FREYAI felt hot, and some were lying heavily on me. I opened my eyes, and I didn’t recognize the bed I was in, but I did recognize Jacob’s scent. I carefully turned around so I could face him and see that he was still sleeping.I think back to what happened in the cave and how I just knew in my heart That what he had told me about the ice moon and everything about being a werewolf was true. Plus, the words I had heard in my dream.“Just trust him.” Had she said? So I did.When he bit me, or marked me as he called it, I felt something broken, become whole inside of me. Maybe broken is the wrong word to use. But something happened, and it felt like I became more of the person I was supposed to be.Again I think about the mark, and I look at Jacob’s beck where I bit him. There is a mark looking fully formed, on his neck. It shows two wolves sitting howling at the moon, the big one is black, and the smaller one is almost white with a hint of ice blue. Above them is a moon the same color
FREYAAfter eating, I fell asleep again and slept for a few more hours. When I woke up, Jacob was nowhere to be seen.I waited for a while and got out of bed when he didn’t come back. I remembered I didn’t have any clothes, so I looked, and luckily, Jacob had already thought of that. On a chair, there was a pair of pants, in a fabric I had not seen before and something looking like a top. I took it on and saw a piece of paper next to where the clothes were. I never learned to read very well, and not at all in this language, so I can’t understand what it says.I remember about the talking in our minds. Jacob told me it would work in big distances. I decided to try and did as he had told me. Felt for the bond I felt connecting me to him, and followed it to I felt his wall and pushed it carefully.‘Freya, good morning, beautiful. I am sorry I wasn’t there, but had to go for the daily training.’ I hear his voice in my head.‘Good morning, it is okay. I found the clothes.’ I tell him.‘Goo
FREYA Jacob led me and his parents down a hall and into a room. On one side, there was a big table with books on shelves all around the wall. On the other side, there were some soft chairs to sit in and a smaller table.“Freya, this is my office, my workplace,” Jacob tells me, and I nod my head.We all sit down in the soft chairs, and I notice that his mom looks at us, when we sit on the same chair. I suddenly think I am doing something wrong, so I stand to sit in an empty one, but they all stop me.“Beautiful. You can sit here; it is okay. I want you close to me,” Jacob says, smiling. I look at his mom fast, and she smiles at me.“Yes, sit with him. It makes me happy to see you two together.” She says, and it makes me relax.“Sorry, I thought I was doing something wrong. It just felt right to sit here, like I wanted to be close to you as well.” I say the last part to Jacob.“It’s the matebond darling, it’s completely normal, especially for new mates,” Laura tells me.“Oh, okay,” I s
FREYAWhen I woke up, Jacob was still sleeping. I smiled as I looked at him. He has been incredible. I thought maybe finding out that I can not read would be bad. But I was wrong, and I had completely misjudged him.Today, I wanted to go back to my own people and explain to them that I was going to live here. I knew this could cause problems, but for once, I did something I wanted to.“Morning, beautiful,” Jacob says pulling me out of my thoughts.“Morning,” I say and smile at him.“Are you okay?” He asks me.“Yes. I was just about what to say to my people.” I say and look at him.“Ah, yes. I will go with you.” He offers, but I shake my head.“I need to do this alone,” I tell him, and after looking at me for a while, he nods his head.“Okay, but promise me that you will be safe.” He says and I promise him.We got out of bed and dressed in our clothes. He had brought more clothes up to me. It looked more like what I would normally wear: skin pants, a sleeveless top, and boots. Today, h
FREYA“FREYA,” Dad yells, and I stop the training with the other shield maidens.“Yes, Dad.”“Why are you training?” He asks me.“You know why,” I say.“You are not fighting Freya, you know Leif doesn’t want you to,” Dad says.“But Dad.” I start.“No, you are to stay out of the raid. By the boats. You will stay at home if you can not do that.” He threatened.“Yes, Dad, I will stay by the boats,” I say quietly.“Good, then stop and go help your mother.” He tells me.“Yes, Dad,” I say, put down the shield and weapons, and walk towards home.-I am Freya, and I just turned twenty. And I am the only child of the great Viking Toke and shield maiden Randi. My mother had not fought in many years, but many women who did still said she was one of the best.Usually, I would have been engaged at seventeen and married off when I turned eighteen. But there had been no one who wanted a girl like me. I am not normal, and many say I am cursed. My skin is always cold. I don’t freeze, but I still feel
JACOB“That was a fun training session.” Silas, my Gamma says.“Yes and different.” Ryan, my Beta, says.“I thought it would be good and fun for the teens,” I say. As we watch the teen leave.We just had a 2-hour training session or game with a group of teens from age 16 to 18 years old. I want to make them slowly understand a real fight so they are prepared when they shift. So I had them sorted into two groups, one on defense and one on offense. And it is important that they start to learn what it means to be in a battle.“It is a good idea. Maybe even for the adult warriors.” Silas says.“Oh, yes. I like that idea.” Ryan says, and I am just about to say I agree when someone calls my name.“Jacob, darling. You said you would be gone for 2 hours. It has been 3 hours now.” Gianna, my long-term girlfriend, says when she gets here.“Sorry babe, it turned longer than expected,” I say and kiss her.“Eww, gross you smell. At least shower.” She says.“On my way too,” I tell her, grab her, an
JACOB I leave my floor in the packhouse and go down to the main floor, where my office here at the pack is. Going into my office, I see Dad and one of the Elders waiting for me, and they look like they are tired of waiting.“That was about time!” Dad greets me.“I am sorry, training took longer than expected, and I had to shower, and I have yet to eat,” I tell them.“It is okay, Alpha. You are here now.” Elder Stan says.“What can I do for you?” I ask.“You can make Gianna your mate and Luna,” Dad says.“Former Alpha Alan, please remember it is our Alpha you talk to,” Stan says, and Dad looks annoyed.“He might be Alpha, but he is still my son, and he knows he needs to put the pack first,” Dad says.“Of course, he knows because you taught him well, but taking a chosen mate is not easy. Alpha or not.” Stan says.“Thank you, Elder Stan. I know you all want me to choose Gianna, but I can feel in my heart that my mate will be here soon.” I try to explain.“I feel it, and I see her. When
FREYAIt had been many days, and there was not a lot of food left, the men were getting frustrated, and many had already spent time in the boats, together with the shield maidens. Also, Leif had gotten frustrated, and to my horror, Dad had told him to do what he needed, which meant using me for his pleasure.I felt disgusting, not because it happened in full sight for all to watch, as we Vikings don’t care about that. No, it was because I didn’t want it. I didn’t want him. And yet I was about to belong to him, so Dad saw no problem with Leif using me.This was not how I had imagined my first time with a man, yes this was my first time because no man would touch me, because of the curse.I am sitting at the front looking out over the sea, I know everyone hopes to see land very soon. I am feeling sore because Leif was not exactly gentle with me. When the rumors had said he was a brutal man, they had all been confirmed. He didn’t finish inside when he did it but made me take him into my