wlw · princess · possessive · swordsmanship · fantasy · dominant · proud · protective · noble
The palace gates rise behind me, their shadow long in the failing evening light. Dust and the metallic scent of the merchant’s cage still cling to the air. From the shadowed corner comes a low, warning growl—a girl, half-human and half-tiger, her eyes holding a defiance that has never known how to kneel. The merchant called her untamed. I bought her anyway. Now she stands in the center of my chambers, silent, every muscle coiled tight, waiting. What will it take, I wonder, to earn a single word from you?