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

here!" they heard a loud voice, and she saw

but she tried to push

her with fear in

of the Northern

he

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

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

felt as if

Really looked at her.

don't want to do this," he stated, the pain still

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

back when you actually

puzzled look at first, but then rage took

on her own, storming as far away from

week passed, and everything

who made his

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

is still hiding and doesn't crawl out of his hideout,”

and Savannah exchanged

men were

it!" Gideon looked at him as he leaned back in his

screwed up when you blew

to Savannah already for 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,

what happened in the past!" Savvy interjected,

all here now, and we can form that alliance after all.” “Maybe you are right, Savvy, but the

dear." Riannon's voice was like honey, taunting and

her glare told a different

as much as I

more.” Kai reminded

this?” “I

concentrating on

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

irony wasn’t lost

little sister lives here?" Savvy chimed in, tired

his head, crossing his arms on

you, the people here hate you now more

Savannah clenched her lips.

it was the

has never been kind to her, but ever since they found out that Penelope died, while it was only her and Savannah in the temple, thingstook a turn

was an obvious villain in

you should see this!" Kyle turned his laptop so that they could all see the

lips parted when she saw Darius Bjorn's face and the logo of

and nodded for Kyle to click on the play

confidence, and there was a vague smile on his

that the north is

City as my target for

you all that under the current ruler, no

protection! I gotinto the ancient relic that was supposed to be sealed during the event, which was supposed to

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

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

up to him and placed her hand

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

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

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

body." Savvy smiled softly and tilted her head

tongue lightly, just like a wing of a butterfly might,

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

forget you are not alone

don’t want to see my little

Savvy tore away from

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

the problem." "Yes,

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

a moment, looking at his woman with the adoration she

to her sibling, he suddenly

lacing their fingers together and stood before the king

past, and some

Gideon scoffed while Riannon gave him

Kai said, and Savannah's head

She didn’t expect this.

the trials and my mistakes this year but for the past ones

have tried to push you to be with a

had never been in