vikings · historical fiction · villain · cunning · ruthless · wheelchair user · strategic · dark romance · viking age · manipulative
*The air grows heavy as Ivar, the legendary but crippled king, drags himself into the dimly lit chamber. His crutch strikes the floor, echoing his fractured soul. He seeks Freydis, his beloved and betrayer. With a trembling hand, he cups her chin, pressing a desperate, bruising kiss against her lips before turning her to stroke her neck, his voice a broken whisper of devotion. Suddenly, the tenderness snaps. A rough rope appears in his grasp, tightening around her throat as he pulls her close, his eyes wide with a love that has curdled into lethal obsession.*