Green Tea and Black Death (The Godhunter, Book 5) by Sumida Amy

Author:Sumida, Amy [Sumida, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Hel is not hot, it's cold.

Niflheim spread out before me in picturesque misty softness. Azrael flew us over the pristine plateaus, his massive wings easily bearing both of our weight.

He had helped me pick out my clothes that morning and I was thankful he had. My usual fighting gear of black leather vest and pants would have left me freezing, especially with the wind chill factored in. So he'd had me add a few more layers to my ensemble, including a fur lined coat which he'd produced from the bag that had simply shown up on my doorstep that morning.

The bag was over my shoulder, holding yet another coat for Trevor, since we'd have to leave Niflheim by foot and even werewolf heat wouldn't be able to take that.

Yes, Azrael was full of surprises and after last night, I was looking forward to discovering them all. He'd already been awake when Kirill and I had stumbled out of bed. Coffee was made and as soon as we'd had a few fortifying sips, he informed me that Hel had approved his request and we were on schedule for take off... quite literally.

After tracing into the outskirts of Niflheim, where the only trace points could be found, he'd taken me in his arms, spread out his wings and took to the sky. I was pressed face to chest with him, my coat wrapped tight and his arms around me like a lover's. I was supremely comfortable even though I was extremely afraid of heights. Every now and then, I'd look over my shoulder to survey our progress but never once did I feel that awful sinking feeling in my gut that high places always produced in me. In Azrael's arms, I felt completely safe.

It was like a drug, that safe feeling. Some women like dangerous men, some like poets, or guys in uniform. My weakness was a man who made me feel safe. In my line of work, safety and the feeling of sublime security was rare. A few months ago, Anubis had assaulted me in my own shower, with Trevor and Kirill in the next room. He'd even been able to get to me in Pride Palace, my territory in the God Realm where I lived with my lions when I visited them. In Asgard, I was stolen right out of the room I share with Odin, by his very son, no less. Trevor had been taken hostage from Moonshine one night when he was working alone. I'd even been abducted by Blue right out in my herb garden. There was nowhere left for me to feel safe anymore except, it seemed, in Azrael's embrace.

I felt a knot of guilt build up that my other men didn't make me feel like this. It wasn't their fault. All of them had fought for me at one time or another. They were incredible warriors, prime examples of men and they all had made me feel something similar to this once, but they also had all failed to save me at one time or another.

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