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 end

a loud voice,

she tried to push him away, to distance

at her with fear in his

Gamma of the Northern Lycan

he went into an exploding maze in

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

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

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

Really looked at her.

do this," he stated, the pain

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

when you actually mean

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

slapped his hand away and rose on her own, storming as far away from

passed, and everything

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

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

and doesn't crawl out of his hideout,”

Savannah

men 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, each

matter what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected,

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

dear." Riannon's voice was like honey,

her glare told

alliance as

more.”

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

are concentrating

with you and then destroy them when they are weakened?

wasn’t lost on

chimed in, tired of them

question!" Her brother shook his

here, he can't protect you, the people

Savannah clenched her lips.

it

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

an obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started

his laptop so

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

for Kyle to click on

and there was a vague

the north is currently in

City as my target for

the current ruler,

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

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

calmer reaction

came up to him and placed

reassured him, rubbing her thumb in soothing

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

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

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

tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might,

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

you are not alone

want to see

Gideon!" Savvy tore away

say a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is

the problem." "Yes, G, Zack

have time for me between all the orgies he is

looking at his woman with

switched to her sibling, he suddenly became

lacing their fingers together and stood before the king of The

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

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him a

said, and Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

mistakes this year but for the

with a woman you don’t love and then get angryat you

had never been in love