Prologue
Forseti
The dark forces had ascended on Midgard, and Odin’s Operators had been given their assignments. My mission was to take my team and track down and protect the valkyrie demigod, Morrigan. Thirty years before, Odin had encouraged his strongest valkyries to procreate with those of his favorite gods. The offspring would be sent down to Midgard as defenders, the first line of defense ahead of the next great war. This war would not be another world war where they fought among themselves, but instead it would be between humankind and the dark forces from outside of their world, an enemy they had never battled and had no chance of winning against. Loki had set his sights on taking over and ruling Midgard. In preparation for the battle to come, Odin had sprinkled these warrior women among all the nations on Midgard, or as the humans called their planet, Earth.
Unfortunately, Loki had overheard some of the valkyries discussing their offspring. The women had kept track of their children and took pride in their accomplishments. They often watched together from Asgard and occasionally, against Odin’s express orders, would interfere in their lives. Loki, now knowing Odin’s plan, gathered a group of dark elves to find and eliminate each of these women, often joining them for the murder. As none of these women knew who they were or what they were capable of, they had no chance. Loki had turned it into a game, a hunt. He had put a bounty on each woman’s head. As the list dwindled, the price raised, until there was only one left. Odin had finally had enough and stepped in, sending my team to save her before Loki and the dark elves could kill her.
It was my job to protect her, no matter what the cost. We had failed the rest of them. With her, the rules had changed. We were to keep her alive. To accomplish this mission, we would take her to my vacation home here on Earth. That was the part of the plan I didn’t like. Leaving them here on Midgard hadn’t worked out too well. I had argued for all of them to be brought home to Asgard, where it would be nearly impossible for Loki to get to them, but I was overruled. Granddad Odin insisted we protect her on Earth, where she would be needed later. My task went further than simply keeping her alive. I would have to introduce her to her powers, so that she might be ready when the threat came knocking. I had to drop down, unannounced, kidnap her, convince her she was a demigod and help her find her inner powers.
Sure, no problem. I’d had tougher missions before this. I intended to have it all done and wrapped up in just a few short days. My team summoned, we were headed to Midgard to come to her rescue.
I had no intention of falling in love with her. Nowhere in the plan was there room for it. Yet, here we are. Once she had called me Daddy, everything changed.