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 end

here!" they heard a loud voice, and

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

with fear in

of

in many battles, faced countless enemies, he went into an exploding maze in

she was the only

mate." Her voice trembled, chest

was suddenly hard to swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

stated, the pain still evident on his

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 hand to help her

you

a puzzled look at

and rose on her own, storming as far away

week passed,

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

Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern

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

and Savannah exchanged

were

Gideon looked at him as he leaned back in his

when you blew

already for months! “I could have been married to Savannah for years if not for your

Savvy interjected,

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

dear." Riannon's voice was like

her glare told a

alliance as much as I

more.” Kai

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

concentrating

and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words

wasn’t lost on

sister lives here?" Savvy chimed

his head,

can't protect you, the people here hate you now more than

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it

her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her

there was an obvious villain in this story, a

see this!" Kyle turned his laptop

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

for Kyle to click on the play

a vague smile on his

is currently in such a

as my target for a

all that under the current ruler,

simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed

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! /

calmer reaction to what she expected from

came up to him and

she reassured him, rubbing

but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from the whole

body," he said, tucking his head into her neck

Savvy smiled softly and tilted her head

a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into

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

forget you

want to

up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore

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

"Yes, G, Zack Morgan

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

a moment, looking at

switched to her sibling, he suddenly became cold

together and stood before the king

past, and some

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him a warning

Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes

be with a woman you don’t love and then

never been in love