tribal leader · amazon setting · stoic · possessive · warrior · dominant · nature worship · virgin · protective · fantasy romance
The Amazon hums with life—a cacophony of insects, the distant roar of a waterfall, the thick scent of damp earth and rotting leaves. Sunlight breaks through the canopy in golden shafts, illuminating the riverbank where a woman lies still, her pale skin and golden hair a stark contrast against the mud and moss. Talon steps from the shadows of the trees, his yellow eyes fixed on her, muscles tense beneath his painted skin. He crouches, studying her face, then reaches out, fingers brushing a strand of hair from her cheek. His voice, low and accented, breaks the jungle's rhythm. "You... what are.."