The Last Valkyrie: An Urban Fantasy Novel by Karina Espinosa

Author:Karina Espinosa [Espinosa, Karina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-03T04:00:00+00:00

15

Present Day

“He is full of shit!” I screamed as we drove away from the warehouse. “Don’t believe anything he says. I know he killed Kendall and Donnie. I just know it.”

I yelled and hollered the whole drive back to the apartment. Will didn’t say a word. He let me vent while I assumed he processed his own thoughts.

My body was quaking in anger as the adrenaline slowly drained from my system. My stomach hurt, and I felt like I was going to throw up. I’d slept with the son of Loki. He’d been searching for me and I’d been caught. There was nothing I did that could have tipped him off I was here. Nothing. None of this made sense and it only built up dread inside me.

“If he thinks I’m going to fall for this charade, he’s out of his mind. I won’t be bamboozled!”

“Bamboozled?” Will repeated as he pulled into the nearest parking space.

“Shut up. I like that word.”

After a few minutes of silence, Will unbuckled his seatbelt and turned to me. “Want to explain to me what the sudden hatred for that guy is all about?”

Where do I even begin?

“All of the werewolves from Midgard stemmed from Fenrir.”

“Midgard?”

“Earth. Werewolves on earth are Fenrir’s descendants. He was their maker and destined to kill Odin. Many believe Loki …”

He raised his finger to stop me. “Wait a minute. Who is Loki?”

I sighed. “Loki is Fenrir’s father. Anyway, many thought Loki would be the demise of Asgard.” Will furrowed his brow, so I hastened to add, “Which is one of the nine realms. But there was a prophecy that said Loki’s children are the true destroyers, and ever since Odin learned about the prophecy of his death, he’d made it his mission to get rid of Fenrir, one way or another.”

Will was quiet as he took in all the new information.

“It hadn’t always been this way.” I ran my hand through my hair. “We were friends as children, but things changed with the prophecy. As valkyries, we were bound to protect Odin at all costs.”

Will took a deep breath before turning to me. “Are you really a valkyrie?”

I stopped mid-rant and saw he was ready to have the conversation I’d been hoping to avoid. There was no way around it now. He knew too much, and I’d be insulting his intelligence if I tried to make up a lie to cover up the truth.

“Yes, I am.”

“Prove it.”

I pinched the bridge of my nose. “I can’t.”

“Why? If you’re really what you say you are, it shouldn’t be a prob—”

“I ripped my wings off!” I yelled. “I’m a valkyrie by origin, but now I’m nothing but a shell of what I once was.”

My chest filled with anguish and the jitters returned. I reached for my Pez dispenser and took a little more than usual.

“You can’t keep hiding behind drugs, Raven. It’s going to make you sick.”

I snorted. “I wish it would.”

“You can’t because … you’re a valkyrie,” he said skeptically.

I only nodded.

“Show me,” he whispered as he leaned forward, his eyes softening.

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