Mist Revealed by Nancy Corrigan

Author:Nancy Corrigan [Corrigan, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-06-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Rune closed the door behind him. Jaron paced several feet away. At close to midnight, no villagers were out. It was a good thing, too. One glance, and the humans would question his presence. His outfit didn’t match the modern world. Beyond that, his silver eyes glowed. Strong emotion often brought out the inhuman trait. His tense body and quick steps told Rune anger forced the reaction they normally kept in check.

Finally, Jaron stopped a few feet from him. “Is your consort well?”

It shouldn’t have surprised Rune that his brother would ask first about Cat. Breeding couples were treated with respect, but in truth, his claim on Cat meant little. She might be his consort, but all that meant was that she was his favored lover and the one he was considering mating. It didn’t mean he actually would.

“Yes…no.” Rune sighed. “Honestly, I don’t know. Physically, she is well. She also seems to have accepted my explanation, but she doesn’t understand what she means to me.”

“You didn’t explain it?”

“I’m not a fool.” Rune motioned behind him. “Cat is not like the females of our time. She’s highly intelligent and independent.”

“She’s a complication we do not need.”

Rune nodded. He couldn’t deny it. “She is, but she’s also mine. I will mate her.”

Jaron narrowed his eyes. “You are possessive of her.”

Rune gave another dip of his head. He did not lie to his brother about anything. They had been through too much together.

“I am. I won’t share her with you or any of the others.” Rune rubbed his chin. “I believe it’s connected to the intense mating drive I feel. If I am not joined with her, I am not filling her with my seed.”

Jaron ran a hand through his hair. “This is all the damn eldjötnar’s fault. Had they not upset the balance, we wouldn’t be facing a drive to breed.”

Rune tensed. “You felt it too?”

“No, but Lyal did. He steered clear of the woman. She was with a human male and child. He described how intense the pull was to her, though. He fought with his instincts that insisted he grab her and run away with his prize.”

“Shit.”

“Yes, shit.” Jaron fisted his hands. “I have ordered the others to team up and stay clear of human women. Hopefully, the wind will carry my warning before they too succumb to a female’s lure. We cannot give in to our primal drives now. Too much is at stake.”

Yes, it was. It seemed to worsen by the minute. “Tell me of Asgard.”

Jaron stepped closer and matched Rune’s stance against the house. Arms crossed, he surveyed the town. After a moment, Jaron dropped his head to the wall behind him. “They are gone. All of them.”

“Dead?” Rune asked because he couldn’t imagine what other fate had befallen them.

The gods were not immortal. Long-lived, yes. It was why they slept. Their role in Ragnarok was much different from that of the children of mist and fire. They knew of their destiny. They would die in the final battle.

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