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My unease grew. “Sean said the same thing a few nights ago, after the festival.”
Ùna’s lip trembled. “Tyr, she’s not safe. She’s by herself and not acting as she should. I wanted to stay, but I needed you to know, too.”
I kept my grip on her gentle, and did my best not to seem like my growing worry was agitation toward her. “You did the right thing, Ùna. I know you’re not a fighter. We’ll go and get her—”
Everything happened so suddenly. Angel snarled and bolted out the door, Buggy and Tuggy hissed, and then the most horrifying sound came after.
A woman screamed.
Diego and I jerked our gazes to each other. “Astrid!”
Chapter Twenty-Five
Astrid
A warm breezecaressed my skin. A twig snapped under my shoe. I hardly noticed, my mind whirling with too much to process.
So much magic to understand. The capabilities and limitations, the power, and the control. I struggled with every aspect, compared to what my memories showed me with how easily it’d come to me in the past.
You’re failing with your magic.
Being a Valkyrie… there was so much depth to it. It felt like I wasn’t getting the hang of the most basic parts, besides flying.
Why do you even bother trying?
Diego.
Tyr.
Both.
Neither.
Why would they want you?
Quite peaceful walks.
Warm, comforting hugs.
Rough, calloused hands that knew all the right ways to touch me.
Soft sensual kisses that claimed me with each touch.
Look at what happened because of you.
Baldur…
It’ll happen to them, too.
If I walked away, maybe…
Who are you kidding? You don’t have the strength to decide. You run away, like always, instead of facing the decision that has to be made.
I stopped and stared out at the lake. Was that nagging voice in my head right?Of course, it is… I’m pathetic.
I’d had so much time to think about what I wanted. I could have figured out what I wanted in my relationship and decided who fit that need best. I could cop out, and tell myself that now that I was immortal, and I’d had a known past with one of them, this choice would be less painful to make. But I also knew it wouldn’t be.
Picking up a smooth rock on the shore, I angled myself and skipped the rock three jumps before it sank into the water.
