Valkyrie Renewed

VALKYIRE RENEWED A LEGACY WORLD NOVEL VALKYRIES RISING BOOK THREE SHANNON PEMRICK Valkyrie Renewed Valkyries Rising | Book Three Copyright © 2023 Shannon Pemrick https://www.shannonpemrick.com Cover Design by The Book Brander This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the author constitute unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s intellectual property. For those who would go to the end of eternity for those they love. Content Warning VALKYRIE RENEWED is an adult paranormal romance book that contains content some readers may find distressing, including mention, discussion, or portrayal of (but not limited to) child abuse/trauma, familial and spousal death, and violence and death. For a full list of content warnings, please visit www.shannonpemrick.com. Books by Shannon Pemrick Valkyires Rising Valkyrie Destined Valkyrie Lost Valkyrie Renewed Valkyrie Restored Valkyrie Confused Valkyrie Condemned Valkyrie Freed Valkyrie Shattered Looking For Group Spellbinding His Ranger Protecting His Priestess Summoning Their Elementalist Binding Their Elementalist Experimental Heart Series Destiny Pieces Secrets Exposed Surrendered Reborn Oracle’s Path Prophecy of Convergence Prophecy of Unbroken Oaths Prophecy Tested Prophecy Chosen Omnibus Sets Experimental Heart | Books 1-3 Tales from Thac See all books and learn more at www.shannonpemrick.com Introduction The world needs saving, and my magic can help. Too bad I have no memory of this power. I have everything I could want: a loving father, my just best friend Diego, and our family mountain retreat where lost souls come to find themselves. And yet, I find myself feeling like there’s something missing. When a scarred, weary warrior with a missing hand, looks that could kill and melt my insides, and an air of familiarity rolls up, I begin to wonder if it’s not him who is lost, but me. Fighting the way Diego’s smiles sends my heart skittering, and ignoring Tyr’s crazy talk of gods and a past history with him thousands of years ago, becomes the least problematic parts of my life when nightmares of menacing black wolves return to haunt my dreams, and magic begins to fly from my fingertips. When the truth becomes too much for me to ignore, am I up to the task of healing a broken world, or will the wolves again go for the throat? Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Epilogue Other Valkyries Rising Books About the Author Chapter One Astrid Healing isn’t easy. You must first accept you need it before you can begin your path to become a stronger, more whole person. This fake philosophical statement was just one of many my mind decided to concoct while I made breakfast. Bacon sizzled and popped in the cast iron pan on the stove. The warm, caramelized, almost nutty scent of brewing coffee filled the spacious kitchen. Birds chirped and bees buzzed around some hanging plants beyond the open windows of the breakfast nook overlooking the deck, a refreshing summer mountain breeze drifting in. I cracked another egg into the almost-full bowl, and grabbed my fork to whisk. My mind wandered, thinking of things I needed to do around the retreat today, which wasn’t as much as I was used to. We had the lowest number of residents living here than I could remember since my father and I arrived when I was seven. Even when my best friend Diego and I went off to college, this place was insanely busy with activity and people needing counseling. But today, it was just me and Diego and three residents. Even my dad had gone off on a guys’ hunting and fishing trip with Diego’s dad. Of course, they deserved it. They’d worked so hard to keep this place running over the years, I wanted them to get out there and worry about just themselves for once. And I didn’t mind the lull. It allowed me to really focus on those who were left here, and even on myself. I’d come a long way since my traumatic past that brought my dad and me here, but I still needed to work on a few things. I gasped when something cold and wet poked my arm. I whirled, and my heart rate kicked up when I came face-to-face with a black and brown furry face with light brown eyes. Closing my eyes, I sucked in a deep breath. I exhaled and looked at the sable German shepherd wagging her tail at my feet. “Angel…” She whined and nudged my arm again. I stroked her head, noting the slight shake in my hands. I couldn’t ignore the prickle of disappointment in myself. I’d worked so hard to face this fear. I’d gotten to the point where I could raise Angel myself, and I had for the last two years, ever since she was a puppy. And yet, I still had these reactions with her too often. “Do you want to go outside?” I asked her in a cute voice. Angel cocked her head and then spun around excitedly. I chuckled, the tension in my shoulders lessening. When I opened the front door, she bolted out and ran into the yard, toward the surrounding forest. I went back to scrambling my eggs. My vigorous hand motions paused when a large presence loomed over me. “Yes, Diego?” “Damn, almost had you that time,” he said, his voice smooth and warm. The sound wrapped around me like a