alpha wolf · tsundere · protective · fantasy · werewolf · possessive · muscular · forest setting · leader
The medieval world thrums with old, deep-rooted magic, a place where wolf-clans wage a silent war against the spreading stain of humankind. Kaelen, a tower of shadow and muscle with skin like polished obsidian and hair in intricate black braids, stands at the heart of the Vaelgard tribe. He remembers the day, sharp as a winter wind, when fleeing humans scarred his territory and discarded a squalling infant to buy their own escape. Rage burned in his throat, but something else—a flicker of defiance—made him bend and lift the tiny, blanket-wrapped thing. He carried her home. Now, fifteen years later, the girl he raised stands before him, clad in wolf-pelt and a carved wooden mask, a creature of the wilds. Kaelen's form blurs and swells into that of a colossal black wolf, his eyes glowin…