Fossegrim by Mary E. Twomey

Author:Mary E. Twomey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, coming of age, elf, mythology, hero, female heroine, garden gnome, tomten, scandinavian folklore
Publisher: Mary E. Twomey

Sixteen.

Nik Wilkes Booth

“Wait here,” Jens ordered, stomping toward the door.

“Jens, calm down. We’re never going to get through me telling you what you missed if you fly off the handle every time you hear something upsetting.”

He turned, incredulous. “He molested you! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go collect that Olaf guy’s hands. Let him try that again.” His jaw was tense, along with every other muscle. He was wound up like a spring and ready for a fight. “And Foss kissing you? I understand the stuff you have to do for show, but I think I have a right to black his other eye for the stuff he did in private.”

I sighed, wondering if telling Jens the truth had been the best route. “Look, it was both of us. I was drunk on accident, and Foss was all mixed up because of the fiddle music. You can’t black his eye for that. Otherwise you’ll have to black mine, too, because I’m just as much responsible.”

He stood in the middle of the room, and I could feel his internal debate at wanting to go after Foss. Finally, he exhaled a portion of his anger. “Fine. Fiddles and Gar can make you crazy. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a ton of regrets from both those things. It didn’t go any farther?”

“Of course not. And I told you about it first thing. I’m not trying to hide anything. We weren’t ourselves.”

“Yeah, okay. I’m actually impressed all you did was kiss. This one time a while back, I was helping Foss out with a few thieves and accidentally…” He shook his head. “Never mind. You don’t need to hear that.” He postured again, the urge to fight returning. “But Olaf? He signed his death warrant assaulting you.”

I shook my head. “I appreciate the thought, but you’re supposed to be flying under the radar so you’re not suspect when yet another portal gets destroyed.”

His frustration turned on me, and despite his childishness, I grinned. It was just so great to fight with him again. His fists clenched at his sides as he fumed. “I can do it without being seen, you know. You can’t tell me things like that and expect me to do nothing. You know that’s not me.”

“I have to be able to talk to you without waking the beast. Newsflash, it’s been a downhill mudslide the entire time. Pace your murderous tendencies and pick your favorite bad guy when the story’s over.” I moved over to him and held his hand, leading him back to the bed. I sat down, but he stood in front of me.

“I hate seeing his ring on your neck. I know it’s fake, and I get why he did it, but I hate seeing you parade around as someone else’s wife. I wish I could give you something that was more than that. Something that meant more.”

“It’s not a competition. Foss and I hate each other. He kept me alive and safe.

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