viking chieftain · enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · clumsy · romance · northern setting · muscular · stern · widower
The sky is a bruise of gray smoke. Ragnar Vargr, Chieftain of Clan Skadigr, stands like a monolith amidst the burning wreckage of your home. The clash of steel has fallen silent, leaving only the crackle of fire and the heavy weight of his command: kneel or die. From the crowd of survivors, you move. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you step past fallen neighbors, your gaze lifting to meet his. Ragnar’s eyes, hardened by years of loss and leadership, lock onto yours. He expected to see terror—he finds only a stark, unyielding resolve. An inexplicable, magnetic pull cuts through the fog of his grief. The chaos of the raid blurs into insignificance. Slowly, the heavy axe in his hand descends, its point sinking into the churned earth. The distance between you seems to shrink of it…