Not even the excitement she had felt at meeting Odin could top the butterflies currently battering the inside of her stomach. But that was Odin. And this was Mason.A human. A man she wanted to get to know better—and that was something she had never thought would happen to her. Mason somehow knew about her, and even though she hadn’t confirmed his suspicions, it didn’t take away the fact that he knew something about the Valkyries. Maybe he was just guessing—taking stabs in the dark. He was pretty damn close to the target for stabbing in the dark, though.Against her palm, she crushed the three gauze bandages she’d promised him, wishing she already knew what he was going to tell her. The gentle ding of the elevator bell brought her attention back to the present. She stared at the closed doors, willing them to open a little faster. A few excruciating seconds later, they parted and the empty expanse of hallway opened up before her.
