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air, a cozy warmth spread over her body. Trailing her hand over her breastbone, she twisted the tiny protection amulet that hung around her neck and offered up a silent prayer of thanks for Grima. She swept her hand down her body and rested her palm against the growing swell of her belly.
    Out in the barley field, a herd of deer was browsing for the tiny grains that had escaped the harvest. At the center of the group was a snow-white buck. The ghostlike animal raised his head and looked in her direction. When their eyes met, the child inside of Kadlin stirred, and she smiled. His name will be Hjortr— the stag, Kadlin thought.
    She was so intent on the beautiful buck in the field, that she didn’t hear Bjorn rise from the pallet. He wrapped a thick arm around her, pulled her into his body and kissed her neck. He bent to rest his chin on her shoulder, and she leaned into his warm cheek. Bjorn laid his hand on top of Kadlin’s, and their tiny one fluttered in her womb.
    “Your stag is back,” Bjorn whispered, and she knew that he too watched the herd. Kadlin nodded.
    He rubbed his hand over her belly. “If it is a boy, we should call him Hjortr.”
    Kadlin turned and wrapped her arms around his neck. “That is a good idea, husband.”
    Bjorn crushed his mouth against hers, and when he pulled away, his eyes were blazing. “Come back to bed, wife.”
    Adoration and desire washed over Kadlin as the big Viking led her by the hand to the fur-covered pallet.
    Gods watch over us. I love him so.

About the Author
    Gabrielle Holly lives in the Midwest with her husband and two enormous, world-class-shedding dogs. She has worked as a freelance journalist, magazine editor, newspaper humor columnist, stand-up comic and morning radio show host. She has a short attention span and enjoys reading, cooking, crafting, hunting for antiques, attending live theater, spending time outdoors, watching movies, and coercing her husband into being her “research assistant."
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