Page 42 of Property of Fire

“We do, but I have to tell you something first,” I tell him quietly and slide my hands up his chest to wrap around his shoulders.

“What?” he asks, watching me closely.

“Your mom was just here,” I confide.

“What the fuck?” he grumbles. “What did she say to you?”

“Well, she told me that everything happens for a reason,” I retell him all of that part of what Freyja shared with me and get to the biggest part of it, stopping long enough to take a deep breath. “She also shared that we are pregnant. Twins.”

Fire blinks, blinks again, and his body looks visibly tight through my talk but seems to go still at the mention of me being pregnant.

I start to pull away when he doesn’t say anything and lower my hands to my lap, eyes to his chest. “I get it’s still new between us, and we’re not ready?—”

“Marry me, Evelin,” he blurts out, interrupting me.

“What?” Now, it’s my turn to be surprised.

“Marry me. Be more than just my woman and ol’ lady. Be my everything.” Fire growls, tightens his fingers in my hair, and dips his head even closer. “Known you all your life, loved you from the moment you first made me laugh. We might not be ready, but we will be, and when they come, I want those kids to know that both their parents love them and are connected in every way possible.”

“Yes,” I whisper my answer, nodding, tears spilling down my cheeks. All I’ve ever wanted was to be his. His everything, and now I am.

EPILOGUE

The prophecy has begun.

Two have met. Only they will not be able to succeed without the others. If evil has its way, the end will come before it.

Freyja couldn’t allow that to happen. Her children will be together. She’ll make sure of it. It’s why she’s gone to the fates. Like in all legends, there are always three. However, some would say there’s more within the Norse Mythology. The Norns. Some were created by Gods, others by elves, even by dwarves. Fate is supposed to be blind to allow free will to those.

Only in this instance, it could not be allowed. The answers must be heard. The end of time must be stopped before it’s too late.

“They will find each other in time. Free will cannot be changed but with a little push this way and that, everything will come about.”

“With the help of a dragon’s flame, one will be shown the way. But not without the dragon’s mate. Should he find her and allow himself to claim what is his.”

“Once the heat of the night has cooled and the truth is revealed, will she be found? A sister for a sister. Nothing can change what is destined.”

The three fates continue to speak, but it’s those three things that stick out.

Only when all four are together again will it all be okay now that the first two have been face-to-face.

They won’t be able to stop without finding the others. With them, they must find the other halves of their souls. Fire has found his. Water is next. They each must find Earth or Air. With the help of a dragon and his mate, one will find the other.

Until then, the only thing that can be done is to watch over and protect the children she’s loved. Watching them and loving the ones who are meant to be theirs.

Evelin, I knew the moment she was born, she was special and meant for Fire. She would show him the way. Be there for him as he’s there to protect her. The two of them were meant to be from the start.

Now, it’s time to find the dragon’s mate and place her where he shall find her. Free will just needs a little push in the right direction. The two can do the rest. So long as it shows the way in the end.

While free will does its thing, there’s no harm in being there to watch it happen, give a little push here and there. Freyja is the goddess of love, after all.

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