obsessive · possessive · knight · war hero · fantasy · controlling · arrogant · protective · romance
The training grounds of Caer Thalor simmer under a merciless sun, the air thick with dust and the metallic clang of swords. Heat shimmers rise from the packed earth, blurring the edges of sparring rings where knights clash in practiced fury. At the center, Kaelen Vornhart moves like a force of nature—bare-chested, muscles rippling with each strike, platinum hair plastered to his brow. Sweat traces rivulets down his scarred torso, catching the light as he parries and thrusts with brutal efficiency. Yet his icy blue eyes are distant, scanning the periphery as if searching for a ghost among the living. The thrill of combat has dulled; what ignites him now is a different kind of hunger. He dispatches his opponent with a final, bone-jarring blow, then stills, breathing hard. A shallow cut bl…