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

heard a loud voice, and

pressing her tighter, but she tried

with fear

huge block, the Gamma of

fought in many battles, faced countless enemies, he went into an

her as if she was the only person in the entire world who could

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

to swallow, and she felt as if she

Really looked at her.

do this," he stated, the pain still evident on

lycan in front of her stood up “I don’t buy it,” he said

back when you actually

puzzled look at first, but then

slapped his hand away and rose on her own, storming as far away from him

passed, and

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

calmly as theysat in the

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

and Savannah

men were so

looked at him as he leaned back in his

when you blew

married to Savannah for years if not for your ego!”

what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected, tapping

that alliance after all.” “Maybe

voice was

her glare told a different

need this alliance as

more.”

one who called me to talk about this?” “I dealt

are concentrating on the

destroy them when they are weakened? “Gideon

wasn’t lost on the

chimed in, tired of them going back

his head, crossing his

the

Savannah clenched her lips.

all knew it was

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

that there was an obvious villain

turned his laptop so

she saw Darius Bjorn's face and the

next move," Riannon sighed and nodded for Kyle to click on the

projected confidence, and there was a vague smile on

that the north is currently in such a pathetic

as

all that under the current ruler, no

protect you, but because he simply cannot offer you protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed to be sealed during

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!

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

him and placed

reassured

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

body," he said, tucking his head into her

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

them with his tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might, andhe

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

also, don’t forget you

want to see my little

too fast." "Grow up yourself first, Gideon!" Savvy tore away from her man and raised

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

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

he is havingon a

moment, looking at his woman with the

eyes switched to her sibling,

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

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

Riannon gave him

Kai said, and Savannah's head snapped

She didn’t expect this.

trials and my mistakes this year but for

be with a woman you don’t love and then get angryat you for

been