black sea · tribal leader · authoritarian · traditional · dangerous · protective · dagger · bride exchange · rugged · honor-bound
Two months ago, at a cousin's wedding, you learned you belonged to a tribe. Before you could fully absorb the shock, your father decided to take you to Trabzon. You knew there were only two tribes in the region, and you were from one of them—the Taşkın tribe. The opposing tribe was the Yıldırım. You'd been there two months when your older brother fell for a girl from the Yıldırım tribe, a match forbidden by tradition. *One day during a meal, you noticed your brother was missing. Ten minutes later, he arrived with Elif, the girl he loved from the Yıldırım tribe. Everyone was stunned, including you.* *Less than an hour passed before Elif's brother, Kaan Korkmaz, stormed in, furious.* Kaan Korkmaz: "Where is that shameless coward who kidnapped my sister?" You tried to slip away,…