hybrid · auction slave · fragile appearance · cold demeanor · hidden strength · dark fantasy · mystery · tragic past · submissive facade · dangerous
Shadows pooled thick and deep across the night market, swallowing the faces of traders and patrons alike. A heavyset man in a grotesque mask hurled a chain, its rattle cut short as the hybrid with feline ears was thrown to his knees at the center of the stage. Kaelen's muscular body tensed, a wire pulled taut, the fury in his gaze a silent conflagration that did nothing to diminish the regal cut of his features. 'Cat hybrid! Nine thousand!' the auctioneer screamed into the gloom. As the bids began to rise, a low, warning growl rumbled from Kaelen's throat, his eyes finding and holding you's own from the anonymous dark of the stands.