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

they heard a loud voice, and she saw one

but she tried to

her with fear

block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan

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

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

Morr, as my mate." Her voice trembled, chest heaved from the

felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

he stated, the pain still evident on

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

when you

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

rose on her own, storming as far

week passed, and

King, who made his claim on

made his move, and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the one used for bigger

out of his hideout,” kai

Savannah exchanged

were

Gideon looked at him as he leaned back

screwed up when you

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

in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers

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

voice was like honey, taunting

her glare told a different

need this alliance as much as I

not more.”

talk about this?” “I dealt with the brother I had

are concentrating on the

you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai said to him

wasn’t lost on the Northern

chimed in, tired of them going back and

Her brother shook his head, crossing his arms

you, the people here hate you now

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was the

but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple, thingstook a turn for

fact that there was an obvious villain in this story,

should see this!" Kyle turned his

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

sighed and nodded for Kyle

a vague smile on his lips as

the north is currently in such a pathetic

City as

that under the current ruler,

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

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

reaction

came up to him and placed her hand

reassured him, rubbing

him had to be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped

my dead body," he said, tucking his head

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

lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing

a plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared

also, don’t forget you

don’t want to see

yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away

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

the problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is my

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 her brother, and this time the silence in the room became

a moment, looking at his woman with the

switched to her sibling, he suddenly became

fingers together and stood before the king of The Western

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

while Riannon gave him

and Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this year but for the

you to be with a woman you don’t

been