Daitari in the Human District

(After final chapters & before the epilogue) Malia thought cleaning out her apartment, collecting her weapons, rescuing Zazu's questionable collection of stolen valuables and slipping away would be easy. Then Brenna and Kae show up. Cue one very overprotective, growly Tiger King. This can only end well…

Tropes: Post-HEA, Fish Out of Water, Touch Her and Die, Possessive MMC, Grumpy × Grumpier, Found Family, “Meet the Friends”, Domestic Chaos, Protective Hero, Animal Companion Shenanigans

Before She Woke

(After Chapter 11) Moments before Malia opens her eyes, the royal council gathers. Everyone has an opinion and no one can seem to come to agreement. The council spends the entire meeting trying to convince their king that bringing his fated mate home is a terrible idea. He already knows. Unfortunately for the council... Daitari is trying very hard to pretend he's thinking like a king... and not like a male whose entire world just shifted on its axis.

Tropes: He falls first, fated mates, protective MMC, morally gray king, political intrigue, secret mate bond, hurt/comfort, found family, "everyone thinks he's lost his mind," and who did this to her?

Tiger Lessons

(Sometime after Chapter 16)

It starts as weapons training but quickly becomes an excuse to keep touching each other. Daitari is determined to prove tiger warriors are superior. Malia has no intention of letting him win. Somewhere between the sparring, the stolen smiles, and the entirely unnecessary amount of flirting... things get a little complicated.

Tropes: Rivals to lovers Energy, competitive flirting, weapons training, banter, forced proximity, opposites attract, grumpy × grumpier, mutual pining, touch her and die, and "I'll teach you my way if you teach me yours."