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“But nothing.” My Valkyrie rests her palm on Makayla’s cheek. “The two of you have been destined to be together since the beginning of time. I don’t know why Odin made you both wait lifetimes to find one another again, but here we are.”
“You make it sound like I don’t have a choice in any of this.”
“You always have a choice,” I tell her. “Always.”
It would destroy me if she chose to stay here in the human world, but I won’t force her to go to Valhalla. I won’t make her choose me.
Makayla shoves away from me slowly and walks backward toward the door, shaking her head as she goes.
“I need time, Viking. I… I have to go.”
She spins on her heel and races out the door. I take a step to go after her, but Kára settles a hand on my arm.
“Let her go,” she commands.
I stare at the Valkyrie who has always been there for me, who has guided me when I was lost, helped me when I was broken.
“I can’t lose her, Kára,” I whisper brokenly.
“And you won’t,” she insists. “Trust me.”
Trust. It’s such a hard thing to give, and a very easy thing to lose.
“Viking, you’re soulmates,” Inferno inserts from behind me. “It’ll work out.”
It has to. Or I’m sending myself to the Fire Pits.
24
Makayla
How is this my life?
I drive home on autopilot, my mind racing with the info dump I just experienced. When I pull into my driveway, I can’t help but wonder how I got here.
As I’m walking into the house, my phone rings. I grab it from my purse and groan. Viking’s name flashes on the screen. I tap the red icon and send him to voicemail. I asked for time, and he needs to give me time.
Before I even make it to the kitchen to get the bottle of wine in my fridge, my cell dings with a notification. I order myself not to look and see what it is, but my body ignores my brain’s commands. There’s a text from Viking, and I can’t keep from opening it to read what he sent.
Viking: I’ll give you the time you need, but there’s still danger from whoever left those notes. Please be careful.
As much as I want to ignore his request, I can’t.
Seems there’s a lot of things I can’t do at the moment.
Me: I will.
I hit send and toss the device on the counter, then I get the bottle of wine, a glass, the container of leftover Chinese food, and a fork and take all three to the bathroom. I hear my phone ping again, and this time, I’m able to ignore it.
While I soak in a bubble bath, I contemplate and rehash the last few hours. When my wine and food are gone, I rest my head on the porcelain tub and close my eyes.
Your soul and Mea’s soul are one and the same.
Kára’s words taunt me as I drift off to sleep, exhausted to my core.
“I’m not ready, Leif.”
My husband stares at me as we do our best to ignore the chaos outside of our small home. The Vikings are close, and it won’t be long before their raiding reaches us.
