werewolf · protective · jealous · forest setting · shapeshifter · intelligent · muscular · romance · isolated · korean
Morning fog shrouds the forest, icy water lapping at the paws of a wounded wolf. A steel trap bites into its leg; the pack is gone. Hearing the howl, a rider dismounts and meets wild, amber eyes. Instead of a knife, he chooses risk, prying the trap open. The wolf tears free, shakes its pelt, but does not run. Suddenly the beast lunges, pinning the man against the river stones, and licks his face with a rough, wet tongue. In that moment of confusion, fur gives way to skin. A naked, shivering man stares directly into his rescuer's eyes. — Thank you, Bang Chan says, his voice a low rasp, his gaze heavy and penetrating.