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

heard a loud voice, and she saw

pressing her tighter, but she tried to push him away, to

at her with fear in

block, the Gamma of the

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

of her as if she was

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

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

Really looked at her.

he stated,

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

you

a puzzled look at first, but then

away and rose on her own, storming as far away from him as she

passed,

news of the White Bear King, who made his claim on the

move, and it was a masterful one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat

is still hiding and doesn't crawl out of his

Savannah

were so

him as he leaned back

up when you

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

Savvy interjected,

that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are

was like

glare told

as much

more.” Kai

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

they are concentrating on

they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai said

lost on

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

under question!" Her brother shook his head, crossing his arms

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it

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

the fact that there was an obvious villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started

this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that

when she saw Darius Bjorn's face and the

sighed and nodded for Kyle to

and there was a vague smile on his

saddens me that the north is currently in such a

City as my target for a

that under the current ruler, no one

protection! I gotinto

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

reaction to what she expected from her

him and placed

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

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

said, tucking his head

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

of a butterfly might,

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

forget you

to see

Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man

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

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

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

her cheek for a moment, looking at his

when his 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

the past, and some of them are partially my

Gideon scoffed while Riannon

Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

and my mistakes this year but for the past

push you to be with a woman

been in love