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

they heard a loud voice, and she saw one of the

her tighter, but she tried

looked at her with fear in his

of the

countless enemies, he went into an exploding maze in

as if she was the only person in the entire

Borg, reject you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice trembled,

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

Really looked at her.

this," he stated, the pain

of her stood up

when you actually

a puzzled look at first, but then

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

passed,

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

one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the one

still hiding and doesn't crawl out of his hideout,” kai retorted while pouring himself

Savannah exchanged

were

him as he leaned back in his

when you blew this

months! “I could have been married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai

matter what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers

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

Riannon's voice was like honey,

told a different

as

more.” Kai

the one who called me to talk about this?” “I dealt

concentrating on

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

irony wasn’t lost

adorable little sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in, tired

Her brother shook his head,

not safe here, he can't protect you, the people here hate you

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it was

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

fact that there was an obvious villain in this

turned his laptop so that they could all

Bjorn's face and the logo of the first channel news

and nodded for

there was a vague smile on his lips

me that the north is currently in

as my

show you all that under the current ruler, no one is

protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed to be

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

was a much calmer reaction to

him and placed

all words again," she reassured him, rubbing

to be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide

over my dead body," he said, tucking

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

his tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it,

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

forget you

to see

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

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

"Yes, G,

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

her cheek for a moment, looking at

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

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

in the past, and some of

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him a

and Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes

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

had never been in love