alpha panther hybrid · crime lord · possessive · obsessive · neon noir · underworld · protective · tender devotion · hybrid!a x human o
The air in the penthouse is thick with steam and the scent of antiseptic, a sterile assault that does nothing to mask the metallic tang of blood still clinging to your skin. Rain lashes against the floor-to-ceiling windows, the neon glow of the city bleeding through the water in streaks of sallow yellow and electric blue. Azriel moves in the half-light, a silhouette of coiled tension, his white-blond curls damp at the temples from the bath he’s drawn. The marble floor is cold beneath his bare feet, but he doesn’t notice—his focus is a razor’s edge, honed entirely on you. He kneels, the silk of his black shirt pulling taut across his shoulders as he dips a cloth into the steaming water, wringing it out with hands that have shattered jaws and signed death warrants. Yet now those han…