Page 26 of Her World In His Hands

“Why is that so terrible?” Sassa whispered to Njord.

“Only Gods and Goddesses with Odin’s permission can visit Midgard,” he explained. “And giants and giantesses are banned from ever visiting here.”

“Why Skadi? I don’t understand, why kidnap Sassa? Are you still in love with your ex-husband?” Odin asked.

The giantess shook her head. “No, absolutely not! How can you even think that, Daddy wolf, after what we’ve shared?” Njord and Loki exchanged shocked glances,Daddy Wolf?

“I was curious about her. I wanted to understand her hold over Njord, and that pervert,” she nodded at Loki.

“I object!” Loki yelled.

“You’ve had your say, now shut up and allow Skadi to explain her side of things!” Odin remonstrated.

“I was peeved at her and the hold she seemed to have over the Gods —” “You were jealous?” Odin interrupted.

“I suppose.” She grimaced. “So, I played a few harmless tricks over at Sassa’s club. Then I overheard the Gods discussing the fact she had rejected Njord and I was curious to see the woman who had captured his heart for centuries and now rebuffed his advances.” She turned to Sassa. “I’m sorry I scared you. I just wanted to study you for a bit, I wasn’t planning on hurting you.”

“No, you just wanted to humiliate me by keeping me locked up in a parrot cage!” Sassa snapped back.

“Right, that’s enough. Seems to me this is nothing but a storm in a horn!” Odin decreed.

“Don’t you mean a storm in a teacup?” Iona said.

Odin shook his head. “No, I don’t. The English changed our saying many centuries ago.” Skadi, I am returning you to your palace in the mountains where you will stand in the corner of your bedchamber naked and await my arrival. You will be soundly thrashed for your meddling. Afterwards I will marry you, and keep you in child so you won’t have time to meddle in other people’s affairs! Do you understand me?”

Skadi blushed sheepishly, and nodded. “Yes, Daddy Wolf.”

Odin’s lip twitched. He shook his head and she vanished. “You never understood Skadi,” he said turning to Njord. “Sassa and I had a long chat and she has something to ask you.” Odin sat back in his chair and Njord faced Sassa. “Well?” he asked.

“Would you consider becoming a mortal?”

Shock that she would even ask him such a thing rendered him silent.

“Mother!” Iona cried.

“What?” Sassa looked at her daughter in surprise.

“How could you ever ask that of a god? Not even I want to become mortal!”

“You don’t?” Sassa seemed genuinely bewildered by Iona’s outburst.

“No, I don’t! I want to be with Mani, and spend time on the moon with him and get to know his two spirit children.”

Njord rose to his feet and grasped Sassa’s hand pulling her onto her feet. “This is a discussion we need to have between us, alone, but thank you, Odin. Iona, I am going to borrow your mother for a little while.”

“Good, I hope you can talk some sense into her, Fa!”

“I’ll try. Be a good girl while we’re gone.” He tapped the end of his daughter’s nose. “Please excuse us. Come Sassa!” As promised, he remembered to warn her they were leaving, before he whisked them across to his house above Loch Ness.

CHAPTERTEN

Even though Sassahated the suddenness of being conjured from one destination to another, it wasn’t that which perturbed her on this occasion. Her eyes sought Njord as soon as they arrived in his living room and discovered his gaze focused determinedly on her. Heart beating rapidly, she held her ground as he padded towards her. Cupping her face in his hands he lowered his mouth to hers. Something shifted deep in her mind and the barrier she’d erected between them crumbled.

He must have sensed her surrender for his palms left her face and his arms gathered her close. She lifted and entwined her own about his neck as with a sigh she melded against him. The rigid length of his cock pressed into her soft belly. Lowering his head, his tongue parted the seam of her lips. Her pelvis gyrated seductively against his rock-hard shaft. His mouth pulled from hers and she mewled with disappointment as his palms settled on her shoulders.

“You belong with me, Sassa. At any point in time, we can decide to become mortals, but right now I want to get to know our daughter better and spend time with you. I also want to continue to help the creatures of the sea when they need my assistance. I want to know if you trust me enough to let me love you until the end of time if not before?”

“I was hurt and angry—"

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