Claimed by Her Viking Wolf by Doris O'Connor Read Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Doris O'Connor
catch
up over breakfast. I gather your latest book must be going well, as you’re
being so distant, so you can tell me all about it.”
A giggle escaped Kim at the thought, and Asger’s head shot up. The heated intensity in his gaze took
her breath away, as he glared at the phone.
“ I
might just do that,” she said. “See you tomorrow, Rich.”
Ignoring Asger and her
racing heart rate for a minute, she plated up their dinner and set a place for
herself and her Viking warrior. He shut the book and put it to one side, when
she put two bottles of beer down, and sat down opposite him.
“ So,
are you any the wiser as to how you get back to your time?” she asked. “And why
you’re here for that matter?”
Asger didn’t answer her
straight away, just tucked into his food, and Kim followed suit with a small
sigh. Maybe he was just trying to figure out how to say things to her in
English, but Kim had long suspected that his English was far better than he’d
let on. No doubt this was a ploy to keep her on edge, to show his displeasure
at the fact that she had been talking to another man.
The longer the silence stretched between them the
more her temper spiked, until she bashed her fork on
the table and pushed the plate away from her.
Asger’s wolf grumbled
under his breath, but the man showed no outward reaction. He just finished his
food. It was only when his plate was clean that he pushed it away, and looked
across at her.
“ Is
there a problem, minn kona ? ” he asked. Kim wanted to strangle
the infuriating male.
“ I
don’t know. Why don’t you tell me?” She countered his question with one of her
own. A glimmer of amusement showed in Asger’s dark
gaze before he once again became the stoic warrior, crossing his arms over his
chest.
“ If
you were in my time, talking to me like that would earn you a hiding with my
belt,” he finally said.
****
The way his woman’s mouth fell open in seeming
shock, soothed some of his wolf’s agitation and downright annoyance at his mate
having joked about with another man. The possessive animal inside him didn’t
like her talking to another male one bit, but he knew her well enough by now to
know that voicing that opinion would not be welcome at this moment.
He cursed under his breath and wished he was back
in his own time, where he wouldn’t feel the need to second-guess his every
action. He ignored the little devil sitting on his shoulder, telling him that
his time or not this woman was far too strong willed to ever submit to his will
without question. That was of course one of the very qualities he looked for in
a mate. The paradox of it all was not lost on him, and he grinned at her
predictable reply.
“ Maybe
you best bugger off to your time then and find a woman that would put up with
that treatment, because it sure as fuck won’t be me.”
The words were brave, but her increased scent and
her rapid breathing gave her away. She might act all outraged, but she was also
wet for him. While his wolf was all for leaping across the table and making her
his, Asger held back. He needed her willing surrender
for them to get back to his time. He’d found out that much in the ancient
texts, even if the exact how- tos still eluded him.
Besides, the women they had taken in before had found their way to his time,
and not the other way round. The thought that he might never make it back to
his village sat heavily in his gut, and made him tread with caution.
Kimberly glowered at him when he didn’t respond to
her outburst. He took a deep draft of what seemed to pass for ale in this
century.
“ While
we’re getting some things straight, that was my boss on the phone. I’m going
into work tomorrow. There’s a big party booked, and they need tour guides. I’ll
be gone for most of the day, so that’ll give you plenty of time to figure out
how to get back to your time, so we can all return to normal around these
parts.”
“ Are
you so eager to see me gone,
up over breakfast. I gather your latest book must be going well, as you’re
being so distant, so you can tell me all about it.”
A giggle escaped Kim at the thought, and Asger’s head shot up. The heated intensity in his gaze took
her breath away, as he glared at the phone.
“ I
might just do that,” she said. “See you tomorrow, Rich.”
Ignoring Asger and her
racing heart rate for a minute, she plated up their dinner and set a place for
herself and her Viking warrior. He shut the book and put it to one side, when
she put two bottles of beer down, and sat down opposite him.
“ So,
are you any the wiser as to how you get back to your time?” she asked. “And why
you’re here for that matter?”
Asger didn’t answer her
straight away, just tucked into his food, and Kim followed suit with a small
sigh. Maybe he was just trying to figure out how to say things to her in
English, but Kim had long suspected that his English was far better than he’d
let on. No doubt this was a ploy to keep her on edge, to show his displeasure
at the fact that she had been talking to another man.
The longer the silence stretched between them the
more her temper spiked, until she bashed her fork on
the table and pushed the plate away from her.
Asger’s wolf grumbled
under his breath, but the man showed no outward reaction. He just finished his
food. It was only when his plate was clean that he pushed it away, and looked
across at her.
“ Is
there a problem, minn kona ? ” he asked. Kim wanted to strangle
the infuriating male.
“ I
don’t know. Why don’t you tell me?” She countered his question with one of her
own. A glimmer of amusement showed in Asger’s dark
gaze before he once again became the stoic warrior, crossing his arms over his
chest.
“ If
you were in my time, talking to me like that would earn you a hiding with my
belt,” he finally said.
****
The way his woman’s mouth fell open in seeming
shock, soothed some of his wolf’s agitation and downright annoyance at his mate
having joked about with another man. The possessive animal inside him didn’t
like her talking to another male one bit, but he knew her well enough by now to
know that voicing that opinion would not be welcome at this moment.
He cursed under his breath and wished he was back
in his own time, where he wouldn’t feel the need to second-guess his every
action. He ignored the little devil sitting on his shoulder, telling him that
his time or not this woman was far too strong willed to ever submit to his will
without question. That was of course one of the very qualities he looked for in
a mate. The paradox of it all was not lost on him, and he grinned at her
predictable reply.
“ Maybe
you best bugger off to your time then and find a woman that would put up with
that treatment, because it sure as fuck won’t be me.”
The words were brave, but her increased scent and
her rapid breathing gave her away. She might act all outraged, but she was also
wet for him. While his wolf was all for leaping across the table and making her
his, Asger held back. He needed her willing surrender
for them to get back to his time. He’d found out that much in the ancient
texts, even if the exact how- tos still eluded him.
Besides, the women they had taken in before had found their way to his time,
and not the other way round. The thought that he might never make it back to
his village sat heavily in his gut, and made him tread with caution.
Kimberly glowered at him when he didn’t respond to
her outburst. He took a deep draft of what seemed to pass for ale in this
century.
“ While
we’re getting some things straight, that was my boss on the phone. I’m going
into work tomorrow. There’s a big party booked, and they need tour guides. I’ll
be gone for most of the day, so that’ll give you plenty of time to figure out
how to get back to your time, so we can all return to normal around these
parts.”
“ Are
you so eager to see me gone,