VALFREYJA: Bound in Gold

ElanMartin 7 stories

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Summary

She is a Goddess reborn in a world that would rather forget her. Astraya of Skarnheim is a warrior-courtesan in the Queen’s glittering court, sharp as the blade she hides beneath her silk, beautiful enough to make Kings kneel. But when her enemies bleed for her and her tears turn to gold, whispers rise that she is no mortal woman at all. Soren, the Queen’s devoted general, wants nothing more than to keep the kingdom safe from rebellion and heresy. Yet when Astraya’s touch ignites a hunger he cannot control, memories begin to surface, memories of sunlight, summer fields, and a love older than the world itself. Their forbidden passion awakens a forgotten power. The Vanir Gods stir in their graves. And the Queen, rabid with jealousy, vows to see Astraya destroyed before desire becomes devotion. If Astraya embraces the truth of who she is, Skarnheim will burn in golden fire. If she denies it, the man she loves will be lost to dust and memory. Bound by love. Cursed by destiny. Every Goddess must choose what she’s willing to sacrifice: her heart or her world.