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His eyes glared back at her, but she knew he wouldn’t defy her no matter how much he wanted to. A subtle nod could be seen by him and he launched into the air, leaving her alone with the impending enemy coming closer.

She lowered herself to the ground, stabbing her sword into it to lean on it and closed her eyes.

Sucking in a long breath, she tried to clear her mind and envision that wall she had built around her power, pleading to it to break. She needed her power to save her people, to save her friends and to save her mate.

“By Odin's name, I call upon mother earth to nurture the flame of light and protect the innocents of the world,” she whispered to herself in her native tongue, her sword humming in her hands.

Kaden’s face flashed into her mind, then Raine, and the rest of the group she had come to call family over the last few weeks. The image of Halvard, the little boy from the village made her suck in a breath and she could feel something inside her start to break.

“By Odin's name, I call upon mother earth to nurture the flame of light and protect the innocents of the world,” she said again, this time with a stern voice.

She hid away for years while her people survived when she could have been thriving with them. She had a home, a place to live in peace outside of war and now had a mate to share it with.

Silas had lied to her, used her vulnerability to his advantage and now tried to steal her away. He let her crumble just so he could try to use her powers for his own twisted plan.

Never again.

She would not be weak.

She would not bow to anyone.

“I will not surrender,” she growled.

Both sapphire jewels hummed in unison, her hand reaching into the ground and curling the dirt into her fingers. The ground responded to her, the trickle of nature's energy trailing up her fingers and into her arms, that wall inside her starting to shake.

Eyes lifted to the creatures closing in. It would not be long before they would land and she would be forced to fight for her life and her people.

She would survive, for her people, for her friends, and for her Kaden.

“This is my home, and I will not fail this time!” She screamed.

She launched forward, both hands on her sword as the first creature landed and she let out a battle cry as she headed straight for it. Everything she had, every emotion she could feel swirled inside her and she slammed it all against what was left of that wall, her sword meeting the iron of the creature's claws.

The sound of her metals clashing rang through the air and everything flashed white.

Chapter 56

Familiar weight slammed into her shoulders as the resistance on her sword disappeared, white flame surrounding her and a pulse of her power shot out.

Flames scattered the ground, a century of suppressed power blasting out in all directions and she let herself relish the weight of her wings now splayed on her back.

She stood still, letting her body acclimate to the sudden surge of power throughout her body. She dug inside herself, her never ending well of power now accessible to her and every part of her glowed in a white flame.

She flared her wings, more creatures now landing a few yards from her and with a flick of her hand, white flames lashed out across the first line of creatures, incinerating them instantly.

In the face of her powers the Trenchers were at a great disadvantage. Her sword vibrated in her hand, a reminder of just how much power she truly had and she let out a long breath.

Xander landed next to her, his eyes wide in amazement and she watched him halt his approach.

“Stay behind me.” she smirked, hands gripping the hilt of her sword and pointing it towards the ground.

She started to walk casually towards the oncoming creatures, her sword’s tip dragging along the ground leaving a trail of white flame behind her. The flames twisted and grew, her power forming a large figure behind her that towered taller than the trees.

Seconds later, she let out a breath and glanced over her shoulder towards Xander, his body utterly still as he gazed at the fire-made wolf creature snarling behind her.

Fenrir.

Odin's greatest enemy, his soul trapped within her power and now summoned to help protect her people. His golden glowing eyes could be seen amidst the white flames forming his large body, his muzzle growling towards the creatures landing on the ground.