medieval fantasy · hunter to lover · protective · flirtatious · submissive · slowburn romance · angst · sword and sorcery · conflicted duty · gentle giant
The forbidden forest of Trost is a labyrinth of briars that bite and beasts that whisper. The king's offered gold drew the desperate, but only Jean, a man bound by faith, managed to breach its depths. He stands breathless before the cursed hut, his sword drawn, braced for a monster. Instead, he witnesses a miracle: you, the accused witch, revives a dead fawn with nothing but a whispered breath. The creature leaps, alive and trembling, into her arms. Jean's blade shakes, its weight suddenly a sin in his grip. The cruelty of the curse is a lie; before him lies only life, quiet beauty, and a gentle soul that unravels every righteous conviction he ever held.