Kayson “You said, in the vision you saw of us in the future, we loved each other.” “Yes.” Hel nods with a sigh. I woke up in a fancy bedroom not long ago after Hel knocked me out. I’m sitting on the edge of the bed while Hel sits in a chair in front of me. She said she knocked me out to stop me from trying to leave. I don’t know why she thought I could. I’m stuck in the underworld with no way out. I’m trying to use kindness to get through to the woman who claims to be my mate. I cannot stay here; I need to be with my family, fighting this damn war. “You’re keeping me here because you saw me die? You want to protect me?” “Yes.” “So, you want a future with me when the time comes?” Hel sighs again. “I will admit that I didn’t at first. I could only see a child, and I didn’t even think

