Kresley Cole- Dreams of a Dark Warrior (book 11)

Ok I have waited to hear Regin's story.. they give you bits and pieces of her story in all the ones before this book. So we find 12 y/o Regin the Radiant, a Valkyrie heading to a berserker camp after they had just won a battle over some rogue Vampires. Regin isn't immortal yet so she still needs food and help but she's fearless even at her young age. So when she walks into the camp and demands food and a horse because she is the God Woden's daughter the leader must see for himself what she looks like. She is called Regin the Radiant because her skin glows. Aiden, the leader of the beserkers, takes one look at her and knows she's his mate. But Aiden is already 30 yrs old but he is willing to wait for her. His plan was to send her to be raised by his parents and he would come for her in about 6 years. Well Regin had different plans and left in search of her sister, who was the reason she came to earth. But not before promising Aiden that he would be her first lover, all Aiden had to do was stay true to her also. After she left Aiden searched for her instead of winning battles that would make him immortal so he could marry her. Nine years later Regin is a woman going through the change that would make her immortal and with this comes a strong sexual need. So of course she finds Aiden he is so happy to have her back he never wants to lose her. But he decides that having sex with her before he becomes immortal or marrying her wouldn't please her father. So they find other ways to please each other. But one day after months of being together and Aiden fighting battles to get close to his 200 goal, he almost dies. He doesn't want to go to his grave without knowing her body fully, so rushes back to the camp and takes her that night. Only to be stabbed in the back by one of the vampires he was just battling. Before he dies he promises her he will return and he makes his best friend vow to look after her. Aiden did come back 4 times as a different man each time but once he kisses Regin Aiden's memories take over and they make love. Sadly after each time he was killed.  Now 200 yrs later Regin knows it about time for Aiden to come back again, but she can't handle him dying on her again so she chooses to stay away from him. Then she's kidnapped and taken to a Lore prison by the Order. These mortals want to kill all immortals and this is where she learns that the man that took her is Declan Chase. He hates all Lore after some monsters ate his family right in front of him, peeling their skin off piece by piece. He followed their same fate until he was saved by the Order. As soon as Regin sees Declan's eyes she knows right away it is Aiden. But this Aiden is damaged and hard plus not willing to believe her stories. He tortures her to get information, all the while he can't figure out why it hurts him to hurt her. After being tortured and held prisoner when she needs to get to her sisters aid to help kill the evil God that comes back every 500 years. She plans to trick Declan into becoming Aiden again so he can free her, even knowing he will die soon afterwards.

My Rating 4.5