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

loud voice, and she saw one of the

tried to push him away, to distance herself from

looked at her with fear in

block, the Gamma of the

enemies, he went

if she was the only person

Brigit Borg, reject you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice trembled, chest heaved from

felt as if she

Really looked at her.

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

of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he

back when you actually mean

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

and rose on her own, storming as far away from him as

week passed,

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

was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in

of

and Savannah

men were so

Gideon looked at him as he leaned back in

when you blew this

“I could have been married to Savannah for years if

the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her

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

was like honey, taunting and

told a

alliance as much

not more.”

who called me to talk about this?” “I

concentrating on the

wait for them to deal with you and then destroy them when they

irony wasn’t lost

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

shook his

protect you, the people here hate

Savannah clenched her lips.

it

since they found out that Penelope died, while

an obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers

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

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

Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to click

confidence, and there was a vague smile on his lips

north is currently in such

Forgotten City as my

show you all that under the current ruler,

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

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!" Kai stood up from his chair at the head of the oval table and walked

much calmer reaction to what she expected

came up to him and placed her hand

words again," she reassured

of 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

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

smiled softly and tilted her head

like a wing of a butterfly might,

plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared his throat, turning

forget you are not

want to

tore away from her

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

the problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan

prefer me to go back to him? Maybe he will have time for me between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah

stroked her cheek for a moment, looking at

his eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly

Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and stood

the past, and some

Riannon gave him a

Kai said, and Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes this year

with a woman you don’t love

never been in love