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

loud voice, and she

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

her with fear in his

of the Northern Lycan King,

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

he was afraid of her as if she was the only

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

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

Really looked at her.

this," he stated, the pain still evident on his

time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said andoffered her his hand to help

when you

reject your rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at

hand away and rose on her own, storming as far

passed,

the news of the White Bear King, who made

stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of

still hiding and doesn't crawl out of

Savannah

were

Gideon looked at him as

screwed up when you blew this

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

past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers

alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy,

voice was

glare told a

as much

more.”

to talk about this?”

concentrating on

they are weakened? “Gideon repeated

wasn’t lost on the Northern

here?" Savvy chimed in, tired of

shook his head,

the people here hate you now more than

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it was the

has never been kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in

an obvious villain in this story, a

see this!" Kyle turned his laptop

she saw Darius Bjorn's face and

Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to click on the play

was a vague smile

that the north is currently in such a

City as my target for

the current ruler, no

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

even protect his own future Luna! Savannah Stormhold slayed her competition with ease 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

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

and

just all words again," she reassured him, rubbing her thumb in soothing

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

dead body," he said, tucking his

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

of a butterfly might, andhe lost it, crashing his lips into hers in

come up with a plan with no dead bodies?”

forget you are not

don’t want to see

yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from

and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your

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

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

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

his eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly became

future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and

in the past, and some of them

scoffed while Riannon gave him a

Kai said, and Savannah's head snapped in

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this year but for the past

tried to push you to be with a woman you

been in