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

loud voice, and she saw one of the

she tried to push him

with fear

block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan King, was

enemies, he went into an exploding maze

was the

you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her

felt as if

Really looked at her.

he stated, the pain

Borg, reject you-" she 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

when you actually mean

him a puzzled

her own, storming as far away

week passed, and

Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being

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

crawl out of

Savannah

were so

looked at him

up when you blew

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,

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

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

voice was

her glare told a different

alliance as much

not more.” Kai

who called me to talk about this?” “I dealt with the brother I had on

concentrating on

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

wasn’t lost on the Northern

chimed

under question!" Her brother shook his head,

protect you, the people here hate you now more

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was the

been kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple,

was an obvious villain in this story, a lot

I think you should see this!" Kyle turned his

saw Darius Bjorn's face and the logo of

nodded for

and there was a vague smile on his lips

me that the north is currently in such a

Forgotten City as my target for

under the current ruler, no one is

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

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

Savannah's surprise, this was a much calmer reaction to what she expected from

and placed her

words again," she reassured him,

embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from the whole

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

over my dead body." Savvy smiled softly and tilted her

a wing of a butterfly might,

come up with a plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared

also, don’t forget you are

want to see my

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

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

"Yes, G, Zack Morgan

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

looking at

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

lacing their fingers together and

know I have made mistakes in the past, and some

scoffed while Riannon gave him a warning

said, and Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

and my mistakes this year but for the past ones

to push you to be with a woman you don’t love and

never been in love