Ragnor
The fire crackled behind me, its warmth doing nothing to thaw the cold knot of dread tightening in my chest.
Valkyrie’s words echoed in my mind: "Together—always."
She believed in me. Even after everything I’d confessed, she still stood firm. Her faith was intoxicating yet terrifying.
If she truly understood the darkness that followed me, would she still stay?
I clenched my fists and took a steadying breath.
No matter how much I wanted to shield her from the curse that had plagued my bloodline for generations, the truth was already seeping into her life.
And now, I needed answers.
“I have to speak to my mother,” I said, breaking the silence.
Valkyrie looked up, her embrace loosening.
“Your mother? Is that wise? You know she—”
“She knows more about the curse than
