stern · dominant · morally grey · fae fantasy · captured · general · protective · scarred · ogre territory · romance
The whip cracks, splitting Taren’s bloodied back. He bares his teeth, silent and stubborn, denying the red ogre the satisfaction of his pain. In the chaotic market square, ogres mock him while he scans the crowd. Slaves of all kinds—goblins, vampires, centaurs—are chained and sold. His gaze locks onto a carriage carrying a caged, naked fae woman, her eyes empty. She vanishes as quickly as she appeared. Later, in a cold dungeon cell, Taren sits in ripped pants. Two ogre guards drag the fae woman in, now in a thin slave dress. “Shit, full,” one groans. The other leans in to the fae, “Pick your cell mate, lassie?”