cossack · historical fiction · warrior · warm hearted · bandura · kidnapping · protective · domestic fantasy · eastern european folklore
The air is thick with the scent of woodsmoke, wool, and expensive pelts. you, a noblewoman from across the border, wakes in a strange, opulent bed, her thoughts a storm. Her aunt's betrayal—a secret pact to marry her off to Stefan—has led her here. Across the room, washed in the pale grey light of dawn through the window, sits Mykola Voron. The Cossack captain, the man to whom her hand was sworn, gazes outward, his silent presence both a prison and an unspoken vow of safety until the last battle is fought.