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

heard a loud voice,

tried

with

block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan King,

he went into an exploding maze in

if she was the

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

hard to swallow, and she felt as if

Really looked at her.

to do this," he stated, the

tried to say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said andoffered her his

you actually mean

gave him a puzzled look at first, but then rage took

her own, storming as far

week passed, and

buzzing with the news of the White Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being silent for somany

and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the one

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

and Savannah

men were

Gideon looked at him as he leaned back in his

when you

been married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted

doesn't matter what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping

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

Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting and

glare told a different

as

more.” Kai reminded

talk about this?” “I dealt

are concentrating on the

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

lost on

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

brother shook his head,

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it

they found out that Penelope died, while

there was an obvious villain in this story, a

see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so

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

sighed and nodded for Kyle

projected confidence, and there was a vague

that the north is currently in such

the Forgotten City as

the current

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

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!

surprise, this was a much calmer reaction

came up to him and placed

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

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 really worried

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

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

of a butterfly

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

you are not

to see my little

yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised her brow

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

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

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

cheek for a moment, looking at his

when his eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly became cold

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

the past, and

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave

Savannah's head snapped in his

She didn’t expect this.

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

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

been