Honeymoon by Samantha MacLeod

Author:Samantha MacLeod [MacLeod, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vestal Valley Press
Published: 2016-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

For our last night at the cabin, Loki convinced me to sleep outside. He moved the mattress to the soft grass, away from the mist of the waterfall, and together we watched the sun sink into the ocean, watched the clouds turn golden, then scarlet, and then fade from pink to gray. The stars came out slowly, first one, then dozens, and then hundreds. It took me a long time to realize why they were so much brighter in Álfheim.

“There’s no Milky Way,” I said, suddenly. “The sky, it’s just dark.”

“Of course,” Loki whispered. “But watch the ocean.”

There was a faint glimmer across the water, like the glow of a distant city. I was reminded of driving to Los Angeles at night, the way you can see the lights of the city gleaming against the night sky before you see them nestled in the dark ground.

“Is that getting brighter?” I asked.

Loki wrapped his arms around my waist, kissing my neck. And then I heard the first distant stirrings of music, music that was somehow familiar.

I turned to Loki. “Is that Miles Davis?” I asked. “Did you do that? How did you do that?”

He laughed against my chest and reached under the pillows, pulling out an iPhone. “Magic,” he whispered. “Now, watch the sky.”

I turned back to the alien stars as Kind of Blue echoed across the forests of Álfheim. The sky was definitely lighter now, with an odd, golden glow. It was almost moonlight, but not quite...

An enormous, swirling, golden orb crested over the dark waters of the Álfheim sea. It was easily four times the size of Earth’s moon, and the surface was mottled, churning with vermilion, crimson, and burgundy.

“Oh!” I gasped, bringing my hand to my mouth.

“It’s a gas giant,” said Loki. “Like Jupiter from Midgard, just a bit closer. You only see it once every four or five days.”

“It’s amazing,” I whispered, watching the gas giant rise over the ocean. Its golden glow reached across the calm, dark waters, stretching almost to the mouth of the River of Light.

“Yes, it is,” Loki whispered, bending to rain kisses along the tender stretch of my neck. His hands moved gently over my waist, lifting my shirt. “Amazing.”

I raised my arms, letting him pull the soft fabric of my shirt over my head. He tossed it into the grass and brought his face to my neck, breathing deeply as he ran his hands along my chest, cupping my breasts. I leaned back against him.

“You are so beautiful,” he whispered, and his lips were on mine before I could disagree.

I relaxed in his arms, opening to him slowly as his lips danced over mine. My eyes closed as I traced the arc of his neck, twining my fingers in his hair. Beautiful. No one had ever called me beautiful before Loki.

He pulled away from our kiss and I sighed against his cheek. His lips traveled along my jaw and under my ear, kissing me, breathing against me, making me tremble.

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