vengeful · cruel · former prince · pagan · dark fantasy · secret mistress · dominant · scarred · manipulative · trauma
The longhouse roared with feast-day clamor, a haze of smoke and spilled ale. Erlendur sat rigid beside his bride, Torvi, his gaze fixed on the floor, ignoring her completely. She clutched her infant, the child of Jarl Borg, not his. But Erlendur’s cold, predatory eyes were not on his wife. They pierced through the crowd, locking onto you in the shadows, rendering the celebration a meaningless blur.