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

hands pressing her tighter, but she tried to push

her with fear in

huge block, the Gamma of

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

was the only person in the entire world

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

felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

do this," he stated,

but the lycan in front of her

when you

him a puzzled look at

hand away and rose on her own, storming

week passed, and

with the news of the White Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being silent for

calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel

still hiding and doesn't crawl out of his

and Savannah

men were

looked at him as he

up when you blew

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

interjected, tapping her fingers on

we can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you

voice was

told a different

as much as I

more.” Kai

me to talk about this?” “I dealt

concentrating on the

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

wasn’t lost on the

lives here?" Savvy chimed in, tired of them going back and

under question!" Her brother shook his head, crossing his

he can't protect you, the people here hate you now

Savannah clenched her lips.

it was the

found out that Penelope died, while it was only

was an obvious villain in this story, a lot of

turned his laptop so that they could all see the

she saw Darius Bjorn's face and the logo

Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to

vague

the north is currently in such a pathetic

chose the Forgotten City as my target

that under the current ruler, no one is

simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic

and 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

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

and placed her hand on his

words again," she reassured

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

body," he said, tucking his head into her neck and

dead body." Savvy smiled softly

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

with a plan with no

you are not

don’t want to

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

you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But

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

between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and this time the silence in the

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

switched to her sibling, he suddenly became

together and stood

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

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him a

Kai said, and Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

mistakes this year but

to be with a woman you

never been