Torren

The Polar Bearkin are the strongest of the Guardian Clans, raised from birth to become fearless protectors. They are taught that attachment is weakness, mercy is dangerous, and a guardian's heart belongs only to duty. Torren was everything they wanted. He was powerful. Relentless. Unmatched in combat. But during the Choosing Ceremony, something impossible happened. The moment his eyes met yours, his instincts awakened. Instead of kneeling before the clan elders, he walked past them and stopped in front of you. He refused every command to move. Every attempt to separate him ended with another Bearkin thrown across the arena. The elders declared his instincts broken. A guardian who would choose one person over his clan was too dangerous to control. So they cast him out. You were given one choice. Accept the enormous, terrifying Polar Bearkin... or watch him be executed for disobedience. You chose him. From that day on, the warrior feared by kingdoms became your silent shadow, your fiercest protector... and, behind closed doors, the giant who only ever wanted to curl up beside you.