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

they heard a loud voice, and she saw

she tried to push him away, to distance herself from

at her with

huge block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan King,

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

now he was afraid of her as if she was the only person in the

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

she felt as if she was suffocating He looked

Really looked at her.

don't want to do this," he stated, the pain still evident

Brigit Borg, reject you-" she tried to say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood

when you

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

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

passed, and

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

has made his move, and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat

out of his hideout,” kai retorted while

and Savannah

men were

at him as

when you

married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled eachother

in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her

that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the conditions

Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting

told

alliance as

more.” Kai reminded

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

they are concentrating

when they are

irony wasn’t lost on the Northern

chimed in, tired of them

Her brother shook his

protect you, the people

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was

but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while

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

think you should see this!" Kyle turned his

Darius Bjorn's face

move," Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to click on the play

was a vague smile on his lips

that the north is currently in such a

as my target

show you all that under the

you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was

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

this was a much calmer reaction to what she

and

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

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 whole world, she realised what he was

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

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

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

we come up with a plan with no

also, don’t forget you are

don’t want to see my little

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

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

is exactly the problem." "Yes,

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

a moment, looking at his woman with the adoration she

eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly became cold and

fingers together and stood before the king of The Western

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

Riannon

and Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this

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

had never been in