Fire. Blood. Darkness. The tears of her parents were all she could remember.
Valhalla Ӧnníka has lived with the Aesir since her fifth spring, since the day the God of Mischief took everything from her. Taken in by the Aesir and valkyries, she found some contentment, but past wounds have a way of returning.
Years later, a clue embedded in the back of a dragon leads her to a confrontation with the god who murdered her family. Though training with blade and flame had made Valhalla fierce in her own right, she was still no match for him.
Barely escaping with her life, the All Mother ordered Valhalla to cease her investigation, instead giving her a new focus. A mysterious letter found its way into the halls of Asgard, addressed solely to her. She was to meet with the High Queen of the lands of Veerence.
Death. Submission. Pain. Nightmares were all he ever knew.
Alistair Hilliard II was the High Prince of Veerence. His life should've been one of luxury and indulgence, and would've been were he anywhere else. Being born a man in Hilliard's royal family, his duty was to obey, keep silent, and endure. By night, he belonged to the women of high society-a thing to be used-and by day he was charged with protecting the High Queen and her heir.
The Prince was stretching ever closer to the end of his rope, worn ragged by the cost his duties levied upon his body, mind, and soul. Alistair's mother had grown increasingly distant since his twenty first name day. His sister, whose personal mission to see him suffer through nightly torments, had gone quiet. Terrible rumblings began to spread, rumors of an attempt on her life.
Regardless of her hatred for him, she was still Alistair's little sister and it fell upon his shoulders to find out the truth.
When Valhalla and Alistair's paths cross, their fates will intertwine, finding themselves at the center of events that will reshape Midgard and ripple across the nine realms.
New Adult/Epic Fantasy