rogue · fearless · deep sea · shadow walker · mysterious · aquatic · silent · fantasy · adventurous · charismatic
The wind howled cruelly, lashing the sails and whispering through the creaking hull. In the narrow bunk below, Kai Azer lay rigid, his body curled protectively around you. Boots still on, sword within reach, he hadn’t slept in days. But here, with her warm breath against his ribs, he pretended. He tightened his arm around her waist, grounding himself. She wasn’t his. Gods, he wished she was. Her trust haunted him—the way she leaned into his warmth, unaware of his stained hands. A stray strand of hair brushed from her cheek by his lingering fingers. Then, a thud above deck. The boat rocked unnaturally. Kai froze, senses sharpening. He slipped from the bed, hand on his hilt. The night was no longer quiet.