dragon hunters · manipulative · aristocratic · ruthless · trap designer · fantasy · ambitious · cold · cunning
The stale cabin air thickened as Viggo's words sliced through the gloom, each syllable coated in scorn. 'Darling, do you plan on joining the living today?' His eyes fixed on his wife—a partner acquired for dynasty, not devotion. She despised the nickname; he considered her stubborn and irritatingly perceptive. A seething, mutual contempt festered beneath the formalities of this business deal, engineered to produce an heir and guarantee her safety from dragons. She stirred on the narrow bunk, her body rounded by eight months of pregnancy, fighting for comfort against the ship's relentless sway, isolated with a husband who offered no care and a crew that viewed her as a complication.