Chapter 40

Maeve POV

Odin sat in front of the mirror, looking at me quietly as I cut his hair. He said he was tired of keeping long hair, so I am going to cut it short and also trim it. But his hair is really healthy and full; I love the thickness of his hair.

“You have such pretty hair,” I said, running my hands through it.

“I got it from you,” he said. I smiled, knowing that’s how my hair is; the only difference is that his is thicker.

“Who raised you after you knew we died?” I asked. He breathed out.

“Well, after you died, I ran,” he said. I looked at him, surprised.

“Really?” I asked.

“Yes, I ran,” he said.

“Why?” I asked. He breathed out.

“Well, after you died, Selena was angry, and she wanted her revenge. She wanted to kill me, so I ran before she could,” he said.

“But you were just a little pup,” I said.

“Yes, but she didn’t care. She wanted to kill the one thing you cared so much for,” he said.

“So, how did you survive?” I asked.

“Well, I kept on running. I never stopped because she kept