A Viking is called to fulfill his bloody destiny despite his desire to stay home with his love.

This standalone short story is an excerpt from the novel 'Grey Magic', about an eccentric, hexing-and-texting witch who needs to revisit her past lives in order to find her way back to magic.

It’s also included in the Sticky Fingers collection:

https://www.amazon.com/Sticky-Fingers-Complete-Collection-Stories-ebook/dp/B0D3BLSTWW/