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

survivors here!" they heard a loud voice,

but she tried

her with fear

block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan King, was

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

was the only person in the entire world who could break

you, Aspen Morr, as my mate."

was suddenly hard to swallow, and she felt as

Really looked at her.

this," he stated, the pain

louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said andoffered

you

your rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at first, but then rage

her own,

passed, and everything

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

calmly as theysat in the

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

Savannah

men were

him as he leaned back in

up when you

could have been married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as

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

now, and we can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the conditions havechanged!" The Western King

voice was like honey, taunting

told a different

this alliance as

not more.” Kai

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

they are concentrating on

and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai

wasn’t lost on the Northern

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

brother shook his

he can't protect you, the people here hate you now more than

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it was the

her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple, thingstook a turn for the

obvious villain in

this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they could all see the

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

and nodded for Kyle to click

vague smile on his

is

the Forgotten City as my target for a

under the current

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

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 that has to be reckoned with!" Kai stood up from his chair at

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

up to him and placed her hand

again," she reassured him, rubbing her thumb in soothing

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

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

smiled softly and tilted her head

wing of a butterfly might, andhe

come up with a plan with

also, don’t forget you are not

to see my little

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

you both along the way.” “But

the problem." "Yes, G,

all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and this

moment, looking at his

eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly became cold and

his future Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together

know I have made mistakes in the past, and some of them are partially my fault,” he

while Riannon gave

Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this year but for

be with a woman you don’t love

had never been