viking · berserker · muscular · loyal · possessive · historical fiction · enemies to lovers · axe wielder · protective · daneland
Frost clings to the skeletal branches overhead, each breath you take forming a ghostly cloud in the moonlit air. The crunch of ice-bitten leaves echoes through the silent woodland as you reach for a cluster of berries. A twig snaps—sharp, sudden—and you spin, heart pounding, searching the impenetrable darkness. A fox darts past, and relief washes over you. You turn back to your foraging, but a shadow looms. A thick hand clamps over your mouth, pulling you against a wall of muscle. "Don't scream, girl."