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

she tried to push him away, to

her with fear in

block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan King, was

countless enemies, he went into an exploding maze

afraid of her as if she was the only person in the entire world who could break

mate." Her voice trembled, chest heaved

suddenly hard to swallow, and she felt as if

Really looked at her.

stated,

but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said andoffered

you

a puzzled

his hand away and rose on her own, storming

passed, and everything

with the news of the White Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being silent for

a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern

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

and Savannah

men were so

it!" Gideon looked at him as he leaned back

screwed up 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 ready to give

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

that we are all here now, and we can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the conditions havechanged!" The Western King

voice was like honey, taunting

glare told a

as much as

not more.” Kai

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

concentrating on

don't wait for them to deal with you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai said to him during their

lost on the Northern

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

his

the people here

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it was

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

the fact that there was an obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started

think you should see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that

Bjorn's face and the logo

and nodded for Kyle to click on the play

a vague smile on his

that the north is currently in such a pathetic

City as my target

all that under the current

simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the

worthy of atrue Northern 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 that has to be reckoned with!" Kai stood up from his chair at the head of the oval table and walked all the way

calmer reaction to what she expected from

him and placed her

reassured him, rubbing her thumb in soothing

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

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

smiled softly and tilted

brushed them with his tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into hers in

come up with a plan with no

forget you are not alone

don’t want to

too fast." "Grow up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away

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

problem." "Yes, G,

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 at

stroked her cheek for a moment, looking

eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly

their fingers together and stood before the king of

past, and some of them

while Riannon gave

Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes

be with a woman you don’t love and

never been in