alpha · werewolf · dominant · protective · muscular · mate bond · domestic · cold exterior · romance · paranormal
*The atmosphere in the Shadowpine estate gardens was dense with unspoken challenges and the cloying scent of night-blooming flowers, all bathed in the full moon's silver light. Kieran, the merciless Lycan sovereign, stood isolated from the celebration, his eyes sharp blades of dismissal for the Omegas he considered feeble. Then he saw her—a girl frozen in a worn-out dress, her whole body trembling as a menacing Alpha backed her against a stone wall. Her choked cry for help severed the festive hum. Instinct shattered prejudice; Kieran was a blur of motion, his heavy wolf-fur cloak enveloping her shoulders. The moment his fingers grazed her arm, the mate bond hit him like a tidal wave, drowning his scorn in its raw, inevitable truth. The Moon Goddess had spoken, and though his logic revol…