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 to

here!" they heard a loud voice, and she saw

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

at her with fear in his

the Gamma of

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

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

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

suddenly hard to swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

he stated, the pain still evident on

in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said

when you actually mean

She gave him a puzzled

his hand away and rose on her own,

week passed, and everything

Bear King, who made his

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

crawl out of his hideout,”

Savannah exchanged

were

Gideon looked at him

up when you blew

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 eyes, each not

the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers on the top of theoak

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

Riannon's voice was like honey,

told a

alliance as much as

more.” Kai

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

are concentrating

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 last

irony wasn’t lost on

sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in, tired of them

Her brother shook his head, crossing his

he can't protect you, the people here hate

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was the

found out that Penelope died, while

that there was an obvious villain in this story, a lot

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

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

sighed and nodded for

there was a vague smile on his lips as

saddens me that the north is currently in such

the Forgotten City as my target for

all that under the

does 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 supposed

I am a Northerner! And I

much calmer reaction to what she

and placed her hand on

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

pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her

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

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

a butterfly

plan with

don’t forget you are not

to see my little

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

to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not

the problem." "Yes,

you prefer me to go back to him? Maybe he will have time for me between all the orgies he is

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

her sibling, he suddenly

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

made mistakes in the past, and

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him a

Savannah's head snapped in

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes this year but

a woman you don’t love and then

had never been