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 to

they heard a loud voice, and she saw one of

she tried to push him away, to

her with fear

the Gamma of the Northern

he went into an exploding

was afraid of her as if she was

mate." Her voice trembled,

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

Really looked at her.

stated, the pain

reject you-" she tried to say it louder this time, but the lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said andoffered her his hand to help

you actually

gave him a puzzled look at first, but then rage

and rose on her own, storming as far away from

passed, and everything

White Bear King, who made his claim on the land after being silent

move, and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle,

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

and Savannah exchanged

men were

at him as

up when you blew this

could have been married 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 eyes, each not

doesn't matter what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping her fingers on the top of

can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you

dear." Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting and

glare told a

alliance as much

more.”

called me to talk about this?”

are concentrating on the

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

lost on the

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

question!" Her brother shook his

he can't protect you, the people here hate

Savannah clenched her lips.

it

her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and

villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started

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

Bjorn's face and the logo of the first channel

and nodded for

there was a vague smile on his lips as he

me that the north is currently in such

as my target for a

that under the current ruler, no

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

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

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

came up to him and placed her

is just all words again," she reassured him,

his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her from the whole world, she realised what he was

he said, tucking his head

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

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

come up with a plan with no dead bodies?” Gideon cleared his throat,

forget you are

to

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

Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded

the problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan

you prefer me to go back to him? Maybe he will have time for me between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!" Savannah snapped at her brother, and this time the silence in the room became

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

switched to her sibling,

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

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

Riannon gave

Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

only for the trials and my mistakes this year

be with a woman you don’t love and then

had never been in love