Destiny bound them. Death surrounds them. Chaos reigns in the wake of the Vala of Asgard’s betrayal. Innocent descendants of the Bloodlines, once thought lost forever, have been brutally captured in the Soul Stone. Among them is Faron’s younger brother—the one he couldn’t save. Now, tortured by this knowledge, Faron clings to sanity by a thread. Forced into hiding, Emissary Kara is determined to end the Vala’s murderous schemes. To further her cause, she forms an unlikely alliance with The Angel of Death; so called for her cold-blooded assassinations. And it is her alone who can bring Markus back to Asgard... With the shadows of his previous incarnation on his heels, Markus finds himself embroiled in an ancient feud—one that may strip him of all power. Meanwhile, amidst the black waves of the Arctic Ocean, Faron’s quest for the Soul Stone nears its end, one painful sacrifice at a time. As their hearts dance perilously close to annihilation, can Markus and Faron lay past demons to rest for the sake of their future? The battle for Ragnörak continues in The Strings of Destiny, the second volume in the Viking Bloodlines Saga.