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 to

they heard a loud voice, and she saw

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

with fear in

the Gamma of the Northern Lycan

faced countless enemies, he went into an exploding maze in a

of her as if she was

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

swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

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

lycan in front of her stood up “I

you actually mean

your rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at first,

on her own, storming

passed, and everything

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

theysat in the Blue Spinel office

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

Savannah exchanged

men were

him as

up when you blew this

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

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

after all.” “Maybe you

was like honey, taunting

told a different

alliance as much as I

more.” Kai

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

they are concentrating

with you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated

irony wasn’t lost on the Northern

little sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in, tired

shook his head, crossing his arms

can't protect you, the people

Savannah clenched her lips.

it was

Penelope died, while it

an obvious villain in this story,

see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they

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

nodded for Kyle to click

a vague

north is currently

the Forgotten City as my target for a

the current ruler,

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

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

much calmer reaction to what she expected

and placed her hand

is just all words again," she reassured

into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide

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

smiled softly and tilted her

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

come up with a plan with no dead

forget you

to

tore away from her man

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

exactly the problem." "Yes,

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

looking at his woman with the adoration she

his eyes switched to her

future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together

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

Riannon gave him a warning

said, and Savannah's head snapped in his

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes this

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

had never been in love