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

a loud voice, and she saw one of

pressing her tighter, but she tried to push

her with fear

huge block, the Gamma of the Northern Lycan King,

faced countless enemies, he

he was afraid of her as if she was the only person in the entire world

you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice

and she felt as if she

Really looked at her.

stated, the pain still evident on his

Borg, 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

back when you actually mean

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

on her own, storming as far

passed, and everything

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

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

of his hideout,” kai

and Savannah

were so

Gideon looked at him

screwed up when you

married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!” Kai retorted as they drilled eachother skulls

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

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

Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting

told

this alliance as much as I

not more.” Kai

who called me to talk about this?”

concentrating on the

them when they are weakened?

lost

Savvy chimed in, tired of them going back

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

the people here hate you now more than

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was

found out that Penelope died,

there was an obvious villain in this story, a lot

see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they

Darius Bjorn's face and the logo of the first channel

and nodded for Kyle to click on the

projected confidence, and there was a vague smile on his lips

that the north is currently

Forgotten City as my target for a

that under the current

offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that

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

reaction to what

and placed

again," she reassured him,

knew a part of him had to be furious, but when he pulled her into his embrace and wrapped his arms around heras if to hide her

his Luna over my dead body," he said,

Luna over my dead body." Savvy smiled softly

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

with

also, don’t forget you are not

want to see

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

didn't say a word when you brought Riannon to our house and supported you both along the way.” “But

problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan

back to him? Maybe he will have time for me between all the orgies he is havingon a daily basis!"

her cheek for a moment, looking at his woman with

to her sibling, he

hand, lacing their fingers together and stood

I have made mistakes in the past, and some

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him

said, and Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

for the trials and my mistakes this year but for

have tried to push you to be with a woman you don’t love and then

been