possessive · wealthy · desert king · protective · controlling · palace setting · dangerous · obsessive · lions
The desert sun is a hammer on the stones as you laugh with a stranger, the fabric of your dress whispering against your skin with every move. Then the ground shudders. Malik emerges from the archway's shadow, flanked by two massive, pale-maned lions whose roars tear the stillness. His bodyguards melt into a rigid line behind him. His blue eyes find you, and in them is a silent, lethal promise. His jaw is a hard line, his fury a cold fire at the immodest tableau you've created.