given me a great gift, little Frami.” He held my face as I had held his. “I never thought to feel hope again.”
“ There’s always hope,” I smiled gently, my face still streaked with my own tears, “and for one like you, there will always be love. Just open your arms and it will find you.” I kissed him again, this time it was purely me doing the kissing, and the wolves murmured and exclaimed. I’d almost forgotten about them.
He kissed me back as gently as I did him and it was all the more precious for the strength I felt behind it. When he pulled away, he lifted me off my feet and up into the air above him. The wolves went crazy, howling, stamping, and cheering as their god turned me in a slow circle like a war prize. He finally lifted me in his arms and faced Trevor.
“You’ve found not only a worthy mate but a worthy adversary,” he didn’t have to shout for his voice to ring out over the cheering. “I give my blessing to my heir’s chosen mate and welcome her to the Froekn as our Rouva!”
Rouva? Oh crap, what had I done now? I looked up at Thor with wide eyes and he shook his head with a small smile. I guess it couldn’t be all that bad if Thor was smiling. When I looked over at Trevor, he beamed at me like a boy who’d just been given a pony. He stood gloriously naked before us, he must have changed back when I was with Fenrir, but it was his eyes that held my attention. They were so beautiful, shining with pride and love.
Then Fenrir handed me carefully to Trevor and Trevor held my gaze as he lowered his mouth to mine. I kissed him back(what else was I supposed to do?) and the wolves cheered louder. He put me back on my feet and wiped the remnants of my tears away. Then he shook his head, wonder filling his eyes and a soft smile stretching his lips.
“ The best day of my life was the day it became yours,” he whispered. “Thank you for whatever you did for my father. He looks happy. I don't think I've ever seen him happy.”
Before I could say anything, the man in question stole me away from his son. His hair hung down his back, shining from the magic I’d combed through it. His face had even changed. Unhampered by his bitterness, he was breathtaking and I heard the women murmur in appreciation. They were leaning over the sides of the walls to stare purely at him now. He smiled and it was a cocky male grin that shouted confidence in his appeal.
“I’ve created a monster,” I laughed and ran a hand down his face. For some reason I needed to touch him. I felt drawn to the trace of my magic.
His smile turned mischievous as he took my hand and kissed it. “That’s not what you said earlier.”
I shook my head as I felt my love for him rise up. I knew then, the price of my power. I could bring men to their knees, hell, probably women too, but I’d be tied to them forever. I’d love the Wolf God, not in the way I loved Thor, not in a sexual way, but in the way children love. A pure, simple way. Eternally.
“ Touché,” I felt the love pour out of my eyes and his face softened. “You’ve every right to be arrogant.”
He threw back his head and howled with laughter. “Come along, Trevor,” he put an arm around his son as he carried me out through the tunnel on his side of the pit. “Let's introduce our new Rouva.”
We exited into a wide antechamber filled with people. The wolves pressed in around us, sniffing the air, marveling at the change in their god. Fenrir lowered me down and I felt Trevor pressing warm against my back, rubbing a comforting hand over my shoulder.
“ Little Frami,” Fenrir took my hand again and pulled me forward. “Come and meet the Froekn. Come and meet your new family.”
They closed in around me but Fenrir and Trevor had both taken positions at my sides so I didn’t feel nervous. They didn’t push and jostle like humans would, they simply flowed over me like a tide. A warm welcoming tide. Bodies rubbed along mine, circling the three of us and