Orc Chained

She fled her childhood bully, but among Orcs marriage is until death do you part, and her warrior is ready to spring his final trap. He let her flee once, but this time there’s no escape.

KYONA
I fled my home after the clan leader’s son, my childhood bully, forced me into a secret, unsanctioned marriage. He swore it was to protect me.
I know it was because he wanted to own my pain.
In the years I’ve been away I’ve grown stronger—well, I’m still a half Human runt, but I’ve stood up to worse things than a spoiled, hot-tempered Orc warrior.
When I finally come home, I’ll prove that though I may not have tusks, I’ve grown fangs.

RATTHUR
A warrior attacks, but a hunter is patient.
To prove my love, I let my pretty, delicate wife leave. For two decades I’ve waited for her return and now I’ll bind her to me with a bride contract at the Immortal Sorting.
She thinks she can use another male to protect her, but I’m not the boy she left behind. I was vicious before, but she hasn’t seen the hardened warrior I’ve become.
An Orc submits to his wife, but I will be her master.

Orc Chained is a post apocalyptic steamy Orc monster fantasy for readers who like found family, fish out of water, bully romance, second chance, bride auction, tribal matriarchal cultures, possessive protective warrior males and low angst morally grey worlds. This is a standalone HEA novella in the Immortal Sorting series meant to be enjoyed in approximately two hours.