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

heard a loud voice, and she saw

but she tried to push him away, to distance

with

the Gamma of the

faced countless enemies, he went

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

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

she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

this," he stated, the pain still evident

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

when you actually

She gave him a puzzled look at first, but

and rose on her own, storming as

week passed, and

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

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

doesn't crawl out of his hideout,”

and Savannah

men were so

him as he leaned back in his

up when you blew this

for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled eachother skulls with their eyes, each not ready to

doesn't matter what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping

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

Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting and

glare told a different

as

more.”

this?” “I dealt with the brother I had on my

they are concentrating on the

with you and then destroy them when they

lost on the Northern

adorable little sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in,

brother shook his

you, the people here hate you now more than

Savannah clenched her lips.

it

has never been kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the

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

should see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they could all

Bjorn's face and the

sighed and nodded for Kyle

there was a vague smile on his lips

me that the north is

Forgotten City as my target for a

all that under the

protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed

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

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

came up to him and placed her hand on

all words again," she reassured him, rubbing her thumb in soothing

of him had to 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

Savvy smiled softly and tilted her head to reach his soft

a butterfly might, andhe lost

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

also, don’t forget you are not

don’t want to see

first, Gideon!" Savvy tore

house and supported you both along the way.” “But he

problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

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

looking at

her sibling, he

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

the past, and some

scoffed while Riannon gave

said, and Savannah's head snapped in

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes this year but for the past ones

to be with a woman you

been in