The iron edge, p.32
The Iron Edge, page 32
"How long will they last?" Halcyon whispered.
"Minutes… hours." Thora smiled at the wonder in Halcyon's voice. She hoped the Bifrǫst lasted for a little while so that Halcyon could capture it in her memory. They would see them again over the winter, but the first experience was always the best one. "Are you certain you do not regret leaving Sparta?"
"Já." Halcyon placed her hands over Thora's larger ones. "I'm happy for the first time. This wasn't the path I planned to follow because I didn't know I could have it. But you gave it to me."
Thora smiled at the genuine honesty in her mate's response. They both were happy, as individuals, as mates, and as parents. They weren't bound through a union, but tonight it would change after their long wait for Halcyon's heat. Thora had rutted several times over the past year. But Halcyon hadn't gone through another heat due to recovering from pregnancy and breastfeeding. With the heat setting in, the opportunity to claim Halcyon as her true mate was within her grasp. Once they completed their union, Thora was certain her heart might burst.
"This is the perfect way to celebrate the start of our union," Halcyon said in wonder, tilting her head back farther. "It's as if the gods are blessing us."
"Já." With a strong thrum in her chest, Thora admired the luminescent streaks above them. "The Bifrǫst is a gateway between our world and the gods' own."
"I believe it." Halcyon rested her head against Thora's chest and hummed a sweet sound. "One day when I die, will I go with your gods or mine?"
Thora chewed on her lip and wondered the same thing. The idea that they could be separated in the afterlife terrified Thora. After a deep breath, she replied, "I am not sure, but we will go together." Silence passed for a moment, then the Bifrǫst faded away as if the gods carried them back to Asgard.
Halcyon turned inside her mate's long arms and hooked her hands behind Thora's neck. "Together?" A thin smile tugged at the corner of her lips. "Are you referring to our connection again?"
Gathering her courage, Thora broached the subject after failing to get a response earlier tonight. "Já." She watched Halcyon's features, waiting for any denial to form. "We have a connection." The drumming in her ear grew louder even though she was confident about their deeper meaning to each other. Halcyon was loving and passionate, but she didn't allow many to see those qualities. Early on, Thora savored the nights when Halcyon showed her vulnerable side. Since Hjǫrdís's birth, Halcyon let down her guard much more but only for her family.
"Mmmm." Halcyon rubbed her thumb against a delicate spot along Thora's neck. "Like the Fates brought us together." She leaned against Thora again and wet her lips. The new torc necklace rested on her neck, reflecting how much she belonged with their clan.
Thora considered the idea, then shook her head. "Nei." She dipped her head lower and whispered, "I mean that we are woven together."
"That's quite romantic," Halcyon whispered and trailed a hand forward. She traced Thora's bottom lip with her thumb. Her wonderful scent enthralled Thora, making it next to impossible to think. "You're talking about true mates."
Thora gave a rumbly agreement. "Do you think it is true?" Hot energy burned between them, pulling and pushing them together. She was torn between carrying her mate to the hut and claiming her finally or continuing their crucial conversation. Both their hearts were bare.
Halcyon grazed her lips across Thora's cooler ones and murmured, "Já." She withdrew a fraction and regarded Thora. "Your name is written all over my heart," Halcyon whispered to her mate. "You were in all my past lives and will be in all my future ones." An emerald glow reflected in her dark eyes from the return of the dazzling Bifrǫst. "I may have set you free, but it was you who saved me from a life of servitude and an unhappy union." Her tears started to fall, coating her cheeks. "I was drawn to you the moment I saw you. I could never love another as I do you."
"Hjǫrdís?" Thora asked in a teasing manner, but her voice cracked from the weighted surge in her chest. Her attempt at humor did nothing to dissuade Halcyon from speaking what was in her heart.
"Our pup is a different kind of love." Halcyon gazed deeper into Thora's eyes, seeming to touch Thora's soul. "I love Hjǫrdís deeply and cannot imagine my life without her now. But one day she will outgrow us, and when that day comes, I know you will still be here by my side."
"Já, always," Thora said, unable to hold back her own tears. Over a year ago, she had attempted to run away from Halcyon, from their connection, and from a situation that she believed might break her. Thora expected to find her final ending at the tip of a stranger's blade while on the run. But the Moirai had another fate in mind for her. Or perhaps true love was much bigger than the gods. After reconnecting with Halcyon, Thora vowed to stay by Halcyon's side, through the darkest moments and the best ones. The loving dog had caught the frightened rabbit, ensuring their mutual dream came true.
"I love you so much, Halcyon," Thora choked out and held her true mate closer. "I am forever yours."
"And I am yours," Halcyon whispered between whimpers, then she drew Thora down for a salty kiss. But behind the tanginess was the sweet, everlasting love between them. "You are the Edge to my Iron." Her eyes glowed an iridescent green under the Bifrǫst above them. She sealed their lips together and handed over her heart to Thora in their kiss. Thora did her best to remain upright, moaning and whining toward the end. Halcyon stroked her mate's cheek, smiled, and said, "Now, my love, it's time for you to finally claim me."
The End
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