The conflict comes from Myst's trust issues with men and Wroth not knowing how to navigate it and some hints as to the series future enemies may be. Myst was kickass and Wroth, for all his confusion, was commanding but tolerant beast. It's an introduction novella, so the shorter word count leaves some to be desired with flushed out world but I loved our leads. This was also a hot little number with Myst and Wroth rubbing all up on each other. The first in the Immortals After Dark series, we get the origins of the Valkyrie and an introduction to the lore. Bravery and will had marked her entire life, but the light ebbed with death and they mourned it.įreya, the female god, whispered that they should take her courage and preserve it for eternity because it was so precious. They stirred and looked down upon the maiden, seeing in her eyes courage burning bright. But her scream had woken two nearby gods sleeping together through a brutal, wintry decade. The beating of her own brave heart was killing her. The arrowhead had pierced through metal, then barely through her breastbone, just enough that her heart met the point with each beat.
She screamed in fury when the arrow punctured the center of her armor, the blow sending her flying back. Though the winds howled, whipping her hair, she heard the twang of the bowstring unleashed. Her dented breastplate swallowed her small form. Still, an arm shot out to raise a sword against the oncoming legion. Into the blood-splattered snow, the lone warrior fell to one knee and shuddered with weakness. I read this for the Terrifying Women square for Halloween Bingo
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