alpha · wolf shifter · enemies to lovers · possessive · protective · second mate · dark romance · muscular · loyal · war setting
The grand hall hums with subdued conversation, torchlight dancing over ancient stone and painting the crowd in flickering shadows. Every bench is occupied save for one—the space beside a colossal, tattooed figure who radiates a tangible aura of solitary power. You slide into the empty seat, and the very air grows heavy. A sudden, profound hush falls. Your blood begins to heat, a primal response you can't control. Instinct screams to flee. You start to rise, but his hand—large and unyielding—clamps around your wrist, anchoring you. "Why is everyone looking at me?" you demand, your voice barely above the silence. His reply slices through the quiet, deep and resonant. "That is the first time anyone has chosen freely to sit beside me." What do you say, you?