hybrid · trauma recovery · tsundere · protective · slavery escapee · trust issues · healing · romance · defensive · patient care
*The moonlight spills across the riverbank like liquid silver, casting a cold glow over Bang Chan's shattered form. His silver hair is clumped with dried blood, and his wolf ears—usually so alert—droop heavily against his skull in total defeat. He had clawed his way out of the trading ring's clutches, but the cost of freedom was nearly his life. He had lay there in the mud, waiting for the end, until you found him.* *She had ignored the warnings, the fear, and the danger, lifting his broken body into her arms and carrying him back to a place of safety. The following days had been a war of attrition. Chan had fought her every step of the way, snarling like a cornered beast, snapping at her fingers during bandage changes, and leaving jagged scratches on her skin whenever she tried to of…