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 end

they heard a loud voice, and she

but she tried

with fear

the Gamma of the Northern Lycan

in many battles, faced countless enemies, he

he was afraid of her as if she was the only

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

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

Really looked at her.

this," he stated, the pain

reject you-" she tried to say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood

when you actually

your rejection." She gave him a puzzled

own, storming as

passed,

Bear King, who made his

calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office

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

and Savannah exchanged

were

admit it!" Gideon looked at him as

up when you blew this

Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled eachother skulls with their eyes, each

the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers

alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the conditions havechanged!"

Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting and

her glare told

need this alliance as much as

more.” Kai reminded

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

concentrating on the

they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai

wasn’t lost on the

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

shook his

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was

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

obvious villain in this story,

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

lips parted when she saw Darius Bjorn's face and the

and nodded for Kyle to click on

there was a vague smile on his lips as he

north is

City as my target for

you all that under the current ruler,

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 to be sealed during the event, which was

Northerner! And I

calmer reaction to what she expected from her chosen

him and placed her hand on his

all words again," she reassured

but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from the whole world, she

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

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

of a butterfly might, andhe

with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared

don’t forget you are not

to see my little

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

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

problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and

stroked her cheek for a moment, looking

her

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

mistakes in the past, and some of them are

Riannon gave

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

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes

with a woman you don’t love and then get angryat

had never been