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 to

a loud voice, and she

she tried to push him away, to distance herself

with fear

huge block, the Gamma of the

battles, faced countless enemies, he went

her as if she was the only

Brigit Borg, reject you, Aspen Morr, as my mate." Her voice trembled, chest heaved from

she felt as if she was

Really looked at her.

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

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

you actually mean

him a puzzled look at first, but

her own, storming as far away

passed, and

who

one.” Gideon stated calmly as theysat in the Blue Spinel office of the Northern castle, the one used

and doesn't crawl out of his hideout,”

and Savannah

men were so

him as he

when

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

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

and we can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right,

was like

her glare told

need this alliance as much as

more.” Kai reminded

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

they are concentrating on

wait for them to deal with you and then destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon repeated almostexactly the words Kai said to him during their

wasn’t lost on the Northern

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

still under question!" Her brother shook his head,

here, he can't protect you, the people

Savannah clenched her lips.

it

they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the

was an obvious villain in this story, a

this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they could

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

and nodded for Kyle to click on the play

was a vague smile

the north is currently in such a pathetic

as my target for a

the current ruler, no one is

protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was

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

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

up to him and placed

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

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

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

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

with his tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly

with a plan with

you

want to

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

and supported you both along the way.” “But he is

is exactly the problem." "Yes, G,

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

stroked her cheek for a moment, looking at

switched to her sibling, he suddenly

Luna's hand, lacing their fingers together and stood before

past, and

scoffed while Riannon gave

Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes

with a woman you don’t love and then get

never been in