Page 10 of Valhalla is Full of Hunks
An inconvenience no doubt orchestrated by design.
This added insult to injury rarely bothered me, as Surt and Jör fulfilled all my needs. However, the irony of finally meeting someone who wouldn’t shy away from what we were—underthesecircumstances—didn’t escape me.
She may still be interested…
I shook my head with an exasperated growl, even as my greedy gaze continued to take in the drugged woman before me. Perhaps if theNornshad been kinder, Iola and I could have explored the blatant electricity I’d felt crackling between us at the coffee shop, but that path had already run its course.
A true pity.
Especially when she smells so godsdamn good.
Quickly glancing over my shoulder to confirm Surt wasn’t lurking in the doorway, I leaned down and buried my nose in the seer’s blood-red hair before inhaling deeply.
Fuuuuck.
I stifled a groan as my nasal passages were filled with a sticky-sweet, floral aroma that made me want to bury my face in other areas.
Along with other parts of me.
There was no escaping it. Iola smelled likemine.
This is going to be a problem, isn’t it?
With my cock throbbing in the tight confines of my jeans, I fled the room—needing to put as much space between myself and this fragrant temptation as possible.
Surt was furiously pacing when I rejoined him in the common area—the air so thick with anxiety I could taste it. Just as I was about to inquire whether we should order a replacement for the jute rug he was wearing a hole through, the fire giant spun to face me.
“How do you expect this to play out, wolf?” he snapped, deliciously vibrating with fury. “Never mind who she works for. All that needs to happen is forHerculeiato snap her fingers before twelve worthy opponents head our way.”
I scoffed and crossed my arms.“Worthyopponents? Have you forgotten who we are? Two sons of Loki and the giant who brought an army to Asgard’s door. Besides, the way Vann made it sound, this Herculeia and hermonsters keep each other fairly distracted, day in and day out.”
The Kraken truly should put a lid on his gossiping.
Surt cocked his head, narrowing his eyes. “Isthatwhy you were so eager to lock the seer in our home? Are you hoping she enjoys monster cock as much as the other one does?”
Well, yes.
Instead of confirming his uncomfortably accurate suspicion, I handed him Iola’s phone—hoping to lure him in with a sense of control. “It’s no matter to me if she does. You and Jör already provide everything I need.”
Almost everything…
My knot had threatened to inflate from a single whiff of Iola’s hair, but I channeled any lingering desire toward the man across the room. The truth would only complicate matters.
And this situation is complicated enough.
After a tense standoff, Surt’s gaze flickered to the window and out to sea. There was nothing but miles and miles of roiling waves, but I could guess who he was looking for.
“Jör should return shortly,” he absently spoke, before his gaze found mine again with a heat I knew well. “Let’s relieve some tension once he arrives, then get down to business.”
“Yes,” I grinned, sighing in relief as my fangs elongated for the first time in what felt like forever. “Business.”
Since that’s all Iola can ever be.
5
IOLA
When I woke up, my head felt stuffed full of cotton and I couldn’t move my arms. Both concerns immediately evaporated, however, because there was a godsdamnlizard-manstaring at me from two inches away.
