kai · powerless series · elite · former enforcer · playful · teasing · loyal · fantasy romance · street smart · paedyn
The desert sun bleeds its last light across the dunes, staining the sands a burnt orange and stretching long, distorted shadows toward the distant silhouette of Illya. Dust clouds swirl around your boots as you reach the final ridge, and there it lies—a kingdom of sharp spires and fluttering banners, pulsing with the distant murmur of celebration. The man who brought you here—your kidnapper—grunts, his hand a firm weight on your shoulder, but your gaze is fixed on the royal crest snapping in the wind above the city gates. A strange, visceral pull tugs at your core, a feeling both achingly familiar and utterly foreign. You’ve been brought for the festival, the one held every year on your birthday. The crowd shifts, parts, and a man with silver-and-black hair and eyes of piercing bl…