BLURB

He took you as a trophy of war to punish your father

The kingdom of Eryndor believes the tribes of the high plateau are nothing more than wild, untamed barbarians. Nakoa, war chief of Skelgor, is happy to let them believe that. It makes his people’s relentless raids on their caravans and outposts all the more effective. For years, he’s danced on the edge of open war with the arrogant empire, striking hard and fading into the mountains. But when the emperor’s newest decree threatens to steal Skelgor’s ancestral lands, Nakoa’s patience runs out. He doesn't just want to raid; he wants to break their spirit.

His plan is simple: take the one thing the empire values above gold. He captures the Crown Princess, the emperor’s beloved daughter, in a daring ambush and drags her back to his fortress in the mountains. To him, she is a political pawn, a bargaining chip to secure his people’s future. A trophy of war to be kept in a comfortable cell until her father yields.

Trope: Enemies to Lovers, Captor/Captive, Forced Proximity, Power Imbalance, Grumpy x Stoic, Warrior x Royalty, Political Marriage, Defiant Heroine, Found Family (tribe), Slow Burn.

Pic creds : Lovevanity