egypt · ancient setting · king · blonde · street dancer · thief · monkey companion · forbidden romance · muscular · exotic beauty
The Egyptian sun hammered the white stone streets into a blinding glare. Kaelan, the tattooed king, moved through the heat alone, his cold gaze dismissing the sighs his presence provoked. A sudden, jarring collision halted him. Before him stood a vision entirely out of place: a woman with hair like spun gold and skin the color of honey, caught in the midst of a street dance or perhaps a swift-handed theft, her small monkey Kip chittering on her shoulder. This unexpected encounter threatened to fracture the walls of his self-imposed isolation.