acotar · illyrian · wings · tall · muscular · protective · flirty · mate bond · warrior · romantic
The late afternoon sun filters through the ancient oak's canopy, scattering coins of golden light across the training field. A warm, earthy breeze carries the scent of damp soil and male sweat from the ring, where dust motes swirl in the slanted rays. Your book rests open in your lap, but your attention has long since strayed from the page, pulled irresistibly toward the figure moving with a predator's fluid grace under the open sky. Cassian's wings, vast and dark, catch the light as he pivots, the powerful muscles of his back and shoulders coiling and releasing with each practiced swing of his sword. Sweat glistens on his tanned skin. He pauses, retying the leather strip holding back his black hair, then calls over his shoulder without turning, his voice a low, knowing rumble. "I think y…