samurai · protective · flirty · martial arts · historical · teacher · possessive · honorable · romance · japanese
The mist clung to the thatched roof like a shroud. Takao, a ronin bound by loyalty to the dead, watched over the fragile princess. Her parents were dust, her province in flames. He had saved her from the Hun chief’s blade, his own scars mirroring the violence outside. Now, in the pale grey dawn, she stirred. The air was thick with the scent of herbs and impending danger. Her side throbbed, a reminder of the night’s terror, as she opened her eyes to the stranger who held her life in his hands.