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

they heard a loud voice,

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

with fear in his

of the Northern

he went into

was the

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

was suddenly hard to swallow, and she felt as if

Really looked at her.

to do this," he stated, the pain still evident on his

but the lycan in front of her stood up “I

when you actually

She gave him a puzzled look at first, but

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

passed, and

Bear King, who made his claim on

has made his move, and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in

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

and Savannah

men were

admit it!" Gideon looked at him as he leaned

when

been married to Savannah already for months! “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

happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping

alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the conditions havechanged!" The

Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting

her glare told a different

this alliance as much as

not more.” Kai reminded

about this?” “I dealt with the brother I had on

are concentrating

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

irony wasn’t lost on the

here?" Savvy chimed

under question!" Her brother shook his

you, the people here hate you

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it was the

out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple, thingstook a turn for the

despite the fact that there was an obvious villain in this

Kyle turned his laptop so that they could all

Bjorn's face and

sighed and nodded for Kyle to click on the play

vague smile on his lips as he

that the north is currently in such a pathetic

the Forgotten City as my target for

that under the

want to protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto

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

calmer reaction to what she expected

up to him and placed

is just all words again," she reassured him, rubbing

knew a part 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 realised what he was

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

my dead body." Savvy smiled softly

butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into

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

don’t forget you are

want to see my little

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

and supported you both along the way.” “But he is

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

to him? Maybe he will have time for me between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother,

moment, looking

switched to her sibling, he

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

in the past, and some of them are partially my fault,” he

while Riannon gave him

said, and Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes this year but for the

have tried to push you to be with a woman you don’t

never been in