Never Back Down by Susan Harris

Author:Susan Harris [Harris, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781634223256
Publisher: Crimson Tree Publishing
Published: 2018-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

Erika

“Are you absolutely off your rocker? You almost got killed two nights ago and now you want to take your damaged body and subject it to more trauma? You’re immortal, not invincible.”

Ever stood in her dressing room at the arena, hands on her hips, her blonde hair pulled back into a ponytail, looking very much like the warrior queen Erika knew and loved. She waved a hand in the air, dismissing Ever’s concerns as she stretched out her tired limbs. Truth be told, she ached. While most of her wounds had healed, Erika tried to deny the way her legs trembled as she stood. Or the way her stomach revolted as she moved. Even her head pounded like a drum. It was as if she was experiencing the world’s worst hangover without drinking a drop.

“I could order you, you know.”

At Ever’s words, Erika snarled, jumping to her feet and wincing as her bones groaned. “You could. Ever my friend would never dare to order me to do something. But Ever my queen, she’s just the bitch to do it. So, are you Ever or are you my queen?”

Erika bowed, sweeping her hand out to the side. It was Ever’s turn to growl.

“We are friends, Erika. I don’t want to see you hurt. Stop this foolish errand that Freya has set you on.”

“In case you have forgotten, I was bred to fight. I was forged on the sands of Valhalla and the blood of the battlefield. I have looked upon the faces of soldiers at their death and felt nothing. I was beaten by warriors for being small until I learned to use it against them. This, fighting, is what I am good at. If it brings us closer to finding Odin’s place of sleep, then I will gladly take a beating for the cause, like the good little soldier I am.”

Ever rubbed her forehead and Erika went back to stretching. “There is just no talking to you, is there?”

Erika shrugged. “Nope. Besides, now that you have all your memories back, you should remember we had this conversation many times before. Do you recall what happened when I turned ten and Danae wanted to make an example of me on my birthday?”

“You almost died then, too. Of course, I remember.” Ever closed her eyes.

Erika thought back to that day on the sun-drenched sands of Valhalla.

“There is just no talking to you, is there?”

Ever stood beside her while Erika waited to face the challenge that had been set down upon her. Grinning up at her best friend and future queen, Erika removed her sandals, the grains of silky sand sliding between her toes. She had dressed simply in a loose pair of pants and cropped top, exposing ab muscles that should not be so defined on a child of her age.

Danae, five years her senior, hated the fact that Ever had chosen Erika to be her general, the one who would lead the Valkyrie army into war at their queen’s command. Danae thought that she would be chosen.

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