The Fire Within The Night (Night Aberrations - Book Two) by JD Nelson

Author:JD Nelson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: king, love, norse, thor, yggdrasil, magic, mythology, odin, norn, elves

In the staff kitchen, which was still four times bigger and ten times more luxurious than my own, we found Kristian with a bottle of tequila and an embittered expression.

“Hi,” I offered, sitting across from him. “What’s the good word?”

Violet eyes glared at me. “What good is there without a mate?” he slurred, leaning on the wood table. “I have lived an eternity without a female to call my own—an eternity of waiting, hoping, seeking, of wanting. Even after Emelie promised my mate was soon to come, still, she has not arrived. I grow tired of the trial, tired of life.”

My word. I don’t think anyone could have anticipated that kind of response out of the dark elf king. Jakob was standing stunned at the counter, a loaf of bread in one hand and a jar of mayo in the other. He hadn’t known how much his brother was suffering either. Switching places with Jakob, I took the sandwich supplies and pushed him toward his downtrodden brother. Kristian was in a lot of pain. I didn’t think kind words from me were going to cut it, so I took a knife to the bread instead, all the while wondering how soon she was destined to arrive. If I could just ask Emelie, I bet she’d know.

Oh, wait. I can. “Emelie?”

She answered right away. “Hi, Erin! How’s it going?”

“Not great. Kristian is drunk and wallowing in some serious self-pity,” I told her.

Her tinkling laugh filled the connection. “Kristian doesn’t drink.”

I watched him take another shot. “Well, he does today.”

“Are you serious?”

“Dead serious. I think seeing Jakob with me might have broken him.”

She sighed. “I was afraid of that. He has been so lonely.”

“Yeah. So, you think you can put a pin on that true-mate of his before he does something more drastic?”

“Of course, I’ll be right there.”

“We’re in the staff kitchen.”

“Hi,” Emelie said, making us all jump.

Kristian was on his unsteady feet so fast that his chair fell backwards. “Emelie, my mate, where is she? I can bear it no longer.”

She held her hands out to him without preamble. “We’ll find her now.”

Jakob and I smiled at each other as Emelie's eyes silvered over. I knew without asking what was on Jakob’s mind. He was eased by his brother finding his mate, and not because of the guilt he felt in finding his own true-mate, but because he knew Kristian needed her so badly.

“Her name is Shannon,” Emelie told us. “She’s human and from … oh.” She paused, looking weirded out. “Uh.”

“Emelie?” Kristian pressed, panic rising in his voice.

She shook her head, clearing her eyes. “Oh gosh, I’m sorry, Kristian. Shannon Eve is your female’s name, and she’s from Midgard—in Alabama. I think I’m seeing that she works in a tire store?”

We all felt Kristian’s relief when he breathed an alleviated sigh, then met our eyes. “Thank you. All of you.”

“Thank us by going to find her!” I exclaimed, laughing when he managed to pull the shifting stone from his pocket before I finished speaking.

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