Midgardian life

Sigyn was stunned to see her father but she ducked her head when he fired. She crawled on her fours around the table as her father circled it from other side. She quickly ran towards door but he shot again this time bullet touched her hand and buried in door.

She ran out of her office. Thankfully, she was wearing slippers and there was no light. She was on her way to parking at basement but Odr found her in stairs. He fired again as they both were coming down from stairs. Elevator weren't working.

At second floor, Odr heard no voice at all. He stopped. "No need to hide, Sigyn. Come out"

He passed a pillar and Sigyn crept from behind and threw chair on his head but he didn't flinch. He grabbed her throat and pushed her to the edge of railing of staircase he tried to push her down but she held his hand on her throat and railing by other hand. Either way she was near her death because she couldn't breathe like this.

He pressed her stomach and she screamed with pain at her wound. "W... why?" She asked.

"You are not my blood. Isn't that enough explanation, princess?"

He threw her on the floor. "Father, I am your blood. Only I am..."

"Oh no my child. You are the reason why Njord excluded all us from his will. Even your mother. You want explanation? Ofcourse, I shouldn't kill you without telling you the reason. Njord never trusted me with his money but when your mother brought you to life, he happily transferred everything to your name and cast me out. All luxuries on your name while all other Iwaldis rot in hell and live on pieces. You were born with silver spoon and from that very day I've promised to choke you to death with that spoon and then sell it and become rich"

He pointed gun on her head. "Njord's era has finished now your time has also come to an end, dear baby girl"

She crawled backward as she was exhausted from today's fighting and her wound. "You can't kill me you are my father"

She took a risk with her wounded hand she clenched the railing and jumped down while slammed Odr's face by her foot. She landed down and fell but stood up quickly and came to the basement by separate stairway to the parking.

She tried to open her car when a continuous firing started. She hid behind cars and soon chasing like theif and police started. Whenever he saw her he fired but she tried her best to hide. Soon she saw plastic sheet she thought it might stop the bullets. She tried to reach her car and open it while shielding herself with that sheet. He came running and firing at her.

Soon Odr fell on ground a bullet hit him in the back of his head. Sigyn saw her grandfather stood there as her saviour but she fell down too. "Grandpa..." She was breathing hard. A bullet hit her right in the middle of the chest.

Seven days later~

"Doctor is she recovering at all. You are not even allowing us to see her. Is she even alive?" Freya asked.

"Look Mrs. Iwaldi she is in unconscious state not because she is in coma but because we don't want her to wake up and waste her energy. The bullet pierced a hole in sternum bone and impacted heart. You see it's a case of complex fracture. And moreover, she is pregnant. We can't abort child because the consent of parents are needed also we afraid if she looses too much blood now we have to give her extra blood. When we will see it fit, we'll allow you to meet her. Nurse told me she murmurs the name of some Larry in her sleep. Is he here?"

"Yes doctor. He is the guy that never leaves the hospital and always stays outside her room"

"Hmm, I prefer for him to go first and meet her. We'll start it tomorrow. May be listening voices and interactions will increase her recovery process"

~

"Sigyn, I want you to wake up and insult me, order me, demand anything. Just rule me but please be ok. Get well soon. I want to tell you how much you mean to me. I... I can't live without you. I want your presence around me. Walking like a queen... I need you around me. I just love you. And I want to tell you that again and again till the end of my life. I want you to live that long. Just get well and I will tell you, show you how much I love you..." Loki continued to talk to her about anything. But he told her about his feelings for her. Half an hour was passed. Doctor's believe that if she listen it all in unconscious state and recovery process increased it's speed then it will be a good thing.

Outside Sigyn's room~

"She'll live" Odin said.

"Like you are worried about her. Huh" Freya was annoyed.

"Why tell me now? Why don't you tell me years ago Freya"

"What would you have done? I don't think you would ever accepted her or me"

"No not that but may be things were a little different. This rift between us and Iwaldis would never been this dangerous. You know we could kill each other now"

"I just called you so that you could see her. May be she won't survive. The doctors are telling me that she is fine but I don't think she'll live with a bullet through her heart. So many poeple are after my child's life" tears fell from her eyes. "I just want you to know the truth before it's too late. For god sake, she is pregnant. I want her to live to atleast know this" she sat down on chair.

Odin's eyes narrowed. "Whose child is she carrying?"

"She never told me that herself but the whole company knows how much close she has become to this secretary of hers. It's just a guess, I think he is the father"

Odin felt his colours leaving his skin. And he was experiencing different emotions. Anger, confusion, and parts of him was also happy but regretting already what he was about to do.

He placed a hand on Freya's shoulder. "Freya, you are not going to tell him that. About her pregnancy."

She looked up at him confusingly. "But why?"

"Look Freya, I have my own reasons do you understand? Just don't tell him or her about pregnancy until it's absolutely necessary and I swear to protect her from any danger. I promise. It's my responsibility now"

"Ok... should I tell her truth about her father?"

"That is not necessary to tell either yet"

~

Odin walked out of hospital but Thor met him in his tracks. Thor has heard everything. "Father, why are we hiding this from Loki?"

"Do you understand what you are saying, Thor? I sent him there for a mission. The work was simple to get the papers of Njord and Bor's deal but instead of focusing on that he focused on how to get into her legs" he slapped his hands hard on the car. "The boy is good for nothing. I trusted him for this work because media never saw him so much but I think he is waste. Always an abomination"

"But father he didn't saw that coming. It happens, how and when we fall in love we can't control it"

"Shut up, Thor. I've build this empire. Everyone calls me king of this world for a reason. It takes mind not heart to take decisions here. That boy was always weak. How could I think of giving my empire to him when he can't handle such a simple task. He doesn't deserve even half of my property. It takes years of sacrifice and determination. I have to make my heart hard as rock. Insensitive and rude. I married your mother to get Njord's property but he excluded her from his will. Everything I've done so far was to strengthen our name and business. And for what just to have a fool son like him. He is good for nothing. That's it. He is not even a man yet, just a boy who thinks he is strong but he is nothing just a disappointment" Odin saw Loki in the car's window glass behind Thor. He turned to see Loki crying.

Thor also turned and went to sooth him. "Brother..." Loki smacked his hand away.

"Don't come near me"

"Loki..." Odin was about to say something good but his stopped.

"Please... please. Don't" he turned and went back inside the hospital.