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

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

his hands pressing her tighter, but she tried to push him away, to distance herself from

at her with fear

Gamma of the Northern

faced countless enemies, he went into an exploding

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

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

to swallow, and she felt as if she was suffocating

Really looked at her.

want to do this," he stated, the pain still evident

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

when you

puzzled look at first, but

and rose on her own, storming as far away from

week passed, and

of the White Bear King, who made

calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the

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

Savannah

were so

at him as

up when you blew this

for months! “I could have been married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled

happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping

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

was like honey, taunting and

her glare told a different

need this alliance as

more.” Kai

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

they are concentrating on the

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

irony wasn’t lost on the

chimed in, tired of

his head, crossing his

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

knew it

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

there was an obvious villain in

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

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

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

and there was a vague smile on his lips as

north is currently

the Forgotten City as my target for

the current ruler, no

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

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 that has to be reckoned with!" Kai stood up from his chair at the head of the oval table and walked all the way down to

Savannah's surprise, this was a much calmer reaction to what

came up to him and placed her

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

him had to be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras

becoming his Luna over my dead body," he said, tucking his head into her neck and

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

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

with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared his

forget you are not alone

don’t want to

"Grow up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from

didn't say a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her quietly,

"Yes, G,

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

her cheek for a moment, looking

eyes switched to her sibling, he suddenly became cold

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

and some of them

Riannon

and Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes

be with a woman you

been