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placate him and stepped around him. “Even you have to realize that this is hard to believe. We’re in the twenty-first century, for God’s sake. Now, I’m not here to debate the theologies with you about whom and what God is and how many gods there are. What I’m saying is that what you’re talking about only happens in the movies, make-believe. I am not a child.”
    “No, you’re surely not,” he groaned, giving her a pointed look. He smiled inside when she blushed from the roots of her hair. Charming. “It doesn’t change the fact that this is real. I’m trying to save your life.”
    “Save my life, from whom, you? There’s no one else here. You’re the only one standing in front of me with enough weaponry to kill me where I stand. So, what do you think, in my mind, at this point, poses the most danger to me?”
    This was not working. If she didn’t understand the gravity of her situation, she would only make his job harder. If he was to protect her, then she would have to trust him. Damn, her single-mindedness meant he had to find some other way to get through to her. He stepped back from her and leaned on the wall, crossing his arms across his chest. If Valerie were here, he knew she would find this entire situation entertaining. She would take Ayah off somewhere and have a girl talk. Lei would find some way to make her feel at ease with his easy laughter and dazzling smile. Alexander would’ve stayed in the shadows and simply watched her. He was one for deep thinking before he spoke. By the time he revealed himself to her, he would’ve known exactly what to do to bring her over to his side. But Freya hadn’t chosen any of them for this mission. She had chosen Sevani. He would have to find his own way.
    “Don’t you know me? Know the touch of my hands, as if by some memory? Do my arms around you provide some comfort? Are you one to give yourself so freely to anyone, or was there something about me that made it all right?”
    He saw a dizzying array of emotions cross her face. Awe, confusion, thoughtfulness, fear, and shock, they all filtered through her features before her gaze met his. She had known him. She had sensed him. Nila’s soul deep within her knew him. The woman she was today did not know him, but her soul recognized him. The thought nearly brought him to his knees. They had truly been as one. Their love, it seemed, transcended even death.
    “How did you know that?” she asked breathlessly.
    “Because, you do know me. You know that you can trust me. Once…” he said as he walked toward her. When she didn’t move away, he framed her face with his hands. “You were worth more than my life to me. But I made a mistake, and we were torn apart. So many years ago, and yet just yesterday, you would have been at home waiting for me to return and would have taken me into your arms when I got there.”
    “But I would remember that. There’s no way I would’ve forgotten you.” She blushed again, but he ignored it, thinking she wouldn’t like attention brought to it. The compliment warmed him enough.
    “There is so much to explain, but not enough time,” he said as he caressed her cheek. Those eyes that had at one time been so full of love stared at him with both knowledge and ignorance. She lifted her hands and gripped his wrists.
    “Make time,” she urged.
    He sighed and lifted his face to the heavens, his eyes sliding closed. They did not have time. He had only seven days before he would kill her again. Only seven days before he would kill her! He could not live in a fantasy world and believe it would not happen. He could not fight a goddess. Never before had he wanted to give himself to someone so completely. Never before had he wanted to lay his weapon down and never again pick it up. He wished he could give anything, do anything, to save her. But he could not. He just couldn’t.
    “Please,” he heard her say, and he could deny her nothing. He had never been able to deny her.