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

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

her tighter, but she tried to push

looked at her with

of the Northern Lycan King,

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

if she was the only person in the entire

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

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

Really looked at her.

he stated, the pain

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

when you actually

a puzzled look

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

passed, and everything

the White Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being silent for somany

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

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

Savannah

men were so

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

up when you blew this

could have been married to Savannah for years if not

interjected, tapping her fingers on the

is that we are all here now, and we can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the

voice was like honey, taunting and

her glare told

need this alliance as much as

not more.” Kai reminded

who called me to talk about this?” “I dealt with

they are concentrating on

destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly

wasn’t lost

here?" Savvy chimed

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

can't protect you, the people here hate

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was

died, while it was only her and Savannah in the

an obvious villain in this story, a lot

Kyle turned his laptop

she saw Darius Bjorn's face and

move," Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to click on the

vague

that the north is currently in such

City as my target

you all that under the current ruler, no one is

want to protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed to be sealed during the event, which was supposed to be

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

reaction to what she

to him and

is just all words again," she reassured

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

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

Savvy smiled softly and tilted her head to reach

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

we come up with a plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared his

forget you are

to see

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

the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her quietly, yet everyone in the room heard his

the problem." "Yes, G, Zack

between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah

cheek for a moment, looking

to her

lacing their fingers together and stood before the king of The Western

the past, and some of them are partially my

while Riannon

Kai said, and Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes this

push you to be with a woman you don’t love

never been in love