The Pagan Goddess

Chapter Nine

I woke suddenly with another bad dream. This time it was about Alfric for some reason. Thyra, Tora, and Hilda and I were in a small cabin waiting for Alfric to bring wood in to start a fire to keep us warm. When he opens the door with the wood, an arrow goes right through his heart from behind and that's when I woke. I wondered where Bjørn was and why were we in a small cabin? Who shot Alfric? And why am I having these very vivid dreams? Like they are real?

I jump when I felt a warm hand on my back. That is went I realized I was in Bjørn's bed covered under his furs again. I look to see who touched me and it was Bjørn. He leaned over the large bed and felt my head. "You still are burning up." His voice raspy like he just woke. He dipped a rag in a bowl of water that was on the bedside table and squeezed so it would not drip before handing it to me. I laid back down and placed the rag behind my neck to cool my body down.

Bjørn begins to walk away making me sit up again. "Where are you going?" I ask quickly. That is when I noticed a large chair on the other side of the room covered with furs.

"I have been sleeping here." He says as he wraps furs around his body and sat down on the chair.

"I want you next to me."

He looks at me and grins. "Goodnight, my love."

"Bjørn!" I yell as I threw a pillow at him making him laugh. He sighs loudly with a smirk on his face as he grabbed the pillow and furs to bring into bed. He crawls into bed with me pulling me in his strong arms. I put the warm rag around my neck and draft back to sleep feeling safe in my Bjørn's embrace.

The next morning, I woke up to Bjørn lightly breathing in my ear and his arm still wrapped around my small body. I turn to look at him, being careful not to wake him just yet. He looked so peaceful as the sun shined through the window behind him making him look even more handsome then I thought. I smile and gently rub my hand through his dark hair. I am so happy I got to sleep in his arms, I never felt so safe. After killing Karten, I have felt safer and like a weight have lifted off me. I am no longer angry. I just want to move on and start living, but I have a feeling that won't happen the way I would like to. I have a feeling this is only the beginning to what is to come. Especially since I had a slight episode last night that I cannot explain. I do feel much better now, my insides do not feel like they are burning anymore.

"It is rude to stare." His deep raspy voice says as a grin appears on his face with his eyes still closed.

"Not when I have not seen this face in so long."

The grin disappeared and he opened his eyes to look at me. Tears formed in his eyes and he puts his head to mine. "I looked for years." He whispers, "I could not find you."

"It's okay. I am here now." I whisper kissing his head as he places his head to my chest. I felt tears hit my chest making my gown a little damp and knew he was crying.

We stay like that awhile and I begin to hum in his ear as I played with his hair before we hear giggling and laughing below our stairs, "Freya!" I hear Tora scream.

Bjørn looks at me with a smile. I roll my eyes remembering Hilda and Alfric are being wed today and I know I have to help. I am happy for them, but I just wish Bjørn and I could stay like this forever. "You are being summoned for bride duty."

Bjørn gently kisses me on my lips before getting out of bed and sitting on the edge of the bed, rubbing his eyes to wake up more. I slowly wrap my arms around his neck as my bare body touches his back, "do not leave." I whisper in his ear after kissing his neck a few times.

He grunts and twist his body so I was forced to fall on the bed and he was on top of me. We have not humped yet and he has not claimed me as his just yet. I was a little nervous after he found out what happened to me while I was held captive and I thought he would not want me anymore. He passionately kisses my lips like he cannot control himself. His kisses slowly went down my neck to my thighs. His hands slowly creep up my gown making my body tingle as he kissed all the way down to my thighs. He squeezed my hips before continuing on upwards. His lips are now kissing my bare body as he makes his way back up. He stops when he gets to my breast and looks up at me. "What?" I whisper through my deep breathing.