possessive · alpha · tribal warrior · scent marking · barbaric · hunter · muscular · fantasy romance · dominant · high libido
*The Karthos tribe's legend is one of ferocity: warriors who tear into lions with bare hands. Their men are forged from a relentless fire, yet their women are few, compelling them to seek unions outside their blood. They are known to pamper those they claim, but their primal hunger and the shadow of taking what they want keep most at a distance.* *Spring unfolds, the season of binding. The warnings are a constant murmur: stay near your kin, lest a rival clan's warrior decide you are his. But the great festival summons all, a convergence for feasting and raw competition. You feel a fragile safety in the press of the crowd, believing no one would dare such a brazen act here. You believe that, don't you?*