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

voice, and she saw

tried to push him away, to distance

at her with fear in

the Gamma of the Northern Lycan

he went into

she was the

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

to swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

to do this," he stated, the

Borg, reject you-" she tried to say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood

when you actually

gave him a puzzled look at first, but

her own, storming as far away from him as she

week passed, and everything

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

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

out of his hideout,” kai retorted while pouring

and Savannah

were

admit it!" Gideon looked at him as

up when you blew

years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled eachother skulls with their

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

after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the

voice was like honey,

told a

this alliance as much

more.” Kai

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

concentrating on the

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

wasn’t lost on the Northern

Savvy chimed in, tired of them going back and

brother shook his head, crossing

protect you, the people here hate you now

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it

out that Penelope died, while it was only her and

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

turned his laptop so that they could

Darius Bjorn's face and the logo of the first

next move," Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle

a vague smile on

north is currently

chose the Forgotten City as my target for

that under the current ruler, no one is

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

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!"

surprise, this was a much calmer reaction to what

came up to him and placed her hand on his

again," she reassured him, rubbing her thumb in

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

said, tucking his head into her neck

dead body." Savvy smiled softly

of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his

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

forget you are not alone

to

Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised her brow at her

didn't say a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the

is exactly the problem." "Yes,

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

stroked her cheek for a moment, looking at his woman

his eyes switched to her

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

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

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him a

and Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this year but

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

never been in love