Elsker by ST Bende

Author:ST Bende
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, norse gods, st bende, ull, entranced publisher
Publisher: Entranced Publishing

Chapter Ten

Ull Myhr

BY MORNING, MY OVERWORKED brain was moving like a herd of turtles. Ardis had helped me through my hysteria, but I was still coming up with every possible reason this relationship was doomed. I was too beat to indulge in a freak-out. Mormor always said there was no point in borrowing trouble. Besides, Ull kept me too busy to worry by showing me around Bibury.

“I think I need new rainboots.,” I padded into the library in a fresh pair of socks. My first pair got soaked in the downpour that ended our walk.

“You think?” Ull held up a blanket and patted the couch next to him. I settled into the spot.

“Nice fire.” I was impressed. He’d set it up and made two cups of tea in the time it had taken me to change.

“I am God of Winter. I should be good for something.”

“Glad to know you’re not slacking just because you’re on vacation.”

“Oh Kristia, I am never on vacation. Odin can summon me at any time.” He pulled my legs across his lap. “Though I do consider it my duty to protect you from the elements raging outside.”

“Well protect away, Your Holiness.” My wisecrack was drowned by a clap of thunder. “Is that your family calling?”

“Funny, Kristia.”

“I thought so.” Laughing was easier than thinking about how absurd our situation actually was. The cutest guy on campus moonlighted as a fierce Asgardian warrior. Not exactly the hobby I’d imagined my first serious boyfriend would have.

“Can I ask you more questions?” I rested my head on his shoulder and watched the rain pelt the window.

“Ask away.”

“How did you end up God of Winter?” It seemed like a softball question. But when Ull froze, I realized I’d touched on a nerve. I made myself very interested in my fingernails. “Sorry, that was personal. It’s none of my business.”

“No, I want to tell you. I just want you to know the man I am now, not the killer I used to be.” It was my turn to freeze, but I pushed the feeling down, desperate to know everything.

“I don’t understand.”

Ull’s shoulders dropped. “I am not a particularly upstanding man, Kristia.”

“I don’t believe that.”

“You should. I have done heinous things -- things you could not imagine. I have killed thousands -- not that they did not deserve it. I tortured uncooperative hostiles in the name of interrogation. And pursuing you like this when I know what my fate holds… I have no right to be with you.”

“Ull, believe me. I’m not perfect either.” In fact, I was all kinds of crazy, but this didn’t seem like the time to dive into my mental problem.

“You are kind to me.” Ull lifted a finger to my cheek.

“So how did you come to be this terrible guy?” I raised a teasing eyebrow. “You seem more the puppy-dog type at the moment.” Ull blinked.

“I was born to be a warrior. My mother is the most accomplished warrior goddess of all time. Not only does she hold the most kills of any female, but her accuracy is unmatched.

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