Those simple three words, ones Thor never expected to hear in his entire life, took up residence in his heart. Power, much more than he’d ever possessed, showered over his body and through every inch, every nook, cranny, and cell. Energy followed, overflowing to crackle in the air. His fingers tingled with an abundance of magic, some escaping to make rainbow colored bursts erupt around him like fireworks. More than that, a certainty now existed. Zach meant more to him than anything else on this earth. He’d gladly die for him. However, that wasn’t the case today. Not at all. For he was one pissed off god about to beat another to a bloody pulp for daring to touch something that was his. My mate. My love. Mine. His inner lion echoed the sentiment with a mighty roar that erupted through Thor

