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

here!" they heard a loud voice, and she

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

looked at her with fear

block, the Gamma of

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

as if she was the only person

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

to say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood up

you actually

rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at

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

week passed,

who

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

still hiding and doesn't crawl out of his hideout,” kai retorted

Savannah

men were so

it!" Gideon looked at him as he leaned back in his

screwed up when you blew

could have been married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled eachother skulls with their eyes, each not ready to give

what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers

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

dear." Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting and

told a

as much as

not more.” Kai reminded

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

concentrating

then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai

irony wasn’t lost on the Northern

here?" Savvy chimed in, tired of them

brother shook his head, crossing

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

it

been kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the

despite the fact that there was an obvious villain in this

turned his laptop so that

face and the logo of the

sighed and nodded for

projected confidence, and there was a vague smile on his lips as

north is currently in such a pathetic

chose the Forgotten City as my target for

all that under the current ruler,

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

grace, worthy of atrue Northern Queen! The North 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 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 all the way down to where Kyle

was a much calmer reaction to what

up to him and placed her

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

furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if

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

dead body." Savvy smiled softly and tilted

brushed them with his tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might, andhe lost it,

a plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon

forget you

want to

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

word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her quietly, yet everyone in the room heard

problem." "Yes,

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

cheek for a moment, looking at his woman with the adoration

her sibling, he suddenly became cold

his future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together

have made mistakes in the past, and some of

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him

apologise," Kai said, and Savannah's head snapped in his

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this year but

with a woman you don’t love

been in