“Good,” I said softly. She walked the rest of the way down the stairs and I took her hand in mine and sat her down on my knee.
“What have you two been talking about while I slept?” she asked.
“I’ll fill you in on all the gory details later, but how would you like another chance to kill Thranar, my sweet?” I pressed lightly and she stilled in my arms.
“That treaty was all a ploy, wasn’t it?” she muttered with a sigh. I smirked. I should have known she would have figured that out too. She hadn’t earned her place as queen without being highly intelligent and exceedingly observant herself.
“It was,” I answered as she leaned back against my chest.
“I want to be the one to end him,” she demanded. There wasn’t an ounce of question in her tone. This was what she wanted. This was her command as a queen.
For a moment, I thought about taking the privilege of slitting his throat myself as retribution for what he had done to her, but I pushed that thought away. I could feel the tension in Freya’s body and the connection between us was vibrating hard with her anger. She wanted her own revenge just as much as I did. I decided to let her have it.
“I’ll enjoy watching as you destroy him,” I whispered in her ear and she shivered with delight.
* * *
Freya and I talked further with Ariana for quite a while until we completely understood what Thranar’s plans were. When we were finished, Ariana excused herself in order to get back to her work with the promise to keep her eyes and ears open for any further information, leaving Freya and me alone once more.
For a moment, I just held her, enjoying the feeling of her body against mine. It was as if she was made for me. Maybe she had been. Maybe it was the gods’ will.
“Thank you,” she whispered.
“As your alpha, I know you can handle yourself. If he hurts you again though, I’m going to tear him apart, limb by limb, and all of Valgertha will hear him scream as I kill him. Is that clear?” I answered her and I could feel her lips turning up in a smile against my shoulder.
“Crystal clear,” she sassed.
“Glad you understand,” I replied, slapping her ass lightly with my hand. She giggled and the sound of her laughter was like music to my ears. I kissed the side of her head.
“I need to meet with some of the members of the Brotherhood today. Would you like to come?” I asked and she shook her head.
“No. I wanted to check on Luna today and see how she is settling in,” she answered.
“Thranar’s omega?” I questioned.
“Yes. During the battle, I found her bruised, bloody, and chained to a wall. He’d left her there. I had one of my warriors bring her here,” she spat. Her words were laced with vitriol and I understood even more so now why she wanted the chance to end him herself.
“What was the warrior’s name?” I asked.
“Floki,” she answered. “He’s one of my best and most trusted warriors,” she added.
I stifled a smile. Floki was one of the alphas that belonged to my branch of the Brotherhood. She was right. He was a very strong and very trustworthy warrior indeed.
“She is unbonded?” I pressed.
“He never bonded with her,” she confirmed.
“Do you know much about her? How she came into Thranar’s possession? Where she came from? If she works for anyone?” I questioned further and she shook her head.
I didn’t say it out loud, but the Brotherhood would be very interested in Luna. Perhaps she was just a very unfortunate omega who had been in the wrong place at the wrong time, but it was also likely that she was affiliated with the cult in some way. The Ghost would want to see her questioned for whatever information she had.
As soon as the Brotherhood found out of her existence, I had no doubts that she would be taken and interrogated quite fully until she told them everything she knew. The Brotherhood would never hurt her, but it was important they know their enemy. Since she was an omega, they had ways to use her own instincts against her in order to find out what they wanted. I wondered how long it would take for them to find and take her.
“Make sure she’s healing nicely. The Brotherhood sent along quite a bit of medical supplies when you were healing, so tell your people to utilize whatever they need. More can always be provided,” I said instead.
She climbed out of my lap and pulled her shoulders back. I watched as she veiled herself with her queen persona once more. Her eyes hardened and she tightened her fists at her sides. With a deep breath, she glanced in my direction.
“I will see you later then,” she smiled, her expression softening just a little bit for me. I purred quietly and a single moan escaped her lips. I could smell the glistening slickness between her thighs without even seeing it. A single purr was all it took. Her omega was that tuned in