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

voice,

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

looked at her with fear in

block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan

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

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

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

she felt as if she was suffocating He looked

Really looked at her.

do this," he stated,

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

you actually mean

rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at first,

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

passed,

North was buzzing with the news of the White Bear King, who made his

and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat

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

and Savannah exchanged

were so

Gideon looked at him as he

when you

been married to Savannah already for months! “I could have been married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!”

in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers

that alliance after all.” “Maybe you

voice was like honey, taunting

told a different

need this alliance as much as I

not more.” Kai

about this?” “I dealt with

they are concentrating

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

wasn’t lost on the Northern

here?" Savvy chimed

shook his head, crossing his arms

can't protect you, the people here hate you

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was

ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was

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

turned his laptop so that they could

saw Darius Bjorn's face and the

and nodded for Kyle to click

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

the north is currently in such a pathetic

City as my target for

show you all that under the current

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 to be sealed during the event, which was supposed to be highly

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

this was a much calmer reaction to what she expected from her chosen

came up to him and placed her hand on

she reassured

had to be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from the whole world, she realised what he was really

he said, tucking his head into her

dead body." Savvy smiled softly and tilted her head to reach

of a butterfly might,

we come up with a plan with no dead bodies?”

also, don’t forget you are not alone

to

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

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

problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

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

moment, looking at his woman with the adoration she

to her sibling, he suddenly became

hand, lacing their fingers together

the past, and some of

Riannon gave him a warning

Kai said, and Savannah's head snapped in his

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes this year but for the

to be with a

been in love