His eyes were luminous, bold and immaculate as they stared into hers like they could reach the deepest depths of her soul. His chest rose and fell so quickly under her, that his body trembled with each breath. Then his hand cupped her cheek, his palm warm and firm.

"You are everything I desire, fagr skjaldmær min. You are everything I dream of so frequently, so often, in fact, that it ruins me when I wake and you are not next to me. My existence revolves around you. My heart ...