Sword of Secrets (Heroes of Asgard Book 1) by S.M. Schmitz

Author:S.M. Schmitz [Schmitz, S.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

Havard Commits Fratricide

(Yes, I know what that word means, smartass.)

I found my brother, my real brother, near the stables in the morning. He was dumping oats into a feeder and murmuring softly to his favorite stallion, much like I used to do with mine. He saw me approaching and patted his horse on the neck and closed the stable gate behind him. Our mother had loved horses, and we’d inherited her admiration for these magnificent creatures from her. Yngvarr dropped the empty bucket outside of the stable gate and clapped a hand on my shoulder.

“Did you find the peasant who killed him?” he asked.

I nodded and told him Arnbjorg’s story and how our half-brother had lied to me and sent me out to kill an innocent person. Yngvarr’s sky blue eyes darkened and he exhaled slowly. “We’ll take care of Leifr first, and then we’ll take this girl back to her father in Midgard.”

I flinched and backed away from him. “No. She’s staying.”

Yngvarr’s expression changed from fury to confusion. “But why? She has no business here. Her father didn’t do anything wrong.”

“I know, but…” I looked away from my older brother and kicked at the hay on the ground.

Yngvarr’s laughter surprised me and I had to stop scattering the hay with my boot to look at him again. “So what if you’ve already slept with her, Havard? Consider it your compensation for the trouble this has caused.”

“I haven’t,” I told him through gritted teeth, but I forced myself to remember this was my brother. I loved him and he loved me. He was only trying to help.

Yngvarr shrugged and picked up the oats bucket so he could hang it on the wall. “There’s no problem then. Come on—Leifr is probably still in bed. We’ll catch him before he’s even up.”

As Yngvarr tried to pass me, I grabbed his arm and stopped him. “Arnbjorg is staying with me. If that’s unacceptable to you, then I’ll deal with Leifr on my own.”

Confusion passed quickly through Yngvarr’s eyes again before recognition finally pushed through and he slowly smiled at me. “Little brother,” he said, “this girl has cast a spell on you.”

I slowly smiled back at him. “She doesn’t need magic, Yngvarr. She must hate me now, but one day, I will earn her affection.”

“Humans are far more finicky than goddesses. They usually can’t be won over by gold.” Yngvarr’s smile had turned sly and I groaned. He knew all about Freyja’s attempts to get me in bed with her, and he still thought I should just get over my own moral misgivings and sleep with her. She’d already gotten Yngvarr to sleep with her. Quite a few times, actually.

“Let’s go find Leifr,” I mumbled.

The morning dew on the grass left footprints behind us as we crossed one of the hills to the palace Leifr shared with his mother and several other half-siblings of ours. I used to share my palace with my mother, too. Only Yngvarr lived there with me now.

Sometimes, we

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