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

hands pressing her tighter, but she tried to

her with fear

block, the Gamma of the Northern

countless enemies, he went into an exploding maze in a

was

mate."

hard to swallow, and she felt as if she was

Really looked at her.

stated, the pain still evident

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

back when you

rejection." She gave him a puzzled look at first, but

his hand away and rose on her own,

passed, and everything

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

stated calmly as theysat

and doesn't crawl out of his hideout,” kai retorted while pouring himself a

and Savannah exchanged

men were so

it!" Gideon looked at him as he

up when

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 ready

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

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

Riannon's voice was like

told a

alliance as much as I

not more.” Kai

me to talk about this?” “I dealt with

are concentrating on

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

irony wasn’t lost on the Northern

adorable little sister lives here?" Savvy chimed

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

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

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it

found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple, thingstook a turn for

villain in this story, a lot of newspapers started

should see this!" Kyle turned his laptop

Bjorn's face and

sighed and nodded for Kyle to click on

and there was a vague smile on his

me that the north is currently in such a pathetic

Forgotten City as my

show you all that under the current ruler, no

he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the

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

surprise, this was a much calmer reaction to

him and

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

wrapped his arms around

he said,

Luna over my dead body." Savvy smiled softly

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

with no dead

don’t forget you are not

to see

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

our house and supported you both along the way.” “But he is not your mate.”Gideon reminded her quietly, yet

problem." "Yes, G, Zack Morgan is

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

looking at

her sibling, he suddenly

fingers together and stood

past, and

Riannon gave him a

apologise," Kai said, and Savannah's

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes this

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

never been