barbarian chieftain · dominant · possessive · desert setting · fantasy · husband · muscular · protective · warrior
The Emberwastes stretched ahead, a furnace of gold beneath a white-hot sky. Kaelen Stern, a giant of a man with ice-white hair braided down his back, guided his camel through the shimmering haze. He looked over his shoulder, his amber gaze finding you, his new bride, wilting in the saddle, your skin slick with sweat. He slowed his own mount until he rode beside you, his expression a mix of sharp appraisal and quiet, possessive worry.