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

they heard a loud voice, and she saw

grunted, his hands pressing her tighter, but she tried to push him away, to distance

looked at her with fear in

the Gamma of the

countless enemies, he went into an exploding

was the only person in the

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

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

Really looked at her.

he stated, the pain still evident on his

she tried to say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,”

you actually mean

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

rose on her own, storming as far away

passed, and

news of the White Bear King, who made his claim on the land

calmly as theysat in

of his hideout,” kai retorted while pouring himself a

Savannah exchanged

men were

admit it!" Gideon looked at him as he

screwed up when

to Savannah for years if not for your ego!”

interjected, tapping her fingers on the top of

form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right,

voice was like honey, taunting and

her glare told a different

this alliance as much as I

more.” Kai reminded

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

they are concentrating on the

to deal with you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the

irony wasn’t lost on the Northern

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

shook his head, crossing his arms on his

not safe here, he can't protect you, the people

Savannah clenched her lips.

it was

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

there was an obvious villain

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

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

sighed and nodded for

there was a vague smile

the north is currently in such a

as my

show you all that under the current ruler, no

not protect you! Not because he doesn't want to protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was

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

much calmer reaction to what

to him and

all words again," she reassured him, rubbing her

a part of him had to be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if

said, tucking his head into her neck

becoming his Luna over my dead body." Savvy smiled softly and

a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into

a plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared

forget you are

don’t want to

up too fast." "Grow up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and

a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her

"Yes, G, Zack Morgan

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

his eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly

Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and stood before the king of The Western Lycan

made mistakes in the past, and

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave

said, and Savannah's head snapped in his

She didn’t expect this.

and my mistakes this year

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

had never been in love