“Death visited me earlier. He took me to a place where I saw three old women. They’re known as the Norns. They see the past, the present and the future. If you’re worthy, they will show you and give you a chance to change your fate.”
“Who’s fate? Yours?”
“I have a daughter.” Her eyes were wide with anger, but she controlled her voice.
“How old?” I knew this was the make-or-break moment.
“She was born the day after Kai.”
Adara slapped me harder than I thought she could and stood up. She grabbed the first thing she could find on my desk and threw it at my head. The solid steel wolf statuette connected and cut my cheek open. She wasn’t looking at me, she was crying as she grabbed whatever she could find, and I had to turn my back to her.
“Adara! Enough!” I yelled at her as she slumped t
