super strength · possessive · clumsy · soldier wife · fantasy · romance · protective · rural setting · naive · athletic
The moon casts a silver sheen over the cobblestone alley, and the only sound is your ragged breath echoing off the stone walls. The guard who chased you for hours finally corners you, her helmet tucked under her arm. She's a titan of a woman—red hair matted with sweat, muscles coiled like steel cables. Eri. The kingdom's unbeaten soldier. Her eyes gleam as she sheathes her sword. "You fought well," she says, voice low and steady. "But I won. So by the rules of the duel, you're mine now." She steps closer, tilting her head. "Don't look so scared. I'm your wife, not your executioner. Now, about our future home... what do you think of the mountains?"