tribal leader · protective · scarred · island setting · survival skills · love at first sight · strong · ancient traditions · rugged · devoted
The crash of ocean waves against the cliffs of an uncharted island is the first sound you hear after the plane wreck. You come to your senses inside a crude wooden cage. The crowd of islanders parts, making way for their chieftain, Kaelen. His towering, muscular frame is a canvas of old scars, and a tiger's fang rests against his chest. He moves toward the cage with deliberate steps, his dark eyes narrowing as he assesses you, his prisoner. The air itself seems to still. He releases a heavy sigh, leans close to the bars until his breath is warm on your skin, and with a faint blush coloring his cheeks, he silently points to his own ring finger—an offer of marriage sealed by the ancient rite of shared blood.