The dark tresses flowed down her mother’s back, twisting at the nape by a golden rope. Her hand held tight in her mother’s hand, Erika peered up at the woman who had given Erika her eyes. Derek might not be the monstrous wolf however, he was a monster, and he would enjoy ripping Odin apart for what he had done to the woman who held his heart.Įrika had never seen such a wondrous sight, the sandy beaches of Valhalla even more breath-taking than the pictures she had seen, the crystal-clear water lapping against the shore as sand as soft as cotton teased her bare toes. In the myths and legends, it was the great wolf Fenrir that brought about Odin’s end. It did not matter to man or wolf whether she was human or Valkyrie Ever was his and his alone. He’d rip away that stupid bracelet and talk some sense into her. Wolf in his eyes, he allowed his lips to curl up into a snarl, but bit down on the urge to howl at the moon who was his master.Įver was depleted and could not ride the lightning for at least another week.
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The rumble in his boss’s voice resembled the thunder as he questioned Derek, but Derek simply pressed disconnect. The phone rang twice before it was answered, but Derek had to wait until the thunder stopped rumbling to speak. Just what the hell had happened in the days since he was gone?Ĭlearing everything from his phone, he punched in a number, aware that it was time to end Ever’s foolish quest to run away and save them all by throwing herself upon Odin’s sword. Werewolves could smell a lie, hear it in a racing pulse, and notice the small tells that gave a person away. He didn’t need Melanie’s truth-seeking abilities to hear the words ring through in his ear. If you get this message… I don’t know, Derek. “Derek, I know you have things going on, but Ricky needs your help. Derek slipped it out and ignored all the missed calls from Ricky, from Sarge, and just about every goddamn person in Cork, apart from the one person who had never called him to chastise, Melanie.ĭerek heard the sadness in her voice as the littlest vampire spoke. Some thought the end of the world was coming, and perhaps it was. Erika had been right when she told him to follow the lightning, for the town of Wigan in Greater-Manchester had seen the worst storms in their history, with freak lightning storms and the continuous rumble of thunder, roaring in the skies. Stepping out of the light, Ever backed away from the window, and Derek shook the wet from his hair. Her eyes moved in the general direction of where he watched her, yet they simply passed over him, even as the wolf held his breath, sure that his mate would sense him lurking in the shadows. It drew her to the window, her golden hair tumbling down to her shoulders, a stern look on her face. The rain began to hail down, thunder rumbling even as lightning streaked through the obsidian sky. He wanted nothing more than to wrap his arms around his mate and affirm that she was safe, she was loved, and she was needed at home. He longed to scale the shop front and slip in the window she kept open, simply to hear anything that might have tracked her down. She hardly slept, tossing and turning in a fitful sleep for the last three nights, sometimes waking to screams.
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NEVER BACK DOWN 1 WINDOWS
She followed the same routine, checked her windows and doors, and then curled up on what must be a chair by the window, the glint of her knife reflecting against the moon’s light. She was completely unaware that he watched her as if she were prey, studying her movements. Shadowed by the trees, he watched her move around the apartment. The best dog I could have ever wished for. But when Erika embeds herself in a supernatural fight club in the hopes that she can weed out Odin's location, Erika will be put to the test. There has never been a challenge Erika has backed down from apart from Loki. Since the day that she was abandoned on the shores of Valhalla, and fought her way to be the fiercest Valkyrie, Erika has lived by those three words. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.