Page 27 of Polar Fates
“How can Ihelp?”
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My mind is racing.What the Fates want from us, from me… it’s impossible. And I can’t make that decision myself, which is why I asked to talk to my men. This time, Clotho was a lot more accommodating. Airlea has been sent back to Inchbrach to bring Finn and Torben here, while Clotho is waking up Húnn and Ràn. Properly, this time. I don’t know why she didn’t do it that way the first time. It would have saved a lot of back and forth. I would have been a lot more prepared tolisten.
As soon as Húnn wakes, heshifts.
“Out!” I tell Clotho, not wanting her to see my men naked. She snickers but leaves usalone.
“Húnn?” I ask hesitantly, hoping that this time, he’ll behimself.
“Isla.” He opens his beautiful eyes and looks at me with a smile. “I had the strangestdream…”
I can’t help it, I lean down and kiss him. I’ve never been so happy to feel his lips on mine. I almost lost him. My Húnn. He’s never going to be allowed to leave my side. I’m going to get a rope and tie him tome.
I kiss him harder until Ràn clears histhroat.
“Do I get a kiss,too?”
With a last little nibble on Húnn’s bottom lip, I pull back, turning toRàn.
“Ofcourse.”
I wrap my arms around his neck and he pulls me close. I’m so happy, I could burst into tears. He kisses me hard, his tongue entering my mouth from the start. I let him in, relishing in the feeling of his lips onmine.
“I see we’re missing out onsomething.”
I whirl around and screech in relief as Torben and Finn are entering the room together. I throw myself at Torben, then Finn, giving them both a quick kiss. It’s so good to have them all here withme.
“How did you get here so fast?” I ask and Finnshrugs.
“We’d found the Portal already and were debating whether to go through when that creepy girl appeared and told us to follow her. So, what’s going on? I take it we’re at the home of theFates?”
“Yes, and they’re having big plans.” I sigh. “Let’s sit down for this. Anybody got some spare clothes for thesetoo?”
I point at the bear brothers who are stillnaked.
“And how come you’re wearingsome?”
Last time I saw Finn and Torben, they were in their bear forms, which means that they should be naked aswell.
Finn shrugs again. “When we stepped through the Portal, we suddenly had theseone.”
He looks down at himself and I follow his gaze. He’s wearing tight black trousers and a white shirt. He wouldn’t look out of place at a formal event. Same goes for Torben, except that he’s got an added tie. I smirk as I think how he looks like a suited Viking. It’s still our little joke. I cringe when I remember how I asked him once where he had his longboat stashed. Worst questionever.
“Does it bother you that we’re naked?” Húnn winkssuggestively.
“It’s distracting,” I complain. “We’ve got some important things to discuss and you having your… dicks hanging out is making it hard toconcentrate.”
Sometimes, I still stumble over words I would never have been allowed to say on Salvation Island. But I’m makingprogress.
Without warning, Húnn reaches up and pulls me onto his lap. On his naked lap. Any other time I’d welcome that, but right now, I can’t enjoyit.
I wait until they’ve all sat down around me, then ask the bigquestion.
“Have you ever killed? Not prey.People.”
As soon as I’ve said that, I could slap myself. Of course Ràn and Húnn have. Their father. Do the other twoknow?
