are not alone

don’t want to see

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

house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her quietly, yet everyone in the room heard his

exactly the problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is my

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

a moment, looking at his woman

switched to her sibling, he

his future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and stood before the king of The Western

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

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him

Kai said, and Savannah's head snapped in

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes this year but for the past ones

to be with a woman you

had never been