willing to use. Granted, those beasts of yours sitting in Muspell are far from mortal, but a mate bond is a mate bond. Nothing I can do to prevent them from following you to your banishment.”
“I don’t understand. You want me to play the game for you?”
“You don’t really think I’d banish my finest warrior for a few meaningless deaths, do you? Honey, you were born to kill. No. I need you here, in Midgard, keeping an eye out for me. While the games play, you’ll run my headquarters, be part of my network. You’ll have to fit in with the humans, but that shouldn’t be too difficult for you. You were born here a few hundred years ago, after all.
“You’ll need to get up to speed on the times as well as the new technology available. We’ll find you a house near the location of the game board. And when my pieces need help, you’ll give aid.”
“Yes, Freya.” She wasn’t banished. Wasn’t going to lose Hall or Avarr. Her mates. Excited yet irritated they’d managed to mate her without her approval, she wondered how best to get even with them. But the notion they’d outflanked her only made her admire them more. As she’d told them, valkyries were hardwired to respect challenge and strength, both of which her mates had in abundance.
“Go, my dear. Be on the lookout for the beginning of the games. I can’t wait to see how this plays out. Oh, and when you have babies, they’ll be part battle-cat. Imagine. The first battle-cat valkyrie. As unique as our elfin warrior.”
“Good old Lowe.” Eira couldn’t stop smiling.
She had her mates, a new adventure, and the beginning of a life she couldn’t wait to lead. Now she and her battle-cats needed to dig in to defend her goddess’s side in the coming challenge. With any luck, she’d get to sever centaur limbs and knock around a few humans who might stupidly side with someone against them. Gods, she couldn’t wait.
She gave her goddess a huge hug. Freya let out an oomph , but she’d always been a tactile goddess, and she hugged Eira right back.
Eira withdrew from the embrace, her heart racing in her chest. “Now where are those sneaky cats who mated me? I have a few bones to pick with them.”
****
A week later, as her mates tended to her in their brand new mansion on the outskirts of the human city of Portland, she wore a wide grin.
They did their best to show her how much they treasured her for her bravery and sacrifice. The love flowed freely, but it was the chance to do more battle that stirred their blood. That and the big-ass bed Freya had gifted them with as a mating present.
She smiled at her naked mates, loving when they kissed and touched in front of her. Then Hall dropped between her legs and showed her the value of having a battle-cat for a mate. Gods, that tongue.
Avarr moved behind her and angled so that he entered her slowly while Hall continued to lick her.
A Thank you from Fated Desires
Thank you so much for reading Beast of Burden ! We’re so happy that you had a chance to look into the paranormal world of Ludos Deorum . We do hope if you liked this, that you would please leave a review from where you purchased this or on another platform. Not only does a review spread the word to other readers, they let us know if you’d like to see more stories like this from us. Marie loves to hear from readers and talks to them when she can. You can reach her through her website, marieharte.com and through her Facebook and Twitter accounts. You guys are the reason we get to do what we do and we thank you.
If you are looking for more stories like these, you don’t have to wait much longer! Marie is cooking up new works in this series and a few others. Also, we have a few new authors coming that will be sure to whet your appetite.
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“I don’t understand. You want me to play the game for you?”
“You don’t really think I’d banish my finest warrior for a few meaningless deaths, do you? Honey, you were born to kill. No. I need you here, in Midgard, keeping an eye out for me. While the games play, you’ll run my headquarters, be part of my network. You’ll have to fit in with the humans, but that shouldn’t be too difficult for you. You were born here a few hundred years ago, after all.
“You’ll need to get up to speed on the times as well as the new technology available. We’ll find you a house near the location of the game board. And when my pieces need help, you’ll give aid.”
“Yes, Freya.” She wasn’t banished. Wasn’t going to lose Hall or Avarr. Her mates. Excited yet irritated they’d managed to mate her without her approval, she wondered how best to get even with them. But the notion they’d outflanked her only made her admire them more. As she’d told them, valkyries were hardwired to respect challenge and strength, both of which her mates had in abundance.
“Go, my dear. Be on the lookout for the beginning of the games. I can’t wait to see how this plays out. Oh, and when you have babies, they’ll be part battle-cat. Imagine. The first battle-cat valkyrie. As unique as our elfin warrior.”
“Good old Lowe.” Eira couldn’t stop smiling.
She had her mates, a new adventure, and the beginning of a life she couldn’t wait to lead. Now she and her battle-cats needed to dig in to defend her goddess’s side in the coming challenge. With any luck, she’d get to sever centaur limbs and knock around a few humans who might stupidly side with someone against them. Gods, she couldn’t wait.
She gave her goddess a huge hug. Freya let out an oomph , but she’d always been a tactile goddess, and she hugged Eira right back.
Eira withdrew from the embrace, her heart racing in her chest. “Now where are those sneaky cats who mated me? I have a few bones to pick with them.”
****
A week later, as her mates tended to her in their brand new mansion on the outskirts of the human city of Portland, she wore a wide grin.
They did their best to show her how much they treasured her for her bravery and sacrifice. The love flowed freely, but it was the chance to do more battle that stirred their blood. That and the big-ass bed Freya had gifted them with as a mating present.
She smiled at her naked mates, loving when they kissed and touched in front of her. Then Hall dropped between her legs and showed her the value of having a battle-cat for a mate. Gods, that tongue.
Avarr moved behind her and angled so that he entered her slowly while Hall continued to lick her.
A Thank you from Fated Desires
Thank you so much for reading Beast of Burden ! We’re so happy that you had a chance to look into the paranormal world of Ludos Deorum . We do hope if you liked this, that you would please leave a review from where you purchased this or on another platform. Not only does a review spread the word to other readers, they let us know if you’d like to see more stories like this from us. Marie loves to hear from readers and talks to them when she can. You can reach her through her website, marieharte.com and through her Facebook and Twitter accounts. You guys are the reason we get to do what we do and we thank you.
If you are looking for more stories like these, you don’t have to wait much longer! Marie is cooking up new works in this series and a few others. Also, we have a few new authors coming that will be sure to whet your appetite.
If you’d like to know more about Fated Desires , check out our website, FatedDesires.com or email us at [email protected].
About the Author
I’ve been writing as
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