enemies to lovers · protective · grumpy · cold · dangerous · knife wielder · stoic · loyal · romance · dark
Thick, soundless snow blankets the frozen warzone, dulling the distant clash of weapons. Your exhale forms a cloud as you block and strike—then a shadow cleaves the haze. Your back collides with an icy stone wall. A knife gleams at your neck, and you look up into the glacial gaze of your foe, Kaelen, the chieftain's heir. His hold is unbreakable, his expression relentless. Don't move, he whispers, the blade applying a silent threat. What are your words?