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Loki and I spent the day talking. We talked about the mark and Jotun culture, as well as Jotun history. We talked about silly stories we heard as children of people meeting their soulmates, not quite believing we had found that. We spoke about a potential future.
“What’s going to happen?” I had rested my arm on the couch pillow, laying my head to rest on my hand. Loki was staring at me and smiling. His smile was so infectious; whenever he would laugh or grin, I
couldn’t help but follow.
“I’m not sure,” he whispered. “We may be forbidden.”
I sighed. That’s what I had feared. “Tony is like a father to me. If he found out, he would freak. You might be thrown from this building and have to return to Asgard!”
“Do not worry, little one. We can keep it between ourselves for now. Well, ourselves and Thor.”
“He won’t tell?”
“Not unless he prefers his eyebrows to be singed off.” I giggled and took his hand in mine. I discovered that I really enjoyed touching him, simply holding hands or laying an arm on him.
“I don’t want you to leave,” I muttered quietly.
Loki’s finger found its way under my chin and propped my head up to look into his eyes. His face was serious. “Listen darling, whatever happens from here on out, I will not be leaving you. You are mine now. And I don’t let people take away what I own.”
“Own?” I challenged. “So I’m a thing now?”
Loki gave me his signature wicked grin. “I own you as much as you own me.”
Still not impressed, I rolled my eyes and slapped his hand away playfully. “Sounds interesting.”
Loki then took my hands again and slowly entwined our fingers. “Love, in that… my culture, it is more primal then what you consider normal. They possess each other. It is not based on male-hierarchy;
the woman has as much right over the man as does he. It may seem barbaric, but it is only a different way of showing love and commitment.”
I considered his words and felt that the idea of having Loki as mine was more appealing than I thought. And being his made me feel warm inside. I wanted it.
“Fine then,” I laughed. “I am yours and you are mine.”
I pecked Loki softly on the lips before he deepened the kiss. His tongue explored my mouth, and his icy tongue gave me chills throughout my body. I felt like I was on fire, yet his icy lips were cooling me down.
His hands moved up and down my sides, feeling every inch of me that he could. I leaned into him and gave him full control. It felt natural.
I heard him growl into my mouth, and the sound vibrated throughout my body. It was scary what I was feeling. My whole body yearned for him in ways I hadn’t felt before.
Suddenly, the front door downstairs opened, and a rowdy team walked in, yelling and arguing. They had come back.
I unwillingly separated from Loki and moved to the other couch. His eyes were still on me when the team joined us, staring into my soul and giving me goosebumps.
“This isn’t Asgardian concern anymore!” Tony yelled at Thor. “She’s killed our people now, and she’s taken hostages. It’s an Avenger issue now.”
“She is our prisoner,” Thor shot back. “She is my responsibility. Loki and I should take her back to Asgard immediately before she causes more damage.”
“I agree, but that is not the dilemma we’re facing right now,” Steve interjected. “The problem is: how do we bring her in? We couldn’t beat her today. She manipulated every one of us besides Romanoff.”
“Her powers center around the controlling of men!” Thor exclaimed. “That is why I need Loki.” The team turned to Loki.
His face had gone white. He knew who they were talking about, and it didn’t seem like it was anyone he was fond of. He sat straight in his chair with his body tensed up like a coil. I so badly wanted to go over and touch him, calm him.
“Loki is immune to her powers,” Thor continued. “He’s more powerful than her, she can’t beat him.”
I had enough. “Who?” I asked.
Loki closed his eyes and breathed through his nose, trying to relax before he exploded with stress. “Lorelei,” he said.
“And who is she?”
Thor, noticing Loki’s condition, stepped in. “She’s an Asgardian enchantress. She can manipulate men and make them do whatever she wills. She’s also skilled in combat and magic.”
This woman was dangerous. And she did something to Loki.
“You want me to go near that woman again?” Loki snapped. “If I go near her, dear brother, I will kill her.”
“No, you will not,” Thor responded. He stood in front of Loki and glared down at him. “She will be returned safely to Asgard where she can rot in the dungeons.”
Loki’s laugh reverberated in the silent room, sending chills down my spine, except this time it wasn’t in a good way. “You can believe that all you want, but we both know if she escaped once, she can do it again.”
Thor shook his head. “We will tighten security. No more arguments on this matter. My word is final.”
With that he stormed off with Tony and Steve hot on his trail. Clint and Natasha looked bruised up and exhausted from the fight they endured with another god.
“Let me get you some water,” I offered.
As I went to the kitchen to fetch their glasses, I overheard Clint talking to Loki.
“She really did a number on you then, huh?”
There was a pause.
“She is a vile woman who has killed many associates of mine and never fails to pop back up into my life.”
“You think she’s following you?” Natasha asked.
Loki scoffed. “I know she is. She can’t let go.”
“Let go? What happened with you two?”
I heard a deep sigh come from Loki. My body was tense, awaiting his answer. And what he said next made my hands shake.
“She was my first love.”